GoDaddy closeout domain price

[santis]

Hi,

I have a question:
Why is a difference between Godaddy closeout Buy it Now price and the Checkout price??

e.g It has a Buy it Now price of $11, but when I get to Checkout - the price is $25.99.

Which is the explanation? Do you also have those prices?

Checkout:

 

[DN_Hunter]

After you purchase at the Closeout price (in this case $11), they also add the one-year renewal fee (which varies by extension).

 

[DomainGist]

^^ What he said, have to pay a renewal fee. Also I don't think you can apply discount codes to it either (last time I tried they didn't work).

 

[IMEZI]

After you purchase at the Closeout price (in this case $11), they also add the one-year renewal fee (which varies by extension).

dot com renewal is 15$ LOL if you use godaddy auction frequently you better buy DDC, it will bring down your .com renewal to 8.67$ its almost 40% discount compared to retail price of 15$

 

[xyo]

Before GoDaddy switched to this new checkout layout 1 or 2 months ago the single invoice items were way better visible and reproducable - it was at least split in auction and renewal/transfer fee.

Here's the exact composition:

$11 Auction Fee
$14.99 Reneweal Fee
$0.18 ICANN fee
====
$26.17 + 19% taxes ($4.97) = $31.14

They should make this way more transparent

 

[forge]

Before GoDaddy switched to this new checkout layout 1 or 2 months ago the single invoice items were way better visible and reproducable - it was at least split in auction and renewal/transfer fee.

It's really bad, in fact it's horrid. Why GD continues to make things worse rather than KISS is beyond me.

Their auctions are unusable on a smartphone. I shudder at the thought of trying their shitty app again. On and on it goes.

 

[forge]

Truly, some of these registrars deserve to lose their customer base and be allowed to disappear. Thankfully there are plenty of options with registrars that listen and respond.

 

[santis]

Thanks for answering,

if you use godaddy auction frequently you better buy DDC, it will bring down your .com renewal to 8.67$ its almost 40% discount compared to retail price of 15$

What is a DDC?

 

[IMEZI]

Thanks for answering,


What is a DDC?

DDC = Domain Discount Club

 

[Amphibia07]

And how about $5.15 in "taxes and fees"?

There is only one fee GoDaddy discloses, that's $0.18 ICANN fee, the rest are simply "taxes". What tax do they pay at 19%? VAT or sales tax, is that residence based? Only in the EU or where? Can you get evidence they actually paid the tax, like vat filling details?

I mean, $5.15 is quite a lot. You can register .com nowadays for $6.99 (including taxes) in other registrars. And with everything so sneaky at GoDaddy, you never know.