Thread: Getting .co.uk for $4.69, is that good!

In that case, ask them what their Nominet IPS tag is.

I'm not sure how you or your account manager consider Rob's math to be anti-directi, it's simply what you pay for domains through them once you have credited your account and they have taken their fees.

I *think* PublicDomainRegistry is a Directi brand, in which case they are Nominet members.

How much do you pay to deposit money into your Directi account? That is what Rob meant by hidden/sneaky charges. Although you pay $4.69 for the domain, you have paid an extra 5% or whatever it is to fill up your account in the first place so the price is effectively $4.93 which is about £5.99 for two years at current exchange rates. Nominet members get *.uk domains for £5+VAT for two years.

Did I say I calculated it? No, as I said, I took the 5% figure from Rob's post as an example and asked you how much it really was.

The £5.99 comes from:
$4.69*2=$9.38 - Price for two years
$9.38=£5.71 - USD->GBP conversion
£5.70*1.05=£5.99 - Add 5% for DirectI refill charges

If you are paying a 2% fee as you said then the effective price is actually:
$4.69*2=$9.38 - Price for two years
$9.38=£5.71 - USD->GBP conversion
£5.70*1.02=£5.81 - Add 2% for DirectI refill charges

You really need to calm down and stop acting like everyone is out to get you.

Because you pay for the domains with the money you fill your account with. You have to fill your account in order to register or renew your domains. Each time you fill your account, you loose 2% of the money put in so you are spending 2% above the list price on the domains you register ore renew.

You pay $200 in but only $196 gets credited to your account. You have paid a 2% fee.

How about each month you give me £200 and I give you £196 back. You can then go spend that £196 on whatever you want happy in the knowledge that there is no extra fee being charged...

Originally Posted by Domainer

Think everyone has an opinion about

You started a thread asking for opinions about their current sale/offer price ...

Originally Posted by Domainer

in any case the pricing for .co.uk is without any VAT included. othellotech no idea where you get your information from dude, but I just contacted my account manager at directi and he mentioned they are confirmed registrars of nominet. and the math that you have just made is indicative of

Directi/RC pricing for .uk is $8.49/year - although they're currently "on sale" at $4.69/year ... ww*.resellerclub.com/pricing/#domain_reg

As far as charges/%ages - an initial deduction of 2.7% (charged at paypal *actual*) (i.e. $100 > 97.3 usable) means you're paying a premium of ~2.8% on registrations/transfers/renewals

However, there is an additional levy of additional 2.2% if you use a PP account which is funded by a credit-card - hence the 5% I quoted

PDR is the generic name given for LogicBox software users who dont have direct arrangements with a registry, so domains on that TAG arent necessarily Directi's, but potentially any of the 300 or so other LB users

The company is directi group and they dont appear on a list of members
List of Members

Yes, everyone who's been in the industry a while has an opinion on most registrars, we have to deal with them all in one-way-or-another on a daily basis

And Nominet charge everyone except VAT registered EU business VAT (ref: the AOL ruling from years ago)

Me, I wouldnt put anything business critical with a company with such "interesting" history, but its your domain, your time and your money ... IMHO you spend far too much chasing that elusive 50p saving ...

Oh, and 196 is 2.04% less than 200