Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants to take it back

Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by camelboy on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:18PM (#29282640)

few days ago, i tried to purchase a domain on godaddy, I didn't buy it as I had to get approval from my manager so I left it in the cart and that time I was using my cellphone. Then after 3 days, I came back to godaddy through my PC and saw that the domain is now premium and they want amount close $3000 . I was kind of shocked. but then on my phone I noticed that item is still in my cart with the 20 dollar pricing, and I purchased, few days later godaddy came back and refund me the 20 dollar and took away the domain. One thing I learned is that never use a registrar search engine as they check domain with high search or interest and they immediately buy it before you.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by zimbatm on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:36PM (#29282866)

I can't believe godaddy is still doing this. It should be illegal.

In the future, use gandi.net or namecheap.com. They don't engage in such despicable practices.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by pwdisswordfish9 on Friday November 19, 2021 @06:00PM (#29283707)

It's hard toe believe people (professionals, at least) are still using GoDaddy. Their shenanigans are well-documented, so the only reason stories like these could keep showing up in places frequented by people who should know better would seem to be name recognition. GoDaddy is the McDonald's of domains. You shouldn't be surprised if you go to McDonald's and get McDonald's-tier service. Although on second thought, Jiffy Lube may be a more apt comparison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_Lube#Controversy

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by zhte415 on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:08PM (#29284983)

Is this not front running?

McDonalds don't change the prices on the menu when they see you walk through the door looking particularly hungry.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by stevenicr on Friday November 19, 2021 @11:59PM (#29285691)

Saw the title of this post and thought about how since godaddy has bought out uniregistry, they essentially took a few domains I had bought via uniregistry (a few .top domains I think) and transferred them to a different registrar fairly recently -domains24? or something.

I did not believe it at first, (thought the emails about paying someone else for my domains were a phishing scam) but I guess it did happen.

I have many godaddy=evil stories, the fact they don't enable letsencrypt / easy free ssl on their hosting / cpanel servers - it just makes them really shitty netizens on top of all the other shady things they have pulled over the years.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by ModernMech on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:28PM (#29282771)

Godaddy has been doing this since forever. They burned me with this practice circa 2005. Back then I searched for a domain, and the next day they registered it and wanted $20 more for it -- nothing close to $3000! It's funny, they put up a website at the domain with a message that it was "Parked helpfully for my convenience." Amazing to see that since they were allowed to get away with it then, they've since taken an abusive practice and turned it into extortion.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by 0des on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:21PM (#29282680)

Is this frontrunning?

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by plainnoodles on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:26PM (#29282739)

It is! Trading your own account in front of a client's order with knowledge of your client's order is, indeed, frontrunning!

However, given domains are not securities and domain registrars are not FINRA members or registered securities broker-dealers, I don't think this is "frontrunning" in the sense that you're used to hearing the word.

So who knows if it's even illegal, and even if it is, who knows what recourse anyone has about it, given how quasi-legal and international the ownership of domains is.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by fbanon on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:26PM (#29282736)

Yes, and it's a well-known practice of scummy registrars like godaddy.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by camelboy on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:27PM (#29282752)

yes, it is. I was thinking taking them to consumer protection court, but I realized it is not worth my time.

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Re:Ask HN: I purchased a domain and now the registry wants t... by 0des on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:39PM (#29282905)

Someone has to take one for the team..

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