So is Coffee & Domains a reseller for GoDaddy (or another registrar) or did you put up the escrow money with the registries to become a full-fledged registrar?

EDIT: I see you answered this already in another comment (Key-Systems): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2752284

BTW, I live 3 blocks away from you in Herndon. Pretty small world!