.ca Dot CA Discussion, Sales, and Showcase

[whitebark]

Domains For Next MyID .ca Auction

These are the upcoming domains and reserve range for the next/current myid.ca auction:

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)
albertabyowner.ca ($251 - $500)
BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)
CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)
DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)
EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)
GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)
HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)
iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)
JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)
KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)
Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)
PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)
QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)
SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)
TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)
War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($50000)


I can see a number of these getting picked up - there a few others I'm surprised they accepted the high reserve and can't see selling because of it. What do you think?

 

[rlm]

If there was a "abc.toronto.on.ca" registered at the CIRA level, it was either a mistake or someone screwing around with the system before the CIRA stepped in.

When I get some time I'll find examples I'm willing to share. I haven't really looked too hard, I just researched the 2 names I had revoked by CIRA to see which domains were blocking me - but it was definitely an actual registration not just a sub-domain set up in DNS by the 3rd level owner. If I do more research I'll see how wide-spread it is or if its just a few anomalies. I suspect its more widespread than that though, I can't believe I found the only 2 examples without really trying.

 

[rlm]

If there was a "abc.toronto.on.ca" registered at the CIRA level, it was either a mistake or someone screwing around with the system before the CIRA stepped in.

OK, plunking around on the laptop while watching some tv tonight I've found numerous examples:

freenet.victoria.bc.ca
police.york.on.ca
sjhc.london.on.ca
info.london.on.ca
vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
vall.vancouver.bc.ca
danishchurch.vancouver.bc.ca
cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca
tpl.toronto.bc.ca
transit.toronto.bc.ca
torhosp.toronto.bc.ca
rgp.toronto.bc.ca
ccas.toronto.bc.ca

So I think clearly there were no restrictions in the early days, if anything there may have been guidelines to actually suggest the {name}.{city}.{province}.ca hierarchy specifically to avoid locking up {name}.ca nationwide for a local entity. So you'll find random words restricted due to these conflicts.

And if you check many of these at the 2nd level (freenet.ca, vall.ca, danishchurch.ca, rgp.ca, torhosp.ca, etc..) they're reserved due to these particular conflicts. Some of them actually have the 2nd level registered (police.ca, info.ca, transit.ca, vpl.ca, tpl.ca, etc...). Not sure if that's because the 4th level owner was able to register it because there were no other conflicts or what.

 

[DomainRecap]

So I think clearly there were no restrictions in the early days,

Good work and although I knew it was the Wild West back then, I still didn't think it went that far and allowed users to register crazy names like that.

No wonder they formed the CIRA to step in and handle things.

 

[DomainRecap]

Well I'll just say you're wrong on both points. Domainers did fight it out, and there's no need to fear UDRP if you're not infringing.

Well if you bought it today, then any Redline-based company has you on the TM part (even common law counts) and also automatically in the bad faith part, so with it not being a common single-word like PEAR.CA, you'd damn well better develop it into a business site and *never* contact any of the companies looking to sell. The minute you contact any of them you are dead.

Remember, when a domain name sells, all the registration date TM protection it had disappears and you start from 2019, so you're easy pickings for a UDRP, as at that point on Feb 15, 2019, you *are* automatically infringing on all the "Redliine's" existing TMs. Also keep in mind that the UDRP is not designed to protect domain investors, but to give back domains to rightful TM holders.

This strategy is happening with more and more regularity, and many companies watch the drop lists and WHOIS just waiting to swoop. I was reading one the other day where a company saw a WHOIS change and immediately launched a UDRP (thinking it was resold), only to lose when it was just the Registrar changing names - they do watch this stuff, trust me.

The UDRP costs around $5K, so buying it for $2K doesn't give you a lot of wiggle room, plus a lot of companies will have their legal department saying "don't give money to a domainer.. we'll get it for you and you won't have to give them a penny" (without mentioning the end bill for UDRP + services).

 

[briguy]

Is there.a official price for "BuyCannabis" .. love to see a.ca in the cannabis thread.

 

[wwwweb]

Is there.a official price for "BuyCannabis" .. love to see a.ca in the cannabis thread.

It was just under $15xx I believe.

$1480 if memory serves correct, but there were so many names I am not entirely sure, and there is no way to verify.

 

[DomainRecap]

ugh - I was interested in centaur but got distracted and missed bidding before it closed. Did you catch the closing price?

Nope, I'm kinda staying away from MyID just on principle.

