Godaddy is basically robbing customers

15 points

6 years ago

@GoDaddy has the most egregious business model for aftermarket upsell. When an available domain for purchase is added to the cart(for $59.99), GoDaddy shows an error and reserves the domain in the background. What follows is an offer to enlist a broker to buy the domain in aftermarket for a kings ransom.

This is now the second time this has happened to the domain I want to purchase, luckily the domain is parked by Godaddy for a month. So if you found that domain you really like, do not try to get through Godaddy, else you will pay a broker $50-70 to secure you a deal:

" I wanted to introduce myself, as I will be the advisor assisting you with [Domain Name].

I also wanted to clarify if you intended to purchase this domain negotiation service, or if this was an accidental purchase? I ask because unfortunately the offer amounts you've listed are too low to submit to the current domain owner. We advise that most successful deals occur in the $500 - $5,000 USD range.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and if you would indeed, like to move forward with this service.

Best,

[representative name] GoDaddy | Domain Broker Services "

New Registration info: Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Updated Date: 2020-06-20T19:48:02Z Creation Date: 2019-06-28T12:22:02Z Registry Expiry Date: 2021-06-28T12:22:02Z Registrar Registration Expiration Date: Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar IANA ID: 146 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505 Reseller: Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited