Recently received a phone call on a domain name.

[GoQuickly]

Domain is a .com

It's previous owner called me and threatened me, said I was a thief and con artist on american businesses. Said he had paid to buy it through yellow pages and they had no right to make it public again.

I explained how domains work and are processed upon not renewing.

Am I the only one this happens to?

 

[Name Trader]

We all get such emails occasionally from disgruntled former owners threatening all kinds of retaliation. I've never had anyone take it any further because possession is still 9/10'ths of the law, and they know that. Tell him to take it up with whoever he paid his money to.

 

[alien51]

How did you get the domain anyway?

 

[GoQuickly]

How did you get the domain anyway?

I had it on my to-catch list.

Dropcatch from Pending Delete.

I figure if your sites been down for ~90 days you would do something about it.

Has registered it since 2007

 

[DnEbook]

so what did she say when you explained the process ??

 

[BookWorm]

This thread seems to crop up every so often, and the replies are always the same.

 

[Dave_Z]

Has registered it since 2007

You registered it since 2007, and that person found out only now?

Anyway, you're in good company. It's one of those so-called occupational hazards.

I'd be really concerned if that person made threats and made good on them.

 

[alien51]

Said he had paid to buy it through yellow pages and they had no right to make it public again.

I'm not sure what he meant by this, though.

 

[gemstar]

I got that also. Just like foreclosure. You lost your property how can the last owner say anything.

 

[cache]

if you are not renewing it because of the threat, may I know your list of top domains? +

 

[gemstar]

:hehe: