Namejet e-mail taking back auction name after 80 days

[michaelp]

I just got an e-mail from NameJet that they were taking back my domain I purchased after 80 days. Is this part of their terms of service? I had thought 40 days was the max they were allowed to go in and take back. The name is registered at Fabulous Names. Is this legal?

[Adam Dicker]

This doesn't seem right, they are not connected with Fabulous so not sure how they can get the name.

-=DCG=-

[TheLegendaryJP]

80 days!

Wow. care to share more info?

[tekz999]

Well, what did they say? What is their side of the story?

[DomainsInc]

they are going to need your co-operation to get it back. i wouldn't give it back.

[michaelp]

I purchased the name on Nov. 17th. I got an e-mail from them today:

Here is the e-mail:

We regret to inform you that a domain you recently purchased through a pre-release auction has been cancelled by the registrar of record, as allowed by the NameJet Agreement. We are not provided with specific details and therefore do not have any further information to provide.

As a result of this Registrar request, we will be refunding the entire auction fee and removing the domain from your account within the next few days. Please be assured that this is a rare occurrence, and we do apologize for the inconvenience.

Domain: (name removed)
Order: (number removed) Pending Reversal
Auction Fee Credit:$69.00

If you need further details and explanation of the process, please see the NameJet Terms of Use, towards the end of Section 4:
http://www.namejet.com/Pages/terms.a...rms%20of%20Use

Should you have any questions or need technical support assistance, please visit our Support Center found under the HELP / Support Center link. Our staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Thank you for your NameJet participation. We do appreciate your business with us.

Sincerely,
Ben H.
Technical Support

[TheLegendaryJP]

First off, why hide the name?

Any way, Id push it asap to another account or transfer out.

[Banned: theinvestor]

unbelievable...

[michaelp]

First off, why hide the name?

Any way, Id push it asap to another account or transfer out.

I removed the name only to protect myself should I have to go to court.

I wanted to push to NetSol but it had a registrar lock. And, they have already moved from my account as of today!

[TheLegendaryJP]

So hiding the name does what for you legally?

Nothing and now that they took it already you will spend easily between $5000-$XXXXX to fight for it back which as you know may not be the end result. How you cannot push/transfer a name after 80 days is amazing to me, usually its 30 dyas +/-.

[taktikz]

Isn't Registrar lock 60 days with NJ? Good luck with this. I'd be pretty pissed off.

[michaelp]

Each registrar sets their own time. Apparently for Fabulous it is 90 days. Yes, I am upset. It is a matter of principle to me that I feel I just got (*Y&(&* and no one said thank you.

[TheLegendaryJP]

If a fab account had a 90 day lock it is the longest lock I ever heard of, maybe why they like using them lol

Again, what was the name?

[Onward]

This sounds very strange. So they already took the name from your account? what's the name?

[dmyre]

That's unbelievable, and it just doesn't seem fair.
I had something similar after winning a dynadot auction, but it was within days, not months.

[katherine]

The previous owner can still redeem the domain even after it's been awarded in auction.
That's why domains won through NJ remain auction-locked for 6 weeks.

Same with GoDaddy auctions, names can still be taken back some time after you won them, but it seldom happens.

[Makis77]

80 days is about 11 and half weeks, what kind of registrar lock is this one?
Domainers pay all the money yet they are the ones that get screwed being on last level of the pyramid.

[Gerry]

I don't understand this:

We regret to inform you that a domain you recently purchased through a pre-release auction has been cancelled by the registrar of record, as allowed by the NameJet Agreement. We are not provided with specific details and therefore do not have any further information to provide.

How can a name be cancelled?
Does pre-release mean it was dropping, went to auction (yes, I know it does), but it was so far out in the pre-release that there was enough time between when it was won and the owner was still allowed to be taken out of redemption by the owner???

Why do people keep f'cking around with these auction places like that.

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Or was it canceled because the new owner did not renew the name?

[electronic]

That happened to our company about 6 months ago: NameJet and Fabulous.

The time elapsed was about a week, not months.

[katherine]

6-week auction locks begins after the name has been awarded to you.