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Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by sacofrome, May 22, 2009.

  1. #1
    I cannot give specifics yet because it is an ongoing dispute, but I have a problem where a registrar sold me a domain then a few hours later took it from my account saying they charged me wrong and I could buy it later for a much higher price. I have receipts and copies of the whois from the sale. What do you think?
     
    sacofrome, May 22, 2009 IP
  2. mjewel

    mjewel Prominent Member

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    You would need to post a lot more details about the transaction, including the TOS of the purchase. Unless you are talking about tens of thousands of dollars it's not going to be worth it to take legal action.
     
    mjewel, May 22, 2009 IP
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  3. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Especially for a provision with words like "to correct mistakes".
     
    Dave Zan, May 22, 2009 IP
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    ashleyuk Banned

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    I think you can sue them or something.
     
    ashleyuk, May 22, 2009 IP
  5. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    Sure you can. The U.S. is the best example of anyone suing for anything.

    Of course, winning and enforcing your win are different stories altogether.
     
    Dave Zan, May 23, 2009 IP
  6. Hearthrobz

    Hearthrobz Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Yep sue em ;)
     
    Hearthrobz, May 23, 2009 IP
  7. sacofrome

    sacofrome Guest

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    #7
    enforcing will not be a problem, deep pockets
     
    sacofrome, May 23, 2009 IP
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    JSHosts Greenhorn

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    #8
    That's wrong, they shouldn't remove it from your account then try and charge you a higher price.
     
    JSHosts, May 23, 2009 IP
  9. sacofrome

    sacofrome Guest

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    forget udrp i am going to sue them for contract issues
     
    sacofrome, May 23, 2009 IP
  10. SOULZRIPPER

    SOULZRIPPER Well-Known Member

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    What's the domain in question ??
     
    SOULZRIPPER, May 23, 2009 IP
  11. tobycoke

    tobycoke Peon

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    It might be cheaper just to pay the higher fee.
    Was this an existing domain purchased through a market place? If so, and it was mistake, it would be hard to force them to transfer it away from the current owner.
     
    tobycoke, May 23, 2009 IP
  12. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    Who's the registrar, out of curiosity? If it's Network Solutions, good luck since
    their contract has been upheld at least once in 2003 AFAIK.

    Just be aware, though, that you don't really get to say which terms apply to
    you and which don't. Of course, only the judge will ultimately say if the terms
    of that contract are enforceable or not.
     
    Dave Zan, May 24, 2009 IP
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    moonwalker Well-Known Member

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    Same thing happened to me a while back, but I didn't fight it. I would be interested to see what can be done about this issue.
     
    moonwalker, May 27, 2009 IP