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Deirdre

Network Solutions was "front running".
This is where the guys you use to look up domain availability automatically register for themselves any domain name you search for.

So looking up something like "iloveaparade.com" at NetSol would result in that domain being taken if you didn't register it immediately. So instead of spending $9 for an open .com domain, they'd charge you $25.

The guys at reddit.com had a field day with this last month, doing searches for insane and profane "domains" and seeing NS register them all within 15 minutes.

Just be careful about how you look for a name. It would be silly to lose a good one.
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Bailey · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject:

That suspicion has always been in the back of my head.
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louzucaro · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

Yes, except that the normal price at NetSol has been $35!
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Deirdre · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

Even ickier!
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todd ellis · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject:

GAAAA! that irks the crap out of me!
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Hart · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

A similar thing happened to me with one of those "buy an 800 number" websites (but I don't recall which one). You give it certain key words and it gives you a list of possible numbers... like say 800 Hart Vox or whatever. Heh. Select the one you like and suddenly it costs you $20 more than the others.
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COURVO · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

....which reminds me...

GoDaddy is really pushing the .mobi domains...saying they're the wave of the future as everything moves into hand-held.

I plunked down $9 for my courvo.mobi, but I hafta admit, I'm not sure what I bought.

Anybody else?

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bobbinbeamo · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject:

Yea, Courvo, I have purchased a bunch of domains there at Godaddy, including voicetalent.mobi, but it's a good one, imho.
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billelder · Guest

I was doing a search for a domain for a friend. It was available, so I told them about it's availability. When we went back to purchase it we got the "domain not available...click to inquire" link. Of course the price had tripled. Three months later it was available again. I guess when they figure they can't "gouge" someone for it, they release it?

I take the moral to be that if you want it, you'd better get it on the first search.

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louzucaro · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:40 am Post subject:

todd ellis · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:14 am Post subject:

HA! beat you to it lou!
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louzucaro · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:45 am Post subject:

That's just mean, Todd!

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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

this is interesting stuff ...