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Re:Registrars raise alarm over proposal for big .com fee hikes by TaylorGood on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:05PM (#22311686)
On the opposite end, I've had continual bouts with HugeDomains.com. Specifically, I have a theory that they buy domain search queries from Registrars. A handful of times I'll search and click on an available domain, and if I don't buy immediately, HD has registered the name in just hours. Poof! A landing page appears that it is for sale at $2,300 and can be financed monthly. I've searched through DreamHost and LeanDomainSearch and almost exclusively.

Note: I love Dreamhost, and have used them for 13+ years. The CEO responded to my tweet saying they do not sell queries.

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Re:Registrars raise alarm over proposal for big .com fee hikes by 0x0 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:56PM (#22312177)
If you are just checking availability, just cut out the middle-men and do a whois query directly.
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