can you expalin what godaddy is doing here

[smashfactory]

you know how when you go to check on a name at godaddy, they now have this "option" to buy these overpriced "premium" names?

i was checking on several names and just could not believe the prices they were asking- most had little google results and nada overture, and ALL the tlds were avail! yes they are asking insane prices for these names!

so i looked up 3 random names- coffeelogos.com, bunsteamer.com and candyfrogs.com- all nearly a grand- and all the who is info is the same:


[whois.fabulous.com]

bunsteamer.com is FOR SALE.
Please visit www.bunsteamer.com for price and purchasing.

Domain bunsteamer.com:
Domain Active Pty. Ltd.
PO Box 262
Clayfield, QLD 4011 AU

Administrative contact:
Technical contact:
Billing contact:
Domain Active Pty. Ltd.
Domain Hostmaster
[email protected]
PO Box 262
Clayfield, QLD 4011 AU
Phone: +61.7 3018 5100
Fax: +61.7 3018 5101

Record dates:
Record created on: 2005-01-13 08:57:36 UTC
Record modified on: 2007-01-14 08:25:46 UTC
Record expires on: 2008-01-13 UTC

Nameservers:
ns1.fabulous.com:
64.15.205.211
ns2.fabulous.com:
64.15.205.212


candyfrogs.com is FOR SALE.
Please visit www.candyfrogs.com for price and purchasing.

Domain candyfrogs.com:
Domain Active Pty. Ltd.
PO Box 262
Clayfield, QLD 4011 AU

Administrative contact:
Technical contact:
Billing contact:
Domain Active Pty. Ltd.
Domain Hostmaster
[email protected]
PO Box 262
Clayfield, QLD 4011 AU
Phone: +61.7 3018 5100
Fax: +61.7 3018 5101

Record dates:
Record created on: 2004-11-02 07:47:50 UTC
Record modified on: 2006-11-03 08:15:10 UTC
Record expires on: 2007-11-02 UTC

Nameservers:
ns1.fabulous.com:
64.15.205.211
ns2.fabulous.com:
64.15.205.212



and coffeelogos was the same as these- if you go to the pages, they are fabulous pages- now..... why are fabulous names showing up on godaddy pages for sale like this- why didnt godaddy just hoard names and sell them for crazy prices? and who is this company?

 

[GAMEFINEST]

:lol: candyfrogs.com


godaddy and fabz might be partners..

 

[Johnn]

Now I know why you have pain from your arm.

 

[smashfactory]

:lol: candyfrogs.com


godaddy and fabz might be partners..

ya think? fab is the registrar, but who is the admin- wouldnt they be the one in partnership?

 

[GAMEFINEST]

Now I know why you have pain from your arm.

:lol:

 

[katherine]

domainactive.com

Thank you for visiting DomainActive.com

Domain Active Pty Ltd is one of the world’s largest domain name owners.

If you are interested in one of our domain names please complete the form below:

Anybody knows them ?

 

[Honan]

ya think? fab is the registrar, but who is the admin- wouldnt they be the one in partnership?

Domain Active Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dark Blue Sea Ltd,
Dark Blue Sea Ltd own Fabulous
Fabulous has agreements to list their 400k names with over half the retail registrars, according to a March 07 company announcement on the Australian Stock exchange
I think they also signed up with TDNAM and BuyDomains


http://finance.google.com/finance?q=ASX:DBS

 

[smashfactory]

thanks joe! so nice when someone actually has a useful reply!