Robert,
> However, it's completely unenforceable.
>
> When a transfer is submitted, the losing reseller has the option of
> being notified but is unable to stop it if they don't get paid.
We were talking about *registrars* not *resellers*. ;)
> > > Is the losing registrar in a .com transfer allowed to charge a fee?
> >
> > If the registrant agreed to it when registering the domain (read the fine
> > print), then yes. I don't see anything in the ICANN agreements/registry
> > agreements that say they can't.