Advice for newbie please

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?url=dragonriders.co.uk

His name wasn't Mike was it?

Looks like the traffic is probably genuine.

 

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Originally Posted by aqls
Does Nominet keep a historical record of domain ownership?

Yes.

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Originally Posted by aqls
If so, is it publicly available?

No.
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Jay Daley
Director of IT
Nominet UK

 

I have now replied to the email with a link to the DRS section of nominet.
The ball is now in his court. I'll reconsider my next move if he should reply which I think unlikely..

Thanks for all comments

Dave

 

He mentions Dollars as he is based in Australia. It is, (was) some kind of fanzine based site with a heavy emphasis on a new movie being made. "Eragon"

Googles cash is still there;
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cach...w.dragonriders.co.uk&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1

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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site:www.dragonriders.co.uk


I feel for him as he has put a lot of work into it. Traffic will die very quickly in its current state.


Sell for £100. He can't quibble over that and you have just made 25% of your DAC fee back on your first catch.

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Agreed. It's pretty tough on him. Other option is to get him to contact the registrar that screwed up to contact you to buy it back as goodwill

S

 

Whilst I do have some sympathy for him, it seems that he did have the opportunity to renew and chose not to.

I do now feel that he is genuine as he has replied saying that

"...During the suspension process, my company told me i could pay $80 to get it back. That was absolutely rediculous...."

When he says $80 I suspect he means the £80 nominet fee. I'm not sure of exchange rate but if he thought $80 was too much I can't see him paying £100+ transfer fees. I doubt if he would even pay the transfer fee as that can't be too far off $80. He obviously did have the option of renewing and chose not to.

I'm still considering my options though, so any further thoughts appreciated.

Dave

 

I would suggest letting him have the name back (he pays xfer fees etc) and come to some arrangement with a link on his site or something.

 

Agreed, it's not like you're taking on BT, pricewaterhouse or someone fun.

-aqls-

 

I refer you to my previous post on this subject

 

I had the same idea myself before I saw this post. I think that probably is an amicable solution, but I would need some confirmation that he was the genuine owner, although I am inclined now to believe him.