Question : Is it legal for a company to buy a domain that I was going to purchase?
I have been looking around the internet for a Domain Name for my company (which mostly does free charity work), I typed the domain I wanted into one of those Domain Search Engines on Friday, and then purchased it through IPowerWeb. It takes about 3 days for Ipower to purchase the domain, and in that time period, someone with the email "domainsales@gmail.com", purchased the domain name and is now trying to sell it to me for a ridiculous price. I was wondering the legality on this, especially since they got it through me searching a domain purchasing site.
- asked by blakegadams
All Answers: Answer #1Since the email comes from a gmail account, it sounds like a phishing scheme to me.
- answered by Carole
Answer #2
Without knowing all the details (the sites yousearched , the fine print), its hard to say. It isdefinitely a SLEAZY practice. BTW,How do you know,for sure, that they only got the domain becauseyou searched for it?
- answered by ANSWERMAN
Answer #3
Perfectly legal. Your intermediatary should nothave taken so long to have secured the site inthis fast-paced world. Imagine that you wantedthe last hot product from the store shelf, but ittook you three days to reach for it; you'dprobably miss out. However, the fact that another'phantom' company mysteriously snatched up theexact same address as you while iPowerWeb was'securing' the purchase of your site seemsincredibly convienient, that's just my take.
- answered by themayorbynight
Answer #4
It is best to register domain names using an ICANNaccredited registrar. You can find a list ofaccredited registrars at
http://www.internic.net/regist.html .
- answered by JohnCandyCo
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