Problem with HugeDomains.com

[I Heart Noise]

Registered on this forum to confirm - Huge Domains are scumbags. I'm surprised no one sued them out of existence

They currently hold my old domain for 1,800 and when I asked them about negotiation they told me "Buy it now and we'll give you a 100$ discount"

Um, thanks?

 

[Nametree]

Interesting!

Thank you for suggestions - haven't thought about either of those...

Also, an option that is completely unpopular among domainers but I think is worth considering if you already have an established traffic base:

Hyphens. I-H-N is available at the time of this post - still five characters as your original ihrtn but even clearer in my opinion

 

[I Heart Noise]

Thanks again! Great food for thought

 

[DomainGist]

I think HugeDomains should double the price for your domain and renew it for 10 years now that you have written 49 posts slagging off their company and their industry, personally.

Not really gone about this the right way if you wanted to appeal to their better nature and get a substantial discount. You've already driven loads of traffic to the landing page.

Let it go.

 

[I Heart Noise]

I think HugeDomains should double the price for your domain and renew it for 10 years now that you have written 49 posts slagging off their company and their industry, personally.

Not really gone about this the right way if you wanted to appeal to their better nature and get a substantial discount. You've already driven loads of traffic to the landing page.

Let it go.

I'm sorry - you sound like you work for Huge Domains. Do you?

I'm not the only to start a thread about them on NamePros yet you single me out all the time

What is wrong with you?

 

[I Heart Noise]

Priceless, just priceless

I can tell I'll lose out after not being able to see messages from people defending HD to death, no matter what

 

[maya-zir]

I dont see nothing special in this domain.
I wouldnt even reg .net
Just find another one, more easy to remember and in .com
And visit all day HD to make them think you have interes in that domain, make them renewal it.

 

[maya-zir]

Another advice - forget about GD, reg with Namesilo.com and there you get 30 days to renewal your expired domain at a normal reg fee price.

 

[maya-zir]

Priceless, just priceless

I can tell I'll lose out after not being able to see messages from people defending HD to death, no matter what

They dont defend HD, they are against YOU.
HD represents domainers, and you are a potencial end user, they dont like potencial buyers like you.
They dont care about HD, they just cant be on YOUR side

 

[anantj]

iheartnoise.com is taken, so that's out of the question, though it would've been nice if I had it

iheartnoise is available in net, org and several other extensions. It's say iheartnoise.net is much more superior to ihrtn.net (I think that's your new domain, or substitute it with your new .net domain)

I still think its a rip-off/sh*tty business when someone tells you "If you'll order now we'll sell it to you for just 1,700"

Why? Did they scam you to obtain the domain? Do they own the domain fraudulently? Why is a price that is desirable to you fine but a price that is desirable to them shitty and a rip-off? So anything that's expensive is shitty business just because you don't want to pay their price?

when they know there's no way in hell you can afford that as a small guy

Do you know how many "corporations" send inquiries or offers as a poor student/blogger/take your pick of the small guy? Why should they believe you OR, give out their legitimately acquired domain for a random, reduced price?

Oh, btw, I'm a small guy. Do you think Apple would give me their top of the line MacBook pro that costs >$2000 for say $20? I'm a small guy so it must be pretty shitty of Apple to give only a $50 discount occassionally even though I want the MBP for $20

Ps. On another thread you mentioned that you're being slammed (presumably on this thread). Objectively, look at the situation, your behavior and replies on this thread and you might see. Yes, it might not be fair for HD to charge a price that you cannot afford but neither is it scummy, nor is it a rip-off. They have not scammed you, they are not holding you hostage nor have they illegimately acquired your domain. You made a mistake (of letting your domain expire) and they capitalized on it. But it wasn't personally targeted at you. That is their business, say similar to buying a real-estate site whose owner dies without a heir or which is foreclosed.

 

[DomainGist]

Can't see what the annoying man is saying because I put him on ignore, but I agree with the above.... everybody is poor / a student / a struggling small business / the little guy when they are buying something.

Not sure why being poor entitles anybody to anything. I'm not very wealthy, do you think I should go to a Mercedes showroom and tell them that they should only charge me the price of a Skoda?

 

[anantj]

none of it is memorable

I think @Kate meant the domain name and not the phrase "I Heart Noise" (The latter, I like personally. It's quite nice)

 

[mr-x]

Priceless, just priceless

I can tell I'll lose out after not being able to see messages from people defending HD to death, no matter what

I understand why you're upset but you need to acknowledge your own negligence.

Domains stop resolving for 30 days before they delete. During the 30 days, your website / email wasn't working, you could have renewed the domain for less than $20.

Huge Domains hasn't done anything wrong. You have a better domain now and should move on.

 

[sharjeep]

They dont defend HD, they are against YOU.
HD represents domainers, and you are a potencial end user, they dont like potencial buyers like you.
They dont care about HD, they just cant be on YOUR side

Funny, I was just thinking the same thing.

 

[mr-x]

I didn't realize this was an old thread.

 

[Kate]

These threads are timeless.

 

[baldnut]

got to say this thread has been very amusing and even moreso that the domain was released and re-bought by afternic!!

 

[maya-zir]

got to say this thread has been very amusing and even moreso that the domain was released and re-bought by afternic!!

yes, the ex domain owner made very good promo campaign and made the domain valuable.
he just had to sit quite and wait for domain.. it oculd take 1-2 years and now it can be 3-4 years to wait for handreg..