NaughtyVisions

I had a domain for years, that pretty much sat idle forever. A few years ago, I developed it a bit and started using it to promote affiliate stuff. I will admit that I did it very half assed....didn't update it regularly, and only really updated it for a few months before it went to the back burner.

I inadvertantly let the domain expire. A few months later, I went to register it again, and I got the message that it was a "premium" domain that I could purchase for $299/yr. I pretty much said fuck that and registered the .net (which, funny enough, I haven't done anything with either...lol). The only thing I have ever known to be done to the domain, was the little bit that I did when pushing affiliate stuff.

Since I registered the .net, I started getting emails that the original .com was going to be purchased by xx company, and they wanted to know if I was interested in it. I wrote back and told them I wouldn't pay more than the standard $10 that I would pay to register any other new domain. Never received a direct reply, but did keep getting emails asking if I was interested in purchasing this "premium" domain from them.

So, I clicked the $1.99 GoDaddy link in that other thread...typed in my original .com, and sure enough, it's available for $9.99! So I used the coupon and just got it back for $2.17 (actually I went 2 years for about $10 bucks, but whatever...lol).

So since I was able to just wait it out to get the domain back at a normal price, I'm just kind of wondering what pushed it to be a "premium" domain at a higher price?

CamKing

What is the domain now that you have it back and all

d-null

calling a shitty domain "premium" is a common trick to try to get more money from gullible buyers for it

BlackCrayon

there is a group of spammers out there trying to sell any domain that is going to expire before it actually does. they will email you if you own a similar domain. they call any and all domains premium. so in this case, it means nothing. they are more or less scammers and spammers.

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NaughtyVisions

I thought about the scammer angle, but for about a year, even if I went to GoDaddy to register it, GoDaddy told me it was "premium." Said something about them not owning the domain, but could purchase it on my behalf for $299/yr.

I figured the emails from xx company were bullshit.

NaughtyVisions

I honestly don't care if people think my domain is "shitty." When I registered it the first time, it fit exactly what I wanted to do with it, and I thought the domain name was creative for my plans.

GiveMeAnF.com Back when I first registered it, I planned to shoot cheerleader and schoolgirl content for it. After it sat on the back burner for years, I briefly started pushing cheerleader and schoolgirl stuff from programs on here. Pushed some Burning Angel stuff from that school girl site they launched, and went heavy on the OnlyTease stuff. Except I went heavy for about two weeks, and, as would be expected, it amounted to nothing.

Keep in mind if anyone goes and looks at that domain right now, I just registered and probably won't do shit with it for a few days (or if my track record holds true, a few years), so don't bitch about the shitty placeholder GoDaddy threw up.

d-null

you are focusing on the wrong part of my point, they are in the business of selling domains, they will call all domains "premium" when they are trying to get your money for it

BlackCrayon

probably whoever owned it before it expired had it listed with godaddy. for a 30% commission (if it sells) anyone can list any domain as a 'premium' domain with godaddy. these domains will show up when you search matching keywords.

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cellinis

premium is a label, can be attached to anything also to shit

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Kovachi

Your domain isn't even worth $2.00

Congrats on owning a premium domain.

NaughtyVisions

Thanks, that's more of the info that I was looking for. I didn't realize that with domains, if I had a bunch of them I wanted to sell, I could slap a bogus "premium" tag on them and jack up the price. Somehow I thought there would be more guidelines/restrictions with that shit. I don't play the domain game. If I think of something I want, I just register it. Straight forward and to the point...lol.

LMAO. That's the best shit for your money!

I don't really care if it's 'premium' or not, or what the perceived value of it is. It will serve the purpose I want it for, therefore it has value to me.

Kovachi

I just love these threads as people always believe they have amazing domains and 99% of the time they're terrible.

NaughtyVisions

Wow. Apparantly you have reading comprehension issues. I never said I thought I had an amazing domain. In fact, I actually indicated otherwise in my earlier posts. I just didn't get why all of a sudden it was labeled a premium domain. So I asked the question. And I don't really give a fuck you think the domain is terrible. You must have a lot of self confidence if you come into a thread to ignore what's written and just try to rip on people.

As I said before, it fits what I want it for, therefore it's valuable to me.

Adraco

At least Godaddy used to do this:
When a domain expires, they, or a company they own or are in very close realtionship/affiliation with, buys (renews) the domain just before it's dropped.

Then they list it as a premium domain, gambling that the old owner let it expire by mistake and want it back, and need it back at once. So they jack up the price, since it's a "premium" domain. They will play this game with an endless amount of domain, each day, around the year. Sure, some domains they will have paid the regfee for unnecessarily (like with yours) but many, many domains are bought back at the higher price and thus generating them a nice little profit, for their troubles.

In casinos, the house always wins, in the domain game, the registrars always wins (especially Godaddy).

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tfs

Registrars consider every expired domain to be "premium". Like Adraco said, they're hoping you'll buy it back.

Supz

because either the seller or the buyer, or both, think so.

PornMD

As was mentioned, with domains registered at GoDaddy, their owner can premium list it for sale with a 30% commission. I make a bunch of sales through that, including one just last week for $2,499 which I normally ask $99 for on forums n such.

It's not a yearly price - it's a purchase price. Available domains to register are priced yearly as you have to pay their registration fees, but the premium listings are already-registered domains - you will have to pay those yearly registration fees moving foward but they're only going to be the $8-$15/yr, not $299 every year.

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Gator

What's with people starting ?'s with the word "So"? Anyway, what determines a domain as premium is if someone is selling it.