Your credibility just went up in my books ;-)
At 04:49 PM 9/18/00 -0500, Mark Lieb wrote:
>Adam,
>
>While the market will eventually determine price and drive it down to
>a reasonable markup that is not the case now. I agree that it is
>in Tucows best interest to do one of two things: provide a great free
>client and support for a large fee, or do like Enom and provide a low
>price and pretty much squat when it comes to client.
>
>Tucows is definitely pouring time and money into this product. The XRS
>system is proof of that. The fact that it is free is amazing.
>
>I do not believe that anyone will get rich selling domain names even
>for $2 over ICANN cost. If this is your make or break margin, you
>need to click here before it is too late: http://www.hotjobs.com.
>
>Believe me, I would be first in line to get a lower Tucows price, but
>it is probably too early to expect it.
>
>I also strongly agree with you that the only way to get the best
>policies and practices in conjunction with the software is to have
>a very open line of communication to and between your RSPs. No one
>should every be discouraged from "bucking the system".
>
>And that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold says so. (Did I just
>kill my credibility?).
>
>Mark Lieb
>Own a complete website from $375
>http://www.DomainSiteBuilder.com
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>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adam Beecher
>Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 1:56 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: CA domains
>
>
>Mark Lieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>> Sure, $5 for the domain and then how much for the whole support mechanism
>> that makes it possible to even have an OpenSRS sytem? When compared to the
>> 10's of thousands of dollars and hours and people it takes to get ICANN
>> accredited and run their system, I think Tucows is a pretty good deal.
>>
>If they can survive on a $4 markup on gTLD's - and I honestly believe they
>could survive on less - together with the scandalous accreditation fees
>imposed by ICANN, they can afford the same on ccTLD's with substantially
>smaller signup and subscription fees. That works out to $11 in my book. Even
>if you add in the VAT - which I don't think you should, since OpenSRS is a
>Canadian company - it's still substantially less than the current pricing.
>
>I should point out that I don't wish to appear to be bitching and whining
>about OpenSRS - I have great respect for them. However, I do genuinely
>believe that at the current prices, RSP's can't be competitive in the domain
>market. In reality, it doesn't really bother me all that much, because I
>don't register all that many domain names. But I'm looking at this
>economically:
>
>If RSP's continue to try and compete at these prices, registrations are
>going
>to drop noticably. That means less long-term revenue for both the RSP's
>*and*
>Tucows. If Tucows drop the prices though, there will be more registrations,
>and more long-term revenue all round. Remember those renewals people.
>
>I would also like to add that I resent the "You want Tucows to make less
>money so you can make more" comment. If Tucows drop their prices, so will I,
>because bulk beat margin every day. Any businessman worth their salt knows
>that.
>
>And finally, on the constant stream of "If you don't like it, go elsewhere"
>comments - these are just as tedious as the moaning and complaining. Some of
>the people commenting on pricing are putting valid arguments across, in well
>thought-out postings. They have just as much a right to post as you, so
>please - if you don't like the comments, either post logically in response,
>or don't post at all.
>
>adam
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