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Originally Posted by ajpiii
 OMG and to think the guy is actually getting bids |
Yup, most people don't understand IDNs and assume they are bidding on alphanumeric domains. The seller obviously saw the real
JokersWild.com auction and wanted to prey upon the ignorant. So he registered JokersW
íhald.com on the same day the auction started for the real "JokersWild.com" domain.
Domain Name: XN--JOKERSWLD-M5A.COM (JokersWíhald.com)
Registrar: KEY-SYSTEMS GMBH
Whois Server: whois.rrpproxy.net
Referral URL:
http://www.key-systems.net
Name Server: B.DNSVR.COM
Name Server: C.DNSVR.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 05-jan-2005
Creation Date: 04-jan-2005
Expiration Date: 04-jan-2006
People also prey upon users at the Afternic Bazaar in the same manner. This is because unlink the regular Afternic, the Bazaar does not yet support IDN listings. Both Ebay and and the AB really can't do anything about this to protect the unknowing users.