I agree completely with Loren and others about this. Icann should step in and stop this nonsense immediately, or did they give up that right in some line of the contract?
All domains should be released into the general pool 30-60 days after expiry. Period. also, why Verisign/Netsol gets to keep running the .com registry without competing bids is beyond me as well. this whole things stinks like unwashed socks. Swerve > From: Loren Stocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 31 Jan 02 13:49:55 PST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Re: wait list for domains] > > Hi Bill, > > Not so. Like the domains themselves, every one has a unique value. So this > type of service may be great at a variety of prices. I've seen bids at > namewinner.com over $10,000. > > The real issue is that Verisign HAS NO BUSINESS WHAT-SO-EVER profiting from > their monolopy position. This is but a sale of influence. As to the value, > they expect $35 to watch something that sells for $6. How absurd is that? This > should only be done by Registrars -- competitively on the day of the drop! > Nobody should have a "shoe in." > > Best, Loren > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Cosmetic changes only. A $5 reduction in price, and a lot of market >> speak they think will nullify the criticisms. > > I also like the way the justify the $35 wholesale price by stating that > retails prices of $69 are already charged by snapnames. They forget to > mention that the "retail price" at snapnames had been $49 until just > recently. Hmm, I wonder why the price change at snapnames? Perhaps to > justify the wholesale price? Hmm... > > Personally I don't see people willing to pay more the $10 retail for such > a service. > > > > >
