Travelcuba.com: How can NameJet.com sell this??

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The domain TravelCuba.com is currently at auction at NameJet.com.

There are over 2 days left the high bid is at $750 and there are 86 people who backordered the name.

Now here’s the problem.

NameJet.com is owned in part by Enom.com. Actually NameJet.com platform is based on enom’s own auction platform.

It was just earlier this month that we told you about a New York Times article about how the same enom, had taken away 80 domains owned by a non-US resident which were all ‘cuba” related travel names. As you may recall, enom took the domains away from the owner, not even allowing him to transfer the domains to a non-US registrar.

Now the same company is selling, maybe the premier cuba travel name, travelcuba.com

So they are taking names away from owners though the backdoor, while at the same time selling the same type of name a through the front door.

So what is the plan, sell the domain for 4 or 5 figures, transfer it to the new owner and then take the name away??

I certainly have a problem with this, any thoughts from anyone else??

Here is my post from earlier this month

And of course if your one of the 86 bidders in this auction be warned.

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

Comments

  1. Alan says

    Bis business baby … there do what they like. Right or wrong – not a chance in the world you can stop it. We all have legal options available but when the fight is not financially viable guess who will always win. Same old story – just a different headline today.

  2. Justin Allen says

    Well, the biggest issue here is that the domain name is not in fact owned by Enom, in this case. The domain is registered through Network Solutions (who is in joint venture with Enom for the auction platform NameJet). I wouldn’t expect Network Solutions to forgo good money because Enom makes ridiculous business moves.

  3. admin says

    Justin

    But enom owns part of the platform the domain is being auctioned off on, and the two positions are clearly inconstant.

  5. admin says

    Jeff

    i just really wanted to remind all of the other 85 bidders what just took place a few weeks ago.

  6. Justin Allen says

    Even though both Enom and NSI own the platform, I dont think you can expect enom to tell NSI what they can and cannot sell on it. If the domain was being held by enom, I would agree with your point, but because its not, I see this as business as usual.

    Justin

  8. Gordon says

    I believe part of the reason the other website got pulled was that the site was purposely creating a way for Americans to travel to cuba. It wasn’t a generic cuba travel site – there are probably hundreds of those hosted by us based registrars.

    I could be wrong, but I think if you just provide generic information about traveling to cuba then you’d be ok…

  9. Gordon says

    Here is the key piece of the article:

    “[the feds said] Mr. Marshall’s company had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba and was…. “

  13. Damir says

    Interesting article – there is the Master which sets it’s own rules which are Company’s like Enom / NameJet.com and others then there are the servants like individuals. The master will WIN at all times