Re: Staples & Register.com--$1 registrations

[Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com]

> It's just a gimmick....  The only way that they will come out ahead on
this
> deal is getting the "non-domain-savy" customers stuck on their system.
But
> they'll be taken advantage of by us list-subscribers :) and I'm not really
> feeling that bad about it......

And it's not just us list subscribers - every domain speculator on the
planet will get wind of this deal, and swamp them with registrations. They
will lose a considerable amount of money. But hey, have you seen their share
price recently? They need to do something, they should have thought it
through a bit more carefully though - at least tried to restrict the offer
to one domain per person or similar...

Lee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Clever" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "David
Iyoha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Staples & Register.com--$1 registrations


> It's just a gimmick....  The only way that they will come out ahead on
this
> deal is getting the "non-domain-savy" customers stuck on their system.
But
> they'll be taken advantage of by us list-subscribers :) and I'm not really
> feeling that bad about it......
>
> -Philip
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "David Iyoha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Staples & Register.com--$1 registrations
>
>
> > David,
> >
> > I don't normally say this about offers from big corporations, but
perhaps
> > you are being a bit too 'suspicious'. It is a fairly standard type of
> > business offer  - a loss-leader.
> >
> > There is nothing in the small-print that I have read that says you can't
> > transfer names - so how can they possibly 'go after you legally'?
> >
> > It seems to me that there is nothing to lose from this offer, for
> web-savvy
> > individuals like people on the list. You get 1 year's registration,
> > virtually free of charge, without any limitations. If somebody can find
me
> a
> > better offer, please send me the URL privately :-)
> >
> > It just goes to show what other people on this list have been saying for
> > ages. If your business is purely based on selling domain names, then you
> are
> > doomed to be swallowed up by the loss-making big boys like Register.com.
> >
> > Find a niche market, or die!
> >
> > Lee Hodgson
> > http://DomainGuideBook.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Iyoha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 10:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: Staples & Register.com--$1 registrations
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The problem is there is really no gain to registering the domain then
> > > transferring it to opensrs if you are going to do it after 60 days.
> > Basically
> > > it only buys you 60 days then you still pay the $10 opensrs fee.
> > >
> > > Buuuut the problem occurs if:
> > > 1. they do not allow you transfer the domain. In that case you start
> > paying
> > > regular rates the next year
> > > 2. You successfuly "transfer" the domain over, then they find out and
go
> > after
> > > you legally ... that is if they have small print catches.
> > >
> > > Overall, IMHO, there seems to be no gain ;(
> > >
> > > later
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > Marc Schneiders wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Terry Knab wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > http://staples.register.com
> > > > >
> > > > > One year, for new registrations, $1.
> > > > >
> > > > > (I gotta think register is *really* hurting for business!)
> > > > >
> > > > > This is *really* pushing it, because they expect their d*** $35
> after
> > the
> > > > > first year.  Yeah, right.
> > > > >
> > > > It is very interesting for those in the business of name
speculation.
> > > >
> > > > And one can always transfer it to OpenSRS after 60 days, whatever
> one's
> > > > intention with a name is. There aren't any catch 22's? I can't find
> > > > them. Have been looking only for 5 minutes though.
> > > >
> > > > I am *now* going to register one, to see all the small print.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
> > > >  Marc Schneiders --- http://bodacious-tatas.org: no not what you
think
> > > >
> *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
> > >
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> > > http://www.systware.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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