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Long story short, I caught an LLL.biz using my own dropcatching script some time ago and paid the standard $9 to reg it.
Fast forward some time, I see some nice LLL.biz dropping soon and decide to try and catch a few of those as well which is when I realize now the registrar is deeming it a "registry premium" and charging $900 which is precisely 1000x what I paid for it.
Immediately I'm like wtf and go check my transaction history and bank statement to confirm I did only pay $9. Next thing I do is go check when .biz domains activated registry premium domains. Turns out it's been the case since March 20, 2020 which is well before I had gotten my 9-dollar banger, leaving me even more puzzled than I started.
Anyone have an idea what could have happened here? Am I overlooking something? I thought maybe not all LLL.biz were deemed premium but tried some crappy LLL combos and they all were the same.
Fast forward some time, I see some nice LLL.biz dropping soon and decide to try and catch a few of those as well which is when I realize now the registrar is deeming it a "registry premium" and charging $900 which is precisely 1000x what I paid for it.
Immediately I'm like wtf and go check my transaction history and bank statement to confirm I did only pay $9. Next thing I do is go check when .biz domains activated registry premium domains. Turns out it's been the case since March 20, 2020 which is well before I had gotten my 9-dollar banger, leaving me even more puzzled than I started.
Anyone have an idea what could have happened here? Am I overlooking something? I thought maybe not all LLL.biz were deemed premium but tried some crappy LLL combos and they all were the same.