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

[Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com]

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.
> >
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