Get ready for another year of Yahoo! Domains
Dear DELETED,
Thanks for using Yahoo! Domains. We’re writing to remind you that it’s time for the annual autorenewal of your service.
Your Domains plan, associated with the domain (deleted)DELETED, will renew on 07/07/2008. If your billing information is up-to-date, there’s no need to do a thing (except keep enjoying your service).
Important note: Beginning on July 1, 2008, Yahoo!’s annual domain renewal price increases to $34.95 per year.
You can verify your billing information by visiting https://billing.yahoo.com/ and clicking the Update link next to your plan. Click the gray Edit button to the right of your payment method to review your payment details.
(Please note that the billing center will not reflect the new $34.95 domain-renewal price until July 1. Until that time, you will continue to see the old renewal price next to your plan.) (my emphasis).
Have questions? Please visit our help center or contact us anytime.
Best regards,
The Yahoo! Small Business team
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Just got this message myself - what a complete rip off!!
Jumping a price up by 300% is no way to treat long-term customers. I’m looking into alternatives…
Comment by Name Witheld — June 20, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
I am surprised there has been so little reaction.
I have sent yahoo a bunch of emails and added comments on one of their blogs (comment was accepted then deleted) and nothing. Zero replies.
Comment by yahoobullshit — June 20, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
I think yahoo is getting mad by increasing its price and may be they want to quit from this business. Normally these strategies are used to discourage customers.like now every one is talking to shift form yahoo.com then what does it mean???
no even very stupid businessman can do this… there is something… i have 38 domains… with yahoo…. and no i am feeling less oxygen in my room… pray for me…
Comment by QZafar — June 21, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Wow, didn’t know about this. I’m going to write a post on my blog about it.
Comment by domainblog — June 23, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
Hi Domainblog - it’s unbelievable. Please spread the word.
Comment by yahoobullshit — June 23, 2008 @ 6:55 pm
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I just received my “eff you” today. I have 15 domains registered with Yahoo. I’m moving them elsewhere. I find it hard to believe that the margins on the domain registrations weren’t already pretty damn good for the company.
Comment by BrooklynBS — July 2, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
This is a classic bait and switch. The kicker is there was no way to renew the domains under the old price because they only auto bill.
I am going to file a complaint with the FTC. I received a two week notice to this huge price change, and it is utter BS. Unfortunately I am stuck because I am do to renew in 17 days.
My opinion of Yahoo went right down the toilet. I will never spend money with them again…
Comment by bill — July 3, 2008 @ 3:47 am
Yahoo is f…king crazy! what the h…ll are they thinking of ripping people off like that. Especially, we are their royal customers. And it’s so un-ethical when they still try to lure the innocent victims with their $1.99 ads.
I had 50 domains so it is totally a blow for me. They will choke me until I run out of blood and die.
I made the transfer to Godday and Enom and still the domain names still showing registered by Yahoo. If you view the status of the registration it show this.
Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited
I suspected that Yahoo intended to block us from transfering. I called so many times without answers.
Do you here know any lawyers so we can sue them? Cause if all my domains can’t be transfer and expired it will devastated me and I’m sure you’re in the same situations as me.
Anyway, I need a signature from all of you so that we can represent our cases to the judges.
Please send me an email to: fuufle@gmail.com so I contact you.
TrungNgo
Comment by Trung Ngo — July 4, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
Trung, I have transferred some of my domains to godaddy. It was simple. Go to yahoo domain panel, make sure that the domain is unlocked, make sure that the admin email address is your address, get the domain code number from the panel and then go to godaddy and follow the transfer domains process. My domains took about 4 days to move.
By the way at godaddy make sure you select the use current nameserver option and the domain will be transferred without interruption to your site.
Good luck.
Comment by yahoobullshit — July 4, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
not is a killing prices but looks like they would like to close this business??? I am tired of their pricing and spend more than one hour to transfer all my domain names to the new registar only for $6.95 (http://www.luckyregister.com)
Comment by Domain Names for Smart Domainers — July 11, 2008 @ 7:12 am
It looks like many person in the same boat! I heard that Yahoo make no profit with domain business and they are looking for the way to minimize this loss by increase domain prices. Yes, it is the time to act for Yahoo domains now. I have found new registar with cheap domain transfers rates and I will start moving now!
As the increase infomation has been sent out by email from Yahoo and you see nothing about pricing increase from your Yahoo domain account so for sure, many persons (did not read the email well) will cry when they see the bill!!!
Comment by About Expired domains — July 16, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Hit them on their own site by answering this question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AlL3V_2Bl0a5lGr1dHFesx_py6IX;_ylv=3?link=ask&title=Why+did+yahoo+increase+its+domain+registration+service+price+by+300%25%3F&x=51&y=7
PETITION: Sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/noyahoo/petition.html
Comment by Paul — July 18, 2008 @ 2:56 am
Thank god that I acted immediately after reading the article on http://www.silicasys.com/yahoo-domain-renewal-scam.html and transfering the domain to http://www.domains.silicasys.com. I had 11 domains with yahoo, which I had to transfer forcibly due to the increase in the price. I still have the hosting with yahoo, but will transfer it too, if there is an increase in price.
Comment by Aravind — July 19, 2008 @ 7:41 am
I transferred my domain away from Yahoo well before the renewal date and still got charged for it at the new price!
Apparently, moving the domain from their control does not cancel your contract with them. They still act like the are the registrar and charge renewals accordingly.
The only way to stop them from charging you is to log back into your account and cancel your service manually. I’ve never heard such garbage in all my life. (as you can tell I’m pretty pissed at this).
Comment by tom — August 1, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Anybody who gets a charge from Yahoo! should immediately request a chargeback from their credit card company. This is just ridiculous.
Comment by Julie — August 5, 2008 @ 5:24 am
I transferred my domain to Godaddy in February 2008. I jumped through all their hoops of unlocking the domain, requesting an authorization code, etc. It successfully transferred to Godaddy, where I’ve been managing it since.
I was surpriced when I recently received a renewal notice from Yahoo for the domain. And I was shocked when I just logged into my account and saw that it’s been renewed for another year at the new price! How can they charge me a registration renewal when it’s not even registered with them?! That’s charging for a service they’re not providing. The renewal date is 10-14. Do I have any recourse?
I also have a second domain that I neglected to transfer in February. I’d like to transfer it now, but it’s also due 10-14. Does this mean it’s too late? And if so, how can that be? It doesn’t expire until 10-14. How can they force me to renew with them now? I don’t mind losing that domain, as it’s not one I use, but I don’t think I even have that option now.
I used to think quite highly of Yahoo, but after this stunt, I will avoid them at all costs.
Comment by Cindy — September 20, 2008 @ 11:24 pm
@ Cindy,
Yeah they are tricky unfortunately. As well as transferring the domain you also have to cancel it as well at Yahoo otherwise they will bill you.
So the process is transfer - once the transfer is complete - then log in to the Yahoo control panel and cancel the particular domain account.
Comment by yahoobullshit — September 21, 2008 @ 7:09 am