lucab
Feb 21st 2007, 11:31 am
I recently tried to purchase a domain name. It came back as unavailable, yet the whois indicated that the registrar let it expire.
I contacted the guy who had it before, and he said he had registered it rhough NZ Web IT, a New Zealand based hosting and domain registration service.
Anyway, he said he hadn't renewed the domain. So I called the company, and they told me it has been sitting in a hold area or something, and that it will cost me $29 to register it - $20 to transfer ownership, and $9 for the year.
Furthermore, they told me that if I don't register it within the next 24 hours, there is a good chance it will go to [insert wierd aussie phrase here that i couldn't get the guy to clarify] and that I won't be able to get it for at least 90 days, and that I will have to pay at least $60.
Sounds like BS to me, although I am willing to pay the $29 just so I won't have to wait the 90 days.
Anyone else have an experience with these guys, or like this? Thoughts?
Should I just preregister it at godaddy or someplace, and wait for it to become available?
I contacted the guy who had it before, and he said he had registered it rhough NZ Web IT, a New Zealand based hosting and domain registration service.
Anyway, he said he hadn't renewed the domain. So I called the company, and they told me it has been sitting in a hold area or something, and that it will cost me $29 to register it - $20 to transfer ownership, and $9 for the year.
Furthermore, they told me that if I don't register it within the next 24 hours, there is a good chance it will go to [insert wierd aussie phrase here that i couldn't get the guy to clarify] and that I won't be able to get it for at least 90 days, and that I will have to pay at least $60.
Sounds like BS to me, although I am willing to pay the $29 just so I won't have to wait the 90 days.
Anyone else have an experience with these guys, or like this? Thoughts?
Should I just preregister it at godaddy or someplace, and wait for it to become available?