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Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by jqpabc123 »

moino06 wrote: post #7
jqpabc123 wrote: post #3

Sue. If everything you say is true, it sounds like a good case of fraud. Meanwhile, deal with a different registrar. I moved most of my stuff off GoDaddy years ago.

Thanks, a bit lost as to what to do as this was a very important domain for me. Both on a professional and emotional level. Do you think I'd still be able to sue despite the fine print?

You'll need to ask a lawyer.

I don't know because I haven't read their fine print recently. Like I said, I moved my domains years ago.

But just because they say something in the fine print doesn't mean it will stand up in court.

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by mgillett54 »

CommitSyn wrote: post #17
NicoJuicy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cloudflare sells domains at bulk price

By "sells domains at bulk price" do you mean they sell them to you, the customer, at the wholesale price they buy them from the registry?

Yes

> Cloudflare Registrar will only ever charge you what we pay to the registry for your domain. No markup and no surprise fees.

https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by [deleted] »

GauntletWizard wrote: post #14

There's effectively no recourse. You can complain to IANA; Their pile of Godaddy complaints stacks to the ceiling so they can't add more. About nine months ago one of my clients bought a domain at "auction" run by Godaddy. Their auction terms included a 1 year renewal. Godaddy didn't renew the domain when he received it; Wouldn't have been a big deal but they also didn't allow renewal for a week afterwards "while the…

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Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by dc396 »

You may be able to file a complaint with ICANN, see

https://www.icann.org/compliance/complaint

Don't expect anything to happen. However, if enough people have the same complaint Godaddy might have their hand informally slapped.

Alternatively, if you have the documentation you say, you could sue them (they are a US-based company after all).

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by uxjw »

Postosuchus wrote: post #10

Not the same scenario but recently GoDaddy conveniently "forgot" to extract auto-payment for the only domain I still had with them (somewhat exotic .es TLD) and also forgot to warn me about it, letting the domain registration lapse. I noticed it via the automatic monitoring once the domain stopped resolving and escalated it, at which point GoDaddy graciously offered me to reinstate the domain for $55 lapsed registrat…

I was surprised to learn last week that GoDaddy waits until the renewal date to renew. I'm used to other registrars renewing 30 days in advance, so you have time to fix any billing issues before the fees to get it back after it expires.

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by tharakam »

Not related to domains...

By my own experience I know they don't have even basic business ethics.

Several years ago, a quite a large transaction appeared in my credit card bill. Upon checking I found GoDaddy charged for a hosting service I never asked for. Upon calling their support, they were not surprised or asked any question, they just rollbacked the transaction. I'm saying again, no sales person or anyone reached out to me before using my credit card to process the order I never asked for.

I have a few domains and a shared hosting service with them. Their price increases are not justifiable. I'm in the process of packing my stuff.

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by schemescape »

mgillett54 wrote: post #22
CommitSyn wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By "sells domains at bulk price" do you mean they sell them to you, the customer, at the wholesale price they buy them from the registry?

Yes > Cloudflare Registrar will only ever charge you what we pay to the registry for your domain. No markup and no surprise fees. https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/

Note that you have to use their name servers. Or at least that’s what I read somewhere on HN.

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by teeray »

jqpabc123 wrote: post #3

Sue. If everything you say is true, it sounds like a good case of fraud. Meanwhile, deal with a different registrar. I moved most of my stuff off GoDaddy years ago.

I wonder if there’s a domain-name equivalent of Lis Pendens [0] that would prevent the sale of the domain.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis_pendens

Re: Godaddy just stole my domain

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Post by DANmode »

uxjw wrote: post #25
Postosuchus wrote: post #10

Not the same scenario but recently GoDaddy conveniently "forgot" to extract auto-payment for the only domain I still had with them (somewhat exotic .es TLD) and also forgot to warn me about it, letting the domain registration lapse. I noticed it via the automatic monitoring once the domain stopped resolving and escalated it, at which point GoDaddy graciously offered me to reinstate the domain for $55 lapsed registrat…

I was surprised to learn last week that GoDaddy waits until the renewal date to renew. I'm used to other registrars renewing 30 days in advance, so you have time to fix any billing issues before the fees to get it back after it expires.

Do others renew or "renew"?

Holding the money in between doesn't buy any additional security with ICANN, does it?

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