Anyone else know what it went for? That's good one to grab, as it's a common single-word/name and has historical use dating back a few thousand years.

 

[wwwweb]

Nope, I'm kinda staying away from MyID just on principle.

Anyone else know what it went for? That's good one to grab, as it's a common single-word/name and has historical use dating back a few thousand years.

It went for a price that will make you wish you didn’t stay away.

 

[briguy]

Ignore..double posting

 

[briguy]

Thanks.. unless I did it wrong (on mobile)..no mention on namebio..maybe too early?

https://namebio.com/?s==QDN3UzM1AjM

 

[wwwweb]

Thanks.. @wwwweb unless I did it wrong (on mobile)..no mention on namebio..maybe too early?

https://namebio.com/?s==MTO2UzM1AjM

Namebio has no way to index that sale, only people who backordered on winning platform that saw the auction would know, as it’s a closed auction.

 

[DomainRecap]

It went for a price that will make you wish you didn’t stay away.

Thanks Mr Ominous.

 

[wwwweb]

Thanks Mr Ominous.

Lol, I understand your boycott, but it won’t change much. Change is slow, with that I will bid farwell, better opportunity in .com, but this was a good week to buy in as the non backordered names got prematurely released, or maybe system changed, but not many clued in, and since there was so much auction inventory, and closing delays many were thrown off, good buys to be had.

 

[DomainRecap]

Lol, I understand your boycott, but it won’t change much.

It's not a moral boycott, it's because it's near-impossible to move MyID domains to another Registrar that I would rather not have domains there in the first place - and I think we all now why they do that.

 

[wwwweb]

It's not a moral boycott, it's because it's near-impossible to move MyID domains to another Registrar that I would rather not have domains there in the first place - and I think we all now why they do that.

I got all my auth codes on request. If you can’t you can always contact CIRA and they will remind them to provide them.

 

[DomainRecap]

I got all my auth codes on request. If you can’t you can always contact CIRA and they will remind them to provide them.

Due to this, MyID may have gotten better lately, but in the past I had a lot of trouble moving a purchased domain, and over and over it was the same "just set up a MyID account and push it" sheit over and over, and in conversations with other NP members, I'm hardly alone.

One thread online described a situation where MyID forced the domain owner jump through hoops for week, from requiring a driver's license, rejecting it, requiring a passport, rejecting it, etc.

 

[nafti]

Someone is pretty anxious to sell BuyCannabis dot ca. It’s already listed on Flippa. The flooring has just barely been installed and he’s walking on it already!

 

[jaydub]

They would still have to deal with the 60 day rule even if someone bought it tomorrow I believe.

 

[rlm]

Due to this, MyID may have gotten better lately, but in the past I had a lot of trouble moving a purchased domain, and over and over it was the same "just set up a MyID account and push it" sheit over and over, and in conversations with other NP members, I'm hardly alone.

One thread online described a situation where MyID forced the domain owner jump through hoops for week, from requiring a driver's license, rejecting it, requiring a passport, rejecting it, etc.

MyID is often definitely slow to respond to auth code requests. I get the feeling they just don't have 24/7 support, they may not respond after hours or on weekends or something, I haven't figured out a rhyme or reason to their hours, not that I've tried. But I've never been given the run around or told to push it. That may have been a strategy a long time ago to get new customers, but I've never been told that in many years of having an account. But the myriad issues are also why I don't hold domains with myid.

I also had the same issues with Sibername a decade or more ago. I requested auth codes repeatedly and when I demanded some action, they eventually told me the hold-up was because they were sentimental about one of the domains because it was one of the very first domains they ever caught or registered for a client or something like that. It led me to have a lot of mistrust for them. However, I have to say that Sibername has been pretty good, continually bettered their website and automated stuff, billing, etc.., whereas a lot of registrars are using a 15 year old web interface, so I definitely give them props for not just putting it into cruise control like every other registrar has. I've also felt their auctions are more fair. In short, sibername has at least regained my trust over the years.

The license/passport thing may have been a CIRA request for a RIV - they used to have the registrar collect the information. I've had that happen, but my registrar was great in dealing with it. I see now that CIRA has a RIV upload form so they may now do the validations directly with the registrant themselves rather than using the registrar as the middleman. So in all fairness, that issue was _probably_ a CIRA RIV issue.

 

[rlm]

They would still have to deal with the 60 day rule even if someone bought it tomorrow I believe.

No way around that one - unless the buyer is willing to take a push.