Proof positive that you have no clue...

> I highly recommend http://www.godaddy.com
> 8.99 for a domain - excellent service.
> Some rip-offs actually have the gall to charge over $20 in this day and
> age.

I'm sorry to hijack this thread with a quai-attack on our beloved "newbie", but his comment tells us a lot.

Companies that sell domains for a higher price than discounters like Godaddy, NameCheap, etc, are not ripoffs. You see, in the world of retail, there are those that are discounters and those that offer the same product that the discounters sell but offer more value at a higher price. They do this because, well, for one thing, they have to if they want to be in the same market as the discounter.

For the most part, if you buy domains from a reputable registrar like Moniker or registrar/parking service like Fabulous, you not only get your domain but you get SUPERB customer service and much more domain security than you do with Godaddy and other discounters. Moniker, for instance, has a smaller customer base than godaddy, but they also have better customer service and domain/account security.

They don't charge $XX for domain registration because they are rip-offs. They do it because they have to ensure they have the money it takes to give the superb customer service/support and the greater security. Again, as I stated in that other thread of yours, everything costs money in one way or another.

With your definition of a scammer, all mom and pops who sell name brand products that Walmart sells but charge more than walmart are scammers, even though the wholesale price they pay for their products is actually the retail price walmart charges, in many cases.

The only way for a small guy to compete with the discounters is to cater to a niche. Find a niche, give them what they want, add value, and charge a price they will pay and that will allow you to make the necessary revenue you need to keep the business going.

That's absolutely, positively, 130%, NOT TRUE and is the mentality of a person who has no clue about what they are talking about.

Not everyone is looking to buy at the cheapest price. The poor, especially, tend to not realize this (especially the ones that have no clue at all about business). Not that i am denigrating the poor, after all, I am poor. It's just that we are very guilty of making assumptions of certain types of things without actually knowing much about said "things".

You know what? Given your previous thread and now this post, I am literally getting sick of actually explaining all this basic stuff to someone who obviously has no clue about anything yet claims to know that everyone who does something that doesn't fit his definition of "not a scam" is a scammer.

I'm not a religious man, but may God help you (and keep you).