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?

 

[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.

 

[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

 

[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

--

 

[dname]

It was close

 

[tinydomainmonster]

It was close

Haha, it was a fun ride while it lasted

 

[wot]

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

 

[PhpOG]

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

 

[tinydomainmonster]

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

Well for around 20 minutes before I decided to pay for the domain the website Uber.com wasn't loading for me, the whois said it would expire on 2020 but still I thought if such a famous site isn't loading there might be a chance I'd get it. That's why I decided to act on it.

 

[AEProgram]

Well for around 20 minutes before I decided to pay for the domain the website Uber.com wasn't loading for me, the whois said it would expire on 2020 but still I thought if such a famous site isn't loading there might be a chance I'd get it. That's why I decided to act on it.

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

 

[PhpOG]

ROFL

 

[Atta]

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

 

[Edward Wang]

wow you're rich man

 

[tinydomainmonster]

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

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

 

[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

 

[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?

 

[frostify]

Well last fall some guy bought Google.com for $12 on Google Domains.
(Don't want to get in trouble for posting a link but just google "Guy Buys Google.com for $12")

 

[TRY]

If something is too good to be true it Almost always is.

 

[mikenormal]

If something is too good to be true it Almost always is.

Yes, EX.com was for sale for $799 on Sedo on Wednesday. I let somebody else buy it.

 

[Ritesh Chauhan]

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?

Happy to hear...
its like dare to dream...
You know its UBER, and still you dare to buy...?

happy that you had get refund as per earliest.....


"Its like, i had purchased 4l.com CHIP @ 200$ , months ago, on DomainAgents.com BIN
and the seller never responded...
At last, Its a totally waste of time..."