More on the GoDaddy dot ME (.me) Fiasco
As was postulated on the previous posting of this dot ME subject, GoDaddy Giveth and GoDaddy Taketh Away.
So after receiving a receipt and then a confirmation email that I was the proud new owner of three bouncing baby websites with a dot me extension, I was elated. Cigars all around.
Well that birth was aborted. GD sent an email about an hour later that said they were real sorry but those domains had been previously sold. Remember that term “Previously Sold !” they also said I would get a full refund for the money that I gave them in one business day. Remember that term, “One Business Day !”
So yesterday I got a very nice telephone call from Jennifer at GoDaddy. She was really very sorry that they had to strip me of my happiness. (My description, not what she really said, but what she meant anyway.) I was not upset in the least, thanked her for calling, told her GoDaddy was my least favorite registrar and that I mostly did not like their “In Your Face” crappy website. They CONSTANTLY try to sell you something, buy this, buy this, buy this.
Jennifer said I would be getting a full refund within “48 Hours.” 48 Hours from when? What happened to the one business day? GoDaddy got to use many millions of dollars to draw interest on for a few days, you can just bet on that, and in my opinion they knew just EXACTLY what they were doing.
I actually was very nice to Jennifer. It is not her fault she works for a shitty company. Oh by the way, “if there was anything that I wanted to purchase today while she was on the phone, that GD would consider a slight discount.” …
So after reading many other messages about this whole mess I found out that there was a new website to auction off dot ME domains that there had been more than one buyer for. So I went to the dot ME auction website and surprise! Two of the domains that I had bought and paid for were listed on the GoDaddy auction site. Turns out that they had not been sold to someone else after all. Someone on another Blog called this Bait and Switch. Is it?
So I tried to register to bid in the auction. I was told I did not have permission. So I sent an email to GD very politely asking how might I get permission to register for the auction. I received an email this morning from GD that said they were very sorry but only people that had made purchases and then had them taken away would be able to register for the auction. Huhh? WTF?
So I very politely sent them another message back stating that I was one of those same unfortunates and gave them my receipt number. We’ll see what happens today, but I think the auction starts tomorrow. so this just might be a way to shut out every one except GD’s best butt buddies. I’ll let you know what happens.
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Tell us what you think about this whole raw deal. Are we going to soar to new heights with our favorite dot ME domain, or crash and burn into a brick wall? Leave your comments below.
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Rich
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Pingback by Dot Me Domains! - Page 2 - Domain Name Forum — July 19, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
I’ve send a ticket to GoDaddy about these auctions and of course I didn’t get a response yet. Where did these auctions come from? From the landrush or it’s just GoDaddys’s trick to steal the money from the most popular domains? How is that possible that these domains were available to buy? Damn…
Comment by plejm — July 19, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
Dot me Domains - thanks for the ping, and I posted on your website.
Comment by rich — July 19, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
Plejm,
Your guess is as good as mine, but I suspect something along the lines of fraud.
Thanks for the comment.
Comment by rich — July 19, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
I donno man, I wouldn’t be too upset with GoDaddy. Pretty much all of the domain name registrars are filing through thousands of problems just like this because of the way domain names are purchased. If I wanted to get in on the rush, I would have gone to a higher power like enom.com. The problem still lies in the fact that things don’t go on the books immediatly after purchase, so people with multiple registrars can pick up the same domain without even knowing it.
I guess it does kind of knock down GoDaddy a few notches in my book though. I’d like to see the provider with the best and fastest registrations step up!
Comment by The Net Fool — July 20, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
To The Net Fool,
I sure wish someone would step up and straighten this mess out. In the world of quicker than instant communication can there not be a master database. I’m not buying that they didn’t know.
It’s a datbase man. There is a database “somewhere” that all the registrars must tie in to. It ain’t rocket science.
Thanks for the comment, your knowledge and opinion is much appreciated.
Rich
Comment by rich — July 20, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
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Pingback by Did You Purchase Your dot ME (.me) Domain Yet? | LinkMoney.org — July 30, 2008 @ 1:49 am
Rich, I am one of your fellow godaddy haters. I guess it is not that bad, but they spam you forever after you buy a domain. I will Digg this, I would like to let other people know of Godaddy’s little mistake. That is just a rip off! I kept reading and was surprised at how badly they treated you!
Comment by Nathaniel — August 4, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
@Nathaniel,
Hate is a little strong, but sure am pissed off with them. I have moved them over to my least favorite hosting company, and slowly am weaning my sites off of GD.
Only problem is, they seem to be the ones controlling TDNAM, The Domain Name After Market, sales of expired domains, and I am a sucker for them.
Some of them come with Google juice and even if you lose it upon reorganization, it comes back fairly quick because some of these domains are 5 or 6 years old.
Thanks for the DIGG. There is a movement of a class-action but I don’t put much faith in them. Usually the lawyers get the goods.
Keep in touch.
Rich
Comment by rich — August 4, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
I HATE godaddy for domain buying and their hosting. I will never, ever, ever use them again after a ton of problems I had when I naively first tried them when I was just a newbie to building sites and such.
Comment by Chelle — August 10, 2008 @ 6:41 pm
Don’t hold back Chelle - tell us what you really think!
LOL
As I said before, I have moved them into my least favorite registrar and hosting company. I still buy TDNAM domains from them, but usually set them up somewhere else.
Thanks for the comment.
Rich
Comment by rich — August 10, 2008 @ 7:29 pm