Hello djuqa,

There is nothing officially in place, but I did run a limited promo at Domain8 before the business was acquired by Dark Blue Sea.

Actually, if you add a follow to us on Twitter you will get an automated. 'thanks for the follow' response that includes a Promo-code. http://twitter.com/dropcomau

Best Regards,
George Pongas

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very eloquently put Timmy and that is not just my opinion it seems

Thanks George for your considered response and explanation - to the other respondants, typically expected responses as usual - no thought just knee jerk reactions with a we know better overtone. Of course everyone knew of the "legacy" right? yeah, right (Timmy certainly did) - why do people in here not be open, frank and truthful and participate in conversation rather than be critical of criticism, defensive and insular to a point of expressing a blinkered old school tie club approach ....... maybe I was not 100% right BUT I WAS RIGHT in what I said in principal ........ try denying that Timmy - there are "arrangements" or at least an arrangement in place that cost me the registration of a domain I WON A BID ON (read that again Timmy - I was the highest bidder). Did I really want the domain that badly ........ nope, not at all, it would have been nice to have it (that is why I bid for it) but not having it will not upset any plans to rule the world. The fact that Domain Active is not now owned by Dark Blue / Photon changes nothing, it is a technicality, the system remains unchanged.

Thanks for your offer George, much appreciated, however I cannot see the financial justification of paying 3 lots of fees for 3 organizations offering exactly the same items for sale - not sure what your discounted price would be and it is inconsequential but I figure the cost for 3 annual fees to be between $500 and $600, albeit according to some I should pay the 3 sets of fees if I was serious, so that I can cover all contingencies whatever they may be.

Again I have stirred up the pot - in doing so I have learned something and I dare say so have others except I doubt anyone else will have the fortitude to say so.

so you were fully aware of the continuing arrangement with Domain Active despite the change of ownership were you? ..... ooops, silly question, of course you were - it was widely announced, I just happened to miss the press release. Are you a shareholder? Sorry, excuse me, none of my business.

As for your other comments ........... enough said .......... except for this, I will work with any system as long as I have a copy of the rule book.

LOL - djuqa you are a funny person however I would suggest you do not give up your day job

It s not about catching a name - it is about whether all fielders are wearing the same size mits

excellent logic, it almost has a philosophical ring to it ....... if you are not claiming copyright may I use it royalty free?

George - again many thanks for your considered response(s) - I will make contact with you outside of this forum.

cheers,
Mike

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Shags, you are pretty quick to fire at Drop, did you not know about the huge drama NetFleet had last year?

http://www.dntrade.com.au/gonna-big-...nday-t792.html
http://www.dntrade.com.au/netallianc...tter-t801.html

A couple of further points worth noting.

1) I believe NetFleet employs a similar practice to domains on their auction that do not receive bids, i.e. they reserve the right to catch these domains for Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd. From memory, and similarly to ourselves on this topic, they too have publicly declared their position on this forum in the past.

2) Our membership is not an annual fee. It is a once off fee.

3) We actually don't reveal a bid until more than one member has registered a bid for the domain lot. For bidders in auctions it has always been a concern that an early bid may “flag” a domain as being of value and highlight that domain to a competitor.

Our auction platform hides all bids until there are two or more bidders.
http://www.drop.com.au/my_account/kn...ayarticle&id=9

This may also be a reason why you are seeing domains caught at Drop that to an outside observer appear to be uncontested.

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George Pongas

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Let me explain it to you. The three drop catching companies all compete to be the first to register the dropped domain. Whichever company wins that race, sells it to the winner of the auction that they conducted. Note all three companies conduct separate auctions. If Drop picks up the domain, the winner of the auctions at the other two companies get nothing (and pay nothing). So in your case whilst you won the auction at Netfleet, Drop was the winner of the chase for the dropped domain. And as no one else had bid on that domain at Drop, it went to Domain Active as per their agreement.

You have suggested Drop has some questionable practices. Please amend your initial post or apologise for your incorrect inference.

A bit of free advice for you Mike....

This "Knee Jerk" reaction you speak of....I think you receive it because of your attitude and the way you put forward an argument. As you have admitted before, you do it to stir the pot. Obviously people aren't going to respond nicely when you "stir the pot." Then you get on your moral high horse and winge about it? So pick one mate and stick to it.

If you just approach the forum like a normal person, I'm sure there are a lot of people that will be willing to help you. After all, thats what this forum is here for. To educate each other.