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I've got a couple of points:
a) Nominet transfers may take a while longer than .coms but I feel that it does give us extra protection. You only have to read the .com domain forums to see that top .com/.net domains are always being stolen. It seems to be a lot harder to steal a .co.uk (the thief would have to forge documents which could mean a prison sentence) and if you've got a large portfolio it certainly gives peace of mind.
b) Sedo say they need £100 for the work involved but if they work in dollars it's $100 (that's £56). That's some difference. That's my main gripe with sedo - they could easily convert the $100 minimum fee to pounds or euros but you can't blame them for dragging their heals - the profit level on Nominet names done in pounds must be very nice. I've done some .com sales thro' sedo and there is actually some extra work to do that they don't have to do on .uk domains - for example they do offer to transfer a .com domain into a Sedo account and then back out again. That's extra work done manually by them. Perhaps we're subsidising the .com market! And as Laskos says most of the donkey work is done by us. Those of us that have sold many .co.uk domains know the Nominet procedure inside out and never involve sedo. They say that we can price our domains in dollars to get a cheaper deal and I've done that but bidders definitely bid less in dollars and are maybe put off from bidding all. So come on sedo - give us a $100 min fee but priced in pounds. Many thanks.
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