What's wrong with resellers?

[Christian Taylor]

I hear a lot about people not liking enom resellers. Example: "I don't care for Namecheap because they are an enom reseller." What's wrong with enom? I never had an issue with my time at Namecheap. I did end up switching because other registrars are cheaper - is that where the problem lies? I suppose since both enom and Namecheap have to have a profit margin, that can drive up the cost.

 

[Name Trader]

NameCheap is accredited by ICANN for many years...
Why they are still doing business (for some gTLDs) under eNom - I don't understand...

I think they are very aware of what happened in the the large eNom reseller that went bankrupt a few years back. There name escapes me. Ahh yes... Registerfly. They don't want to break something which is not broken. IMHO.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

ELB, Alpnames = LogicBoxes panel.
Bulk AUTH-codes export is impossible there.

I have ~1.2K domains with these registrars cumulatively - and at now it is a BIG problem for me... ))))

 

[TerriJ]

NC - is a registrar of Russian diaspora in the USA...

I noticed a lot of Slavic names from the support agents.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Not agents only... their management as well.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I think they are very aware of what happened in the the large eNom reseller that went bankrupt a few years back. There name escapes me. They don't want to break something which is not broken. IMHO.

I think that eNom has lower prices from some Registries than NC, that's why they still use it...

 

[Name Trader]

Anybody who uses the eNom servers can be blacklisted as trademark violators because of enom's contract with LegitScript.com on a list it is impossible to get off. That includes almost all NameCheap.domains. A definite negative downside for both enom and namecheap.