Has anyone ever used Go Daddy to buy a domain?

I opened a domain with GoDaddy and they required me to send in some kind of confirmation of my identification when I wanted to close it. But they wouldn't accept anything I sent as confirmation (that was on their list!) and refused to close the domain. They kept billing me until I finally closed the fucking credit card down.

They still send me 'status updates' on the thing like they think I still pay them. The site is down but they still want identity confirmation from me.

Jackasses.

I bought my personal domain from them.. it wasn't owned by anyone though.

I can't complain... it's been pretty straightforward from purchase forward.

Mine's only $15/yr

I bought several domains through them and have not had a problem.

Here is my active one [link to 3dhighlightreel.com]

I make Auto-Stereoscopic 3D videos

He wanted $5,000 and I got it for $1,000. He wouldn't budge then I put a deadline on it and he accepted.

You DON'T 'buy' a domain,. you register it.

I had to buy it from someone that already had the name registered. If the domain is unregistered then you can pay to register it and keep it or sell it.

Once I get it finalized and registered.

My husband uses godaddy for all his domain purchases for himself and others. He just bought one for me the other day and he had a minor issue with getting it set up. Come to find out GoDaddy didn't actually own the name and we purchased it from another through GoDaddy.

However, they took care of the minor issue in half the time they said it would take to clear up the problem. Sorry, I'm not an IT person....just know that they came through better than they originally stated.

Why would you purchase a domain that needed to be negotiated in the first place? There are plenty out there. The name I was wanting to use was something that was fairly common. I ended up with a .com name that I was really happy with for about $15.00. Many people buy up good domain names because they feel it will be wanted by another some day. Most likely you are purchasing something like that...I'd try to find something better.

Also, when you check out a name on GoDaddy, it should give you other suggestions if the name you are searching for is not available.

I just have a gut feeling about the domain name I chose. I looked into other names, I know it is all about the SEO part of it, but I really wanted the domain I got.

Wow, crazy...you must have wanted it real bad to pay that kind of price.

Hope it was worth it!

My business name was [first name] [last name] Associates....I wanted a domain with a .com using the last name and associates. The name was available but it was up for auction at a huge price so I simply changed to consultants rather than associates...meant the same thing. When purchasing a domain name, nothing is usually set in stone for your business as it's one of the first steps taken. I could have gotten what I wanted for $20K. I settled for the change of the business name and paid $15.00.

Well, good luck with it. I hope it works out beautifully for you. Kudos to you for working it out and becoming a bonifide business!

I've been using ipower for a few years, cheap but not many problems. Avoid 50megs.com, they're run by mormons.

I had a couple of pictures of women in bikini's on my site, they shut it down immediately and the posted google links all over it

I used godaddy for my site and haven't had a problem.

Good story Fifth Element. Glad you got the name you wanted!

The absolute BEST THING ABOUT GODADDY:

Actual intelligent Americans working their help desk lines. And very nice too!!!!