discuss Namecheap - $19 to $1500 premium. Are they monitoring my searches?

Appamite · Aug 26, 2019

Hi Pros,

Already posted this under Domain registerars review. I need input as I don't want to make any mistake anymore.

I have been compiling a list of .global domains that I wish to register for some weeks now.
I decided to start registering them, I first use domainr.com to search for domains availability and the name HorseRacing.global was available.

I used the "Namecheap Beast Mode Domain Search" and one of the domain HorseRacing.Global was "Available" for the normal namecheap $19.88 registration + ICANN fee which totalled $20.16.

On reaching the checkout, only to discover that the price changed from $19.88 to $1560 and suddenly the domain has the Premium mark on it.

I search for the domain on Godaddy as well and it now has the Premium domain mark.

I don't know what's going on here. Can someone care to explain to me? I have attached the screenshots I captured as soon as I saw this happened.

This once happened to me with Godaddy once.
I'll appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

branding · Aug 26, 2019

Namecheap doesn't handle registry premiums very well that's all. They're not watching you. Well, maybe they are but that's not what they're doing in your case.

Windoms · Aug 26, 2019

Sometimes you even buy a domain only to receive a refund a couple minutes later because that super premium domain that you found was never available.
It's just an error.

jmcc · Aug 26, 2019

Some new gTLD registries have a list of premium domain names which are priced differently to ordinary registrations. It may not be a case of the registrar (Namecheap or Godaddy) repricing them. Some of the registries do tend to have a remarkably optimistic opinion of the value of their NGTs.

Regards...jmcc

cooljub · Aug 26, 2019

It might be that with new gTLDs your registrar will first show standard prices as they won't know if the name's premium until they contact the registry at the "Add to cart" stage. If it's premium then the price will show then. I think that's how namesilo do it anyway.

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

NameDeck said:
Namecheap doesn't handle registry premiums very well that's all. They're not watching you. Well, maybe they are but that's not what they're doing in your case.

Thanks for the clarification.

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

cooljub said:
It might be that with new gTLDs your registrar will first show standard prices as they won't know if the name's premium until they contact the registry at the "Add to cart" stage. If it's premium then the price will show then. I think that's how namesilo do it anyway.

Good to know. Thank you so much!

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

jmcc said:
Some new gTLD registries have a list of premium domain names which are priced differently to ordinary registrations. It may not be a case of the registrar (Namecheap or Godaddy) repricing them. Some of the registries do tend to have a remarkably optimistic opinion of the value of their NGTs.

Regards...jmcc

I appreciate the feedback. Thank you!

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

Windoms said:
Sometimes you even buy a domain only to receive a refund a couple minutes later because that super premium domain that you found was never available.
It's just an error.

Wow! Never experienced that before. Thanks for the feedback.

Jurgen Wolf · Aug 27, 2019

Use Porkbun or Dynadot.
There no such issues with nTLD premiums.

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

Jurgen Wolf said:
Use Porkbun or Dynadot.
There no such issues with nTLD premiums.

Thanks, already signed up on both.

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

Windoms said:
Sometimes you even buy a domain only to receive a refund a couple minutes later because that super premium domain that you found was never available.
It's just an error.

This just happened 5 minutes ago - I purchased Lending.link and I got a refund.

Support says it was a Visual Glitch and apologized.
I'm gonna have to stick with another registrar.

alienbaba · Aug 27, 2019

Happened to me with Namecheap & Godaddy many times. Posted on a facebook group and turns out I'm not the only one. Even search on google and you'll see many posts on forums..

Now I don't include the extension in my search if I don't plan on buying it right there. I just type the keyword and manually search for the extension I need..

alienbaba · Aug 27, 2019

Appamite said:
This just happened 5 minutes ago - I purchased Lending.link and I got a refund.

Support says it was a Visual Glitch and apologized.
I'm gonna have to stick with another registrar.

That always happens with Namecheap. They list many premium domains as normal price, then when you try to buy it gives that glitch. Also I've tried buying some recently expired domains through them & it says unavailable but I check on godaddy & it's available; but more expensive..

Appamite · Aug 27, 2019

ancientaliens said:
That always happens with Namecheap. They list many premium domains as normal price, then when you try to buy it gives that glitch. Also I've tried buying some recently expired domains through them & it says unavailable but I check on godaddy & it's available; but more expensive..

Now I know, Already started using Dynadot and Epik for my .com domains

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