I understand that Tucows doesn't want to be left in the cold... I
certainly don't object to them holding something back.
But if I send an order in for 100 tickets of domain mydomain.biz,
then I should only have to pay the holding fee on the first ticket.
The above would be the simplest way of handling it.
Now, if I charge clients for tickets, with the hope of invoicing
them later - I could potentially be left in the cold myself, and
this is a concern. But having to pay $10 holding fee for each and
every ticket (refundable or not) is far-more damaging to our
business than potential defaulters. We can always charge enough
on tickets to cover defaulters, but we simply don't have the
capital to sell lots of tickets under the current setup.
Also, I would imagine that defaulting on payment would be less of a
risk for OpenSRS than for us - since if an RSP defaults, you can
lock them out and essentially close their business. I'm not saying
Tucows should take that risk - but as it now stands, they're simply
transferring all risk to us.
We need to sell lots of tickets. We don't have the capital to pay
a $10 holding fee on each one. Having a holding fee on every ticket
essentially shuts us down (unless we have lots of cash lying around).
The only way I can see at the moment, is to have the holding fee -
BUT NOT on every ticket - that's just absurd.
Kirk
----- Original Message -----
From: " Rick Baraniuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Kirk Fletcher'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: Reseller Update (.biz and .info)
> Kirk
> Another great question and a concern which we have raised a number of
times
> internally. This is where I would be interested in some reseller
feedback -
> what do you propose that Tucows do? Please keep in mind that I am taking
> suggestions here, but we could be limited by implementation, development
or
> many other issues. I understand your concern in not being able to pay for
> the number of pre-registrations you accept (the domain fee anyway)
however,
> Tucows is in a similar situation - once the domains are approved then we
are
> automatically charged for them. We are essentially required to ensure
that
> we have the necessary cash on hand to fund all names which we submit (I
know
> its not likely though)
>
> So again, your feedback is appreciated and we will do some brainstorming
> around your suggestions.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rick
>
