For Sale Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .org

[888]

It's official:

http://www.pir.org/news.html

.ORG name holders now have an additional 30 days to recover name if inadvertently deleted...

 

[stuff]

Thanks for that info 888

 

[mohno]

 

[peter]

mothe******

Why did they do that?

 

[888]

Funny thing is I've not seen the RGP status in the PIR whois. Anyone?

 

[actnow]

Going back to that basic point. Who makes out with this new policy?

Who gets the the $ 150? fee for redeming the name out of the grace period? Registrar?

If it goes to drop - what does the registrar get? "0"

So, isn't logical that PIR wants to make the registrars happy? And, does PIR get a piece of the fee? I don't know.

If it goes to drop. And, the original owner wants the name again. Or, the new buyer sells the name. Who makes the money? "US"

I am sure PIR says that it is in the best interest of domain owners. But, it is another way for the registrars to make a profit.

So, logically, who does the new policy effects the most?

 

[Beachie]

Originally posted by 888
Funny thing is I've not seen the RGP status in the PIR whois. Anyone?

I have - it says "PENDING DELETE - RESTORABLE"

 

[Steen]

Will this meen we will be able to track drop dates but not drop times?

Will it become the same/similar to the way Verisign runs drops?

A little confused..

 

[Beachie]

Originally posted by devildude8989
Will this meen we will be able to track drop dates but not drop times?

Will it become the same/similar to the way Verisign runs drops?

A little confused..

It's not entirely clear, but I expect we'll see a set drop time like the current system for COM/NET

 

[Steen]

Darnit, I was plannig on getting into the less cometitive .org dropping(s)

I heard it was very easy to beat out the big boys.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by devildude8989
Darnit, I was plannig on getting into the less cometitive .org dropping(s)

I heard it was very easy to beat out the big boys.

It was - but I think that is over now. I'm glad I took advantage of the window of opportunity that was open for a few months after PIR took over the registry from Verisign.

 

[Sharpy]

.org woot!

 

[actnow]

I picked up a number of great .org over the past month.

And, I kept questioning myself. "Why are these names available?" They must not be worth anything!

Now, I am kicking myself that I did not keep buying.

I was doing some simple searches on .org names this morning. And, I typed in a name, thinking that would be a great name to own. To my surprise, I bought it last month.

However, don't think that BD is not also shopping .org's They have picked up some nice ones, too. Like DomainStore.org, etc

 

[David G]

Originally posted by Duke It was - but I think that is over now. I'm glad I took advantage of the window of opportunity that was open for a few months after PIR took over the registry from Verisign.

Good job Duke and great vision. I looked at your org list located at brandsplus.com. Likely the #-1 .org portfolio! I too have talked about the value of org for a few yrs., always ranking it as one of the top extensions, #-2 as a tld non-cc behind .com (and ahead of net biz & info, depending on the business category to a degree).

It's really surprising so many domainers devalue org so much and missunderstand or downplay its usage and value. In the past I did many posts about that but normally got criticized for it and had to defend my position, that's why I no longer go into any detail on it anymore.

 

[actnow]

Duke,
Went to your site. Great names! And, I like your write-ups.

 

[Duke]

Thanks Actnow and RN. While I was picking them up I didn't know it was only a temporary opportunity that presented itself with the registry changeover from Verisign to PIR. Now that PIR has instituted their own RGP and is likely to follow with a set drop time like com and net, the easy pickings are probably over.

It is true that BuyDomains has been targetting good .orgs. They got several that I had Snaps on. I didn't really realize how lucky I was to get that many good ones until the past week or two when I saw the good drops you could grab by hand have basically disappeared. I will probably get one good one a week at best now - where I was finding 15-20 before.