RE: [registrars] Re: Centralize Your Domains with no Upfront Fees

["Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>]

At 09:32 AM 11/21/02 +0530, Bhavin Turakhia wrote:

> > > >From now through December 31, 2002, receive free TRANSFERS*
>
>THIS IS THE PART ..... That scares me. How can they offer FREE
>TRANSFERS?

Dear Bhavin:  Because they just transfer money from the left pocket to the 
right pocket.  It costs them *nothing*.

That is the ridiculous situation ICANN created when they reneged on the 
agreement for separating the registraR and registrY functions of the old NSI.

It constitutes *predatory_pricing*, something that none of *us* can do, 
just Bruce:-(

Disgusted (again), BobC

>  Is there a hidden charge that they levy to their customers?
>or is this one of those examples where they have an unfair advantage due
>to the fact of being a registrar and a registry today?
>
>there was an issue raised last year in the constituency of verisign
>selling under $6 domains. Nothing concrete was turned up unfortunately.
>
>Now there is an issue of verisign giving free transfers. Assuming there
>is a trick in the mail (which it seems since there is a small print
>below mentioning some charges) I am ok with it, and hope however that in
>the future they do not decide to offer completely FREE transfers at
>anytime (considering they are the only registrar who have practically no
>cost)
>
>bhavin