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jamezon · 05-08-2020, 05:20 AM

howdie , just a hello from an older webmaster from austria, i noticed
namecheap now is raising renewal prices out of the blue for some exotic extensions without any warning. i had some 5 or 6 letter .club domains with them for years with them and now without any warning
the renewal price were raised from 12$ to 300$ or even 400$ without any warnings. is this a usual practice nowadays ?
does namesilo do stuff like this as well ? im so pissed off, ill think about moving my 100+ domain portofolio completly away from namecheap

Klen · 05-08-2020, 05:24 AM

Can you post screenshot ? I dont see renewal table on their website, i only see registration fee which is 1.57$ and if multiple years selected it's 12$ per year.

jamezon · 05-08-2020, 05:45 AM

sec, need one more post

Denny · 05-08-2020, 05:46 AM

.club renewal should be $12.88.

https://www.namecheap.com/domains/

euro1988 · 05-08-2020, 05:47 AM

Says $12.88 to renew .club

jamezon · 05-08-2020, 05:48 AM

no sorry cannot post pic, however its shows up with the usual renewal fee within the namecheap console, but then , when you checkout and want to pay, it gets raised to a whopping 356$ . but only for some premium keywords, not all of the .club extensions.
i noticed support, hope to hear from them soon

BigFurry · 05-08-2020, 06:19 AM

It's common for custom TLD to to set custom prices for "premium" domains.

I wouldn't be surprised if some were sneaky enough to offer a "promo" pricing for the initial registration, then fuck you on the renewal fees.

But I hope it's not the case, good luck!

jamezon · 05-08-2020, 06:21 AM

answer from support:

Per our check, the domain names you mentioned are marked as Premium on the Registry level. Premium domains are usually short and/or related to generic keywords that millions of people search for online on a regular basis.

Unlike aftermarket premium domains, which are usually sold by their owners at a higher price but are renewed at a regular price, the Registry premium domains have a higher price for registration, renewal and transfer. I'm afraid, we can't influence the price as it is set directly by the respective Registry for .club domains.

okay dear .club owners, be warned

jamezon · 05-08-2020, 06:28 AM

what wonders me, is that a domain can be marked as premium after the inital registration. id understand if it were marked "premium" before registration
but they renewed me 5 years at standard 12,88 $ and now out of the blue its a premium domain..this appears shady practise to me..however i have my lesson learned

EddyTheDog · 05-08-2020, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamezon

answer from support:

Per our check, the domain names you mentioned are marked as Premium on the Registry level. Premium domains are usually short and/or related to generic keywords that millions of people search for online on a regular basis.

Unlike aftermarket premium domains, which are usually sold by their owners at a higher price but are renewed at a regular price, the Registry premium domains have a higher price for registration, renewal and transfer. I'm afraid, we can't influence the price as it is set directly by the respective Registry for .club domains.

okay dear .club owners, be warned

This is why they offered these sort of domains at just a few cents or similar - It was obvious - Sorry...

NameCheap have made a short term gain - I don't think they will win the in long run though.....

adultchatpay · 05-08-2020, 07:34 AM

They got you on that one

AmeliaG · 05-09-2020, 03:25 AM

That's bananas. Sorry that happened to you. Hopefully you can find a better registrar to transfer to.

BigFurry · 05-09-2020, 03:41 AM

Definitely shady.

However, while I don't like Namecheap, it seems like it's the .club TLD owner that's responsible, not Namecheap.

I'm staying away from all these custom TLDs, they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.

xxify · 05-09-2020, 06:18 AM

Check out Porkbun, they're way cheaper

BigFurry · 05-09-2020, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxify

Check out Porkbun, they're way cheaper

It doesn't make a bit difference which registrar you use if it's the TLD owner setting the premium price tag.
Namecheap's cut is probably only a few dollars that they put on top of the reseller price.

CaptainHowdy · 05-09-2020, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adultchatpay

They got you on that one

Sad but true . . .

george MH · 05-12-2020, 01:08 PM

After that, I hope you would not be disappointed

mikeet · 05-12-2020, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigFurry

Definitely shady.

