Just Bought UBER.com

[tinydomainmonster]

Hi everyone,

I just bought the domain name UBER.com at Afternic.com for $200 buy now price and my credit card was charged.

The seller approved the sale almost instantly and the status changed to Escrow/Transfer.

What do you think happens now?

 

[bmugford]

I am sure the multi-billion dollar company will transfer the domain to you tomorrow

You will end up getting a refund.

Brad

 

[Ram G.]

You got taken for a "uber" ride.

 

[wot]

I could have purchased trump.com for 20 cents .........wasn't worth it

Trump in UK English means to fart!

 

[DNGear]

You would get domain + free website..Very lucky..

https://www.uber.com/

 

[Kate]

Maybe you'll get a seat at the management board as compensation

 

[AEProgram]

Maybe you'll get a seat at the management board as compensation

The seat might be in an electric car with a faulty seat

 

[dname]

That would be a sale of the month

 

[Kenny]

Really want to see how this turns out.. Idn or mistake. Obviously zero chance you got one of the biggest four letter domains in the world so I wonder why you wasted such time and effort.

Not a waste of time. Makes for a good thread, and we see this is not the only member this has happened to.
See below.

You will probably find the seller is an NP member well known for such sales of names that aren't what they look like.

Perhaps

Peace,
Cyberian

 

[dname]

It was close

 

[tinydomainmonster]

It was close

Haha, it was a fun ride while it lasted

 

[Hypersot]

did you check in case you bought an IDN?

other than that, since you used Afternic, at least you'll get a refund (if it's not some kind of IDN that is)

 

[wot]

You will probably find the seller is an NP member well known for such sales of names that aren't what they look like.

 

[tinydomainmonster]

So, I got a refund from Afternic... but I almost had it :P

-
From: Escrow Manager
To: Buyer
Domain: uber.com

--

Hello, Thank you for your purchase of this domain. Unfortunately, the seller has just confirmed with us that they do not own this domain. We apologize for the inconvenience but are forced to cancel this transaction and refund you for your purchase. Your refund will appear on your credit card statement within 7-10 days. We have taken action against the seller and suspended them from our services. I apologize that this sale was not a success for you. Best Regards, Wankelley Medina Escrow Support Rep

--

 

[wot]

I guess the "seller" must have been dropped on their head from a great height as a child.

 

[Atta]

Next time purchase Facebook.com and Google.com. So lucky you're

 

[Aspiring Billionaire]

I recently Google-searched for Insurance.sa.com before listing it on auction here on Namepros (part of the NP rules is to remove it from other platforms in order to avoid unnecessary sale duplications), only to find that Afternic had it for sale, with the entire checkout process unhindered.

I emailed them to request it's removal, as the previous owner may not have updated his domain listings with them, so mistakes do happen in a case like Afternic because the listings are predominantly managed by the domain owners.

In your case, it could be that one of the previous owners of the Uber.com domain had it listed on Afternic sometime in the past, as Uber themselves would not likely have it listed there? On the other hand, if your purchase was made on GoDaddy or another expired-domain platform, then perhaps you'd have had a chance at the possibility ... never the less, this is what dreams are made of :D

 

[Bram C.]

That reminds me. A few years ago I bought Banana.com for $2,000 USD if I remember correctly. Turned out to be a mistake as well and my credit card wasn't charged

 

[tinydomainmonster]

That reminds me. A few years ago I bought Banana.com for $2,000 USD if I remember correctly. Turned out to be a mistake as well and my credit card wasn't charged

My card was charged, I paid using paypal.

I wonder if this is similar to the google.com case, where someone had bought google.com and the card was charged and google paid him $12,000. Can't paste links so you'd have to google the story.

 

[NameAgency]

I bough dogs .com a few months ago

https://www.namepros.com/threads/the-day-i-bought-dogs-com-for-750.835784/

 

[Bram C.]

My card was charged, I paid using paypal.

I wonder if this is similar to the google.com case, where someone had bought google.com and the card was charged and google paid him $12,000. Can't paste links so you'd have to google the story.

I doubt you'll get money out of this (other than a refund of course). Afternic isn't Google

 

[AEProgram]

Really want to see how this turns out.. Idn or mistake. Obviously zero chance you got one of the biggest four letter domains in the world so I wonder why you wasted such time and effort.

given everybody uses the app and few go to the site maybe uber decided to just sell it for 200 bucks so they can reinvest in their business, after all the 5 quadzillion dollars they raised so far might not be enough

 

[OpticPhreak]

That was a pricey risk you took there. A little bit of common sense goes a long way.

 

[tinydomainmonster]

Did you try responding and making a higher offer? Maybe 300?

No it was listed at $200 buy now price at Afternic.

 

[alcy]

Hi everyone,

I just bought the domain name UBER.com at Afternic.com for $200 buy now price and my credit card was charged.

The seller approved the sale almost instantly and the status changed to Escrow/Transfer.

What do you think happens now?

I think now you get called a troll

 

[deez007]

Trademark, drop asap!

seriously thou, someone the other day purchased hi.com for 20 bucks on some other platform.

HOLLY COW!! are u serious?? Hi.com was bought for $20?