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Australian Domain $220 name change fee

by Ducksauce
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I have been looking to buy some Australian .au domains, 2 registrars I have looked at both charge a $220 change of ownership fee. This sounds outrageous, is this a ICANN fee? Anyone know about this?

austdomains. com. au/help_transfers.htm

crazydomains .com .au/help/domain_names.html
#$220 #australian #change #domain #fee
  • Profile picture of the author Ducksauce
    Opps, I meant, looking to buy some with the intention of building some sites and selling them in the future as a going concern.
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  • Profile picture of the author Happy_Balance
    The fee does seem way too high.
    This post gives at least 5 options for Australian domains:
    Don’t get ripped off when registering a new domain name
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  • Profile picture of the author Ducksauce
    A $220 fee to change a domain name owner is in my "little" opinion outrageous.

    Each one I look at, it appears the same. Is this a new outrageous fee on .au domain names? Cheers Chaps.
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    • Profile picture of the author LiamP
      For quite a few years there was a single gatekeeper to buying .au domains. This had a twin effect: 1. high prices 2. a vetting process which hindered domain speculators from grabbing everything.

      Now the market is largely deregulated but you still need to have a registered Australian business to get a .com.au for example

      There is a hangover effect where many .au registrars still charge extortionate prices.

      crazydomains is one registrar who has fair .au prices (around $12)
      I'd suggest if the price is $220 with them, then that's the true market price, and it's likely there's some kind of Australian government charge involved making up the bulk of that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Happy_Balance
    This thread seems to mention a company that is cheaper:
    Plus they are an auDA Accredited Registrar

    Hope that helps
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  • Profile picture of the author Ducksauce
    That company doesn't seem to be active anymore.

    Anyway, looks like a $220 Aussie tax against the dreaded internet, or a "User Fee" as the Aust Gov call taxes now.
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