Namecheap

[grzepa]

So i was looking for a domain name to buy @namecheap today after i tried several different ones i finally found the one i wanted, i clicked "add to cart" i got error "failed to add" or something similar, then i refresh the page and that domain is now a "premium" domain and they want $500 for it, before it was $2.
Hmm..

[HTMwrestling]

Ran in to similar problems not long ago. "Premium" domains are such a fucking scam.

[baddog]

Shades of 1999

[NALEM]

Lots of the registrars have their own marketplace, and many are resellers. Recently I was searching a domain, and it appears as a premium available for 1999. When tracing it back to the original listing platform is was 1500, before negotiations began.

[ZTT]

The above post is correct, but it could also be that new TLDs (gTLDs) reserve and/or price up all remotely decent keywords.

Sometimes only the initial registration is higher, but often the renewals are too. So for example you can register a crap .xyz for 99 cents, but Shopify recently paid the $10k registration fee for shop.xyz and will be paying $10k every year in renewals.

[Cameltoepro]

Does escrow.com let you make payments on premium domains?

[AmeliaG]

So i was looking for a domain name to buy @namecheap today after i tried several different ones i finally found the one i wanted, i clicked "add to cart" i got error "failed to add" or something similar, then i refresh the page and that domain is now a "premium" domain and they want $500 for it, before it was $2.
Hmm..

Can you just register it some place else like usual or is it owned by them or somehow special?

[adultchatpay]

try other registrars

[brassmonkey]

dont add real name just do a similar. im not skooling u on it

[mixing]

I've heard of this happening before.. As previously mentioned, go try plugging it in at another registrar like DynaDot or NameSilo and see if it shows as a premium...