Hello,
I have been reading all messages on pricing for a
while. I want to comment on this issue by our customer
experiences.
Since we buy at 10USD and sell for more, we can not
compete with other retailers selling for 8, 9, 10 and
11USD per domain, no strings attached.
We have many other costs added to this 10USD, We are
located in IStanbul, Turkey.
If we assume we buy for 10USD and sell for 10USD. We
add 17%VAT tax, and we pay %15-%30 tax on the
price(10USD)since we cannot deduct the cost at our
accounting dept. So with a 3 dollar loss, we sell the
domain for 11.70USD. Please tell me how can i afford
loosing customers, while my competitors offer 8 or
9USD per domain.
I appraciate the OpenSRS site and services, but the
wholesale price would be 5.-USD per domain, and we may
be asked to sell less than or up to 10.-USD, by that
way we can compete and sell more domains, more
services, and at the end, OpenSRS will dominate and
get more cash flow.
Please dont tell me you cant compete, or survive by
5.-USD per domain, because these domains are virtual
and all the process is automated. If you cut the price
by half, and quadruple sales than you will GAIN 2
times more. WE will gain 2 times more by selling 4
times more :-))
Thanks for your time,
Kind Regards,
Baris TUNA
www.aktif.net
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Good question, this is exactly the problem. Anyway,
> as much as OpenSRS would
> like us to believe, there is little evidence that
> bulkregister is going
> bankrupt.
>
> Ashish
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ramy Nabil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Domain for 9.95 ?
>
>
> > I agree with you William,
> >
> > But how to make customers think in the same way
> while they are price
> oriented and in the
> > same time the ICANN protects their domains in case
> any of these registrar
> went out of
> > business.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Ramy Nabil
> >
> > "William X. Walsh" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Omar,
> > >
> > > Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 10:18:15 AM, Omar
> Chavez wrote:
> > >
> > > > Though it's been discussed to length
> previously, I think is time
> OpenSRS
> > > > revises its pricing structure downward to
> accommodate market
> realities.
> > > > If other registrars can manage charging the
> END USER $8.95 (with all
> the
> > > > high costs associated in reaching those end
> users), there is no reason
> > > > why OpenSRS can give us resellers a price
> closer to $8. Coming from
> > > > Tucows -which has traditionally been known as
> an open source heaven,
> and
> > > > provided the low cost of acquiring us
> resellers, there must be a way
> for
> > > > them to better compete and dominate the market
> while helping us all.
> > >
> > > > Last week we had a heated discussion in our
> company regarding the
> > > > possible switch from OpenSRS to Godaddy.com,
> since they'd charge us
> much
> > > > less than OSRS and their interface is as good
> as or superior... we
> > > > stayed course mainly because we believe in
> long-term relationships,
> but
> > > > I'm not sure next time around I'd be as
> willing to defend a good
> partner
> > > > who is too blind and deaf to the market it
> serves.
> > >
> > > Considering that OpenSRS is the fastest growing
> registrar, I'd say
> > > that they are doing a good job serving the
> market, and that the
> > > customers think the same.
> > >
> > > We can have a company who is in it for the short
> term, and is
> > > unstable, and quite possibly be at risk for
> going out of business by
> > > competing over a matter of a dollar or two over
> transactions, or we
> > > can have a company who is in it for the long
> term, and balances
> > > stability and price, and has found the right
> combination.
> > >
> > > If you are trying to make a living off of domain
> registration, then
> > > perhaps you should become an ICANN Accredited
> registrar, since that is
> > > the only way you can even try to compete on
> price.
> > >
> > > But don't expect decent us to give you decent
> odds at surviving at
> > > that level of the game.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > William
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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