@bob you speak as if you know more . “the inability of the vast majority of us to acquire an expired domain except through SnapNames, Namejet, or Pool auction, than I am that he got bit in the ass by an employee.” “collusion and restraint of trade” ?
Do tell . What would you propose would be the best way to reallocate expired domains ?
Please feel free to contact us at the above email as well

This is an “industry” where a major registrar, Tucows (among others), every day just appropriates (read “steals”) expired domain names. Where’s the outrage at that? They brag about it to their shareholders for crying out loud. WTF???

ICANN is an utter joke. There is no credible supervision for any of these clowns.

Bend over domainers.

In an industry where absolute control of product, supply lines, distribution channels and pricing is in the hands of vertical monopolies and inter-locking, inter-related major corporate interests, this attention on the misadventures of Nelson/Whoever-Whatsis is akin to concern about a pimple in a sea of acne.

An employee of a company engaged in rigging the aftermarket was caught rigging a few auctions? And, he learned how to do so by working where and watching whom?

Monte Cahn’s made a personal fortune, in part, by gaming a system he was instrumental in building. It’s an admirable achievement, regardless. But, I’m a lot more concerned about the inability of the vast majority of us to acquire an expired domain except through SnapNames, Namejet, or Pool auction, than I am that he got bit in the ass by an employee.

It would be a shame if this incident detracted from the essential, overall focus on industry-wide collusion and restraint of trade.

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Snapnames.com ripoff Portland Oregon
*UPDATE by author…

Snapnames.com
Phone: 800-385 4075
Fax: 503-274 9749 115 NW 1st Ave, Suite 300
Portland, Oregon 97209
U.S.A.

Submitted: Monday, July 24, 2006
Last posting: Friday, November 06, 2009
venice, California

Snapnames.com is a company that registers internet domain nmaes. In this example when I searched for a business their domain name had expired and snap names popped up instead with an offer to secure the domain in an auction. I thought I would be interested in that so I placed a bid and secured the domain several weeks later.

When snapnames advised me that the requirements were finished they refered me to the entity that will set up the web site. When I went to the site and entered the password, it would not allow me to log in. I waited severla days and like wise I could not log in.

I called the 415 area code number listeed and you’ll never guess the call patched through to India with a person who I could not understand nor she me?
Frustrated I called again and exactly the same experience. In the mean time I obtained no less than 7 pass words and none would get me past the error user not registered phase.

When I called snapnames in Portland i spoke with a very nice and patient person and explained that I was not satisfied and wanted to cancel the purchase and she had a tech by the name of Roger get on the line asking me if I needed tech support?When I said no he hung up?!!

Calling back I asked for an explanation and he said well you said you didnt want help so i hung up?
I snet them two emails and they say they arnet formated correctly and that the emails were attched?
What the heck kind of nonsense is this?
When we as consumers bid and obtain a domain and are sent to the next step only to wind up over seas dealing with persons who refer you back to snapnames who says all sales are final?

Well all sales are not final all sales using a credit card are subject to review by the card company and the actions of snapnames are subject to a review of the consumers affairs beaureau of Oregon or the city of Portland?

And finally the court of consumer opinion.

If snapnames wnats to dump consumers to overseas entities who cannot communicate effectively and are impotent to resolve the issue of not being able to log on, then who needs snapnames?
I want to unite this deal and will see to it that it will be untied.

Stewart
venice, California
U.S.A.

“something ought to change…”