Do you read ccTLD rules before buying?

Contesthelperr71 said:

Yes, I always look at the registration policies of the ccTLD before purchasing. Some ccTLDs have special policies, so it would be best to check them out first.

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katerleonid said:

From what I know, .md domains also can’t be sold. I might be wrong, though.

Since I live in Romania, I know that even .ro domains can’t be sold, or at least that was the rule some time ago.

I don’t know about other ccTLDs.

Maybe we need a topic about ccTLD domains that can’t be sold, like .in, .md, etc. Would that be helpful?

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pb said:

No, I assume good faith.

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AnX said:

I was about to (pointlessly) say I have never actually bought a ccTLD, but I did buy a few more than 10 years ago thanks to that mega .IM thread, not even names in the thread, there were just so many very nice words available. Whatever happened to that guy I wonder...

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itssri said:

I live in India and I have a few .in domains.

I register or buy domain names when I see a persistent vision for business applications.

I always have a development vision for them. If I don't have the time or resources, I would certainly like to let other's with more resources, to "acquire" the "intellectual asset" from me.

The recently publicised IN policies are regressive to the development of internet and the digital world and intellectual property. Such regressive policies may not come to fore if all stakeholders were taken seriously. However it seems that an overarching bureaucracy (backed by deep hands) think they are the only stakeholders. And IP doesn't hold much water in India. The monsoon of late seems to not hold much water either.

Also, I believe the words "buy" or "BIN" get a disparaging look from the probable end users in certain regions. I have been using the word "acquire" purposely to present the transaction as an "Acquisition of Intellectual Property" rather than "buy" because it looks like buying something off the shelf, and which is supposed to have an MRP.

I have recently setup vision documents for acquisition of a few of my domains that you can review as below.
Clevernauts . com
Enduranto . com
RTWTrips . com
Trustoverse . com

PM me if you want to setup similar landing pages for your domains. It's very easy - a couple hours of work per domain. My advice on this topic is totally free.

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• Open to individual registrants worldwide.
• No local presence or residency requirement.
• No mandatory ID/KYC submission during registration (unless later requested for verification).
• Preferably support WHOIS privacy where the registry allows it.

IDM said:

I recently learned that the .IN ccTLD has some registry-specific requirements that I wasn't aware of. From what I've read, registrants may be required to complete identity verification (KYC), and standard WHOIS Privacy/Proxy services are generally not available for .IN domains due to registry policies. It also appears that foreign registrants may be subject to additional verification requirements, depending on the registrar and current NIXI policies.

That got me wondering, do we have a dedicated up-to-date forum thread that lists ccTLDs which can be registered by individuals worldwide without local presence requirements or mandatory document/ID verification (at least during the registration process)?

I'm looking for ccTLDs that are generally:

• Open to individual registrants worldwide.
• No local presence or residency requirement.
• No mandatory ID/KYC submission during registration (unless later requested for verification).
• Preferably support WHOIS privacy where the registry allows it.

If such a thread already exists, I'd appreciate a link. If not, I think it would make a useful community resource for domain investors and developers.

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