What a pisser!

[Monsterman]

For some reason I decided to look up the word "vino" at godaddy, and to my surprise vino.info was available?

So I purchased it

Dear Dan,

Thank you for ordering from GoDaddy.com! This email contains important information regarding your recent purchase — please save it for reference.

CUSTOMER NUMBER: ..........
LOGIN NAME: ........
RECEIPT NUMBER: ............
ORDER TOTAL: $3.19
CUSTOMER SERVICE: (480) 505-8877


QTY ITEM PRICE 1 .INFO Domain Name Registration- 1 Year $3.19 VINO.INFO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal: $3.19 Shipping & Handling: $0.00 Tax: $0.00 Total: $3.19




and then waited for it to show up in my account. Then I decided to type it in and thats when I knew the party was over.

Has this ever happened to you?

 

[Dotmainer]

yes and no

there is no reason to be pis..d of godaddy,
read a bit around on forum, then you will know that godaddy dont make real time lookup on domain names.

and btw.
Domain Name:VINO.INFO
Created On:26-Jul-2001 21:55:07 UTC
Trademark Name:vino
Trademark Date:1998-07-06

 

[Monsterman]

I am not really pissed...lol

How can you TM vino ???

 

[Dotmainer]

i know VINO is generic (wine in some countries),
but there isnt standing what kind of TM ...
like a question

How you can TM apple ?