Re: [ga] Tiered (Variable) Pricing

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Given the large number of ICANN accredited registrars
http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html, there should be no
excuse that a registry cannot line up registrars to distribute their TLD in
the market. We find it hard to believe that the market with hundreds of
registrar dealers and millions of registrant consumers is so inefficient
that a good TLD would go completely unwanted. Rather, we believe the market
is efficient and that the simple laws of supply and demand will separate
those TLDs that deserve to prosper and those that deserve to fail.

Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Karl Auerbach" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Gomes, Chuck"
<cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] Tiered (Variable) Pricing


> I think he means that if no registrars decided to sell domains in your
tld,
> a restriction against you selling them yourself would be disastrous.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong, but that is what I thought he meant.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karl Auerbach" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Tiered (Variable) Pricing
>
>
> > Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> >
> > > Also, this should not be taken as a criticism of registrars.  They
have
> > > the right to make their own business decisions with respect to what
TLDs
> > > they want to sell.
> >
> > Modulo the fact that at the time we became locked-into a given
> > registry/TLD we had no real choices (except to refrain from using the
> > net) and that thus we are captive customers who deserve protection.
> >
> > I'm all for allowing businesses to make choices - but some of us aren't
> > even being allowed to be in the business at all (e.g. my .ewe TLD or
> > IOD's .web).
> >
> >    At the same time, affected  registries should not be
> > > held hostage by registrars who elect not to support their TLD.
> >
> > My brain may have faded - but how does a registrar hold a registry
> > hostage?  (I bet the answer is obvious and I know it and that I'm about
> > to have a "I could'a had a V8" moment.)
> >
> > --karl--
> >
> >
> >
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