However, while I don't like Namecheap, it seems like it's the .club TLD owner that's responsible, not Namecheap.

I'm staying away from all these custom TLDs, they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.

If it doesn't end with a .com .net or an occasional .org i ain't buying it.

lock · 05-13-2020, 02:49 AM

What actually happened is you bought names in first year on special the savings were shown along with renewal fee when you actually registered them. At time you only took notice of final price which probably was a $9 first year but a $100 a year domain. Lots of people read only the final price and overlooked the savings for the first year it wasn't hidden though. I am assuming your talking about gTLD. Customers overlooked it at loads of registrars and was always disclosed.

05-08-2020, 05:20 AM	#1
jamezon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 125	Namecheap wtf ? howdie , just a hello from an older webmaster from austria, i noticed namecheap now is raising renewal prices out of the blue for some exotic extensions without any warning. i had some 5 or 6 letter .club domains with them for years with them and now without any warning the renewal price were raised from 12$ to 300$ or even 400$ without any warnings. is this a usual practice nowadays ? does namesilo do stuff like this as well ? im so pissed off, ill think about moving my 100+ domain portofolio completly away from namecheap

05-08-2020, 05:46 AM	#4
Denny Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 17,232	.club renewal should be $12.88. https://www.namecheap.com/domains/ __________________

05-08-2020, 05:47 AM	#5
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05-08-2020, 05:24 AM	#2
Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	Can you post screenshot ? I dont see renewal table on their website, i only see registration fee which is 1.57$ and if multiple years selected it's 12$ per year.

05-08-2020, 05:45 AM	#3
jamezon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 125	sec, need one more post

05-08-2020, 05:48 AM	#6
jamezon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 125	no sorry cannot post pic, however its shows up with the usual renewal fee within the namecheap console, but then , when you checkout and want to pay, it gets raised to a whopping 356$ . but only for some premium keywords, not all of the .club extensions. i noticed support, hope to hear from them soon

05-08-2020, 06:19 AM	#7
BigFurry Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,553	It's common for custom TLD to to set custom prices for "premium" domains. I wouldn't be surprised if some were sneaky enough to offer a "promo" pricing for the initial registration, then fuck you on the renewal fees. But I hope it's not the case, good luck!

05-08-2020, 06:21 AM	#8
jamezon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 125	answer from support: Per our check, the domain names you mentioned are marked as Premium on the Registry level. Premium domains are usually short and/or related to generic keywords that millions of people search for online on a regular basis. Unlike aftermarket premium domains, which are usually sold by their owners at a higher price but are renewed at a regular price, the Registry premium domains have a higher price for registration, renewal and transfer. I'm afraid, we can't influence the price as it is set directly by the respective Registry for .club domains. okay dear .club owners, be warned

05-08-2020, 06:28 AM	#9
jamezon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 125	what wonders me, is that a domain can be marked as premium after the inital registration. id understand if it were marked "premium" before registration but they renewed me 5 years at standard 12,88 $ and now out of the blue its a premium domain..this appears shady practise to me..however i have my lesson learned

05-08-2020, 07:34 AM	#11
adultchatpay Let's Make Money Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,784	They got you on that one

05-09-2020, 03:25 AM	#12
AmeliaG Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,526	That's bananas. Sorry that happened to you. Hopefully you can find a better registrar to transfer to.

05-09-2020, 03:41 AM	#13
BigFurry Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,553	Definitely shady. However, while I don't like Namecheap, it seems like it's the .club TLD owner that's responsible, not Namecheap. I'm staying away from all these custom TLDs, they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.

05-13-2020, 02:49 AM	#19
lock Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 5,065	What actually happened is you bought names in first year on special the savings were shown along with renewal fee when you actually registered them. At time you only took notice of final price which probably was a $9 first year but a $100 a year domain. Lots of people read only the final price and overlooked the savings for the first year it wasn't hidden though. I am assuming your talking about gTLD. Customers overlooked it at loads of registrars and was always disclosed. __________________ Traffic.Tools - 40+ Free Tools Free.Marketing - 150+ Free Tools Submission.Tools - 20+ Free Tools