I too believe NetRegistry's fees are incredibly excessive in this
circumstance.

I'd be interested to know your findings as to a registrar with better
transfer fees.

Cheers



On 1/2/07, Michael Baker <michaelbaker&#167;iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>  Tony,
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> There is plenty of registrar's out there who do not charge for Tranfser's
> and will equal out a lot cheaper when its renewal time all it takes is a
> simple google search J
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> *From:* dns-bounces+michaelbaker=iinet.net.au&#167;dotau.org [mailto:
> dns-bounces+michaelbaker=iinet.net.au&#167;dotau.org] *On Behalf Of *Tony Owen
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:36 PM
> *To:* .au DNS Discussion List
> *Subject:* Re: [DNS] Transfer of Domains
>
>
>
> I do abide by the rules, which is why I posted a question on this forum
> (to find out what the rules are)
>
>
>
> I have no problem paying a transfer fee, but have a look at
> http://www.whatsinaname.com.au and checkout Melbourne IT's markup ...
>
>
>
> I am not a customer of Melbourne IT, so I am not trying to avoid paying a
> bill ..
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>
>
> I am trying to:
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>
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> a) avoid having a domain registered with them.
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> b) not paying an excessive charge.
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> I consider what I am doing 'good business'
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>
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> Cheers Tony
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Tony Paterson <tony&#167;cmon.com.au>
>
> *To:* '.au DNS Discussion List' <dns&#167;dotau.org>
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:23 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [DNS] Transfer of Domains
>
>
>
> Tony
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>
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> I would suggest that you abide by the rules and pay the necessary charges
>
> and let your financials reflect the expense
>
> Business is business
>
> I can never understand people trying to aviod expenses
>
> Reducing them yes avoiding them no
>
> How would you like it if your customers looked to avoid paying you
>
> Productivity that's the key- it's not so much the costs it how much can
> your business earn
>
> Evaluate the cost and return and if the make or break is $399 then I would
> reevealute the whole transaction
>
> J
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> Happy new year
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dns-bounces+tony=cmon.com.au&#167;dotau.org [mailto:
> dns-bounces+tony=cmon.com.au&#167;dotau.org] On Behalf Of Tony Owen
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 4:56 PM
> To: .au DNS Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Transfer of Domains
>
>
>
> > I'm assuming you mean transfer of registrant, and without wanting to
> start
>
> > a
>
> > reverse auction on this list...
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>
>
> Thanks for the reply,
>
>
>
> Actually I am just buying a business that owns a domain name ... I have
> just
>
> been told by Melbourne IT that as it no longer has the same abn as it did
>
> for the previous owner, I am up for a transfer fee.
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> Cheers Tony
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