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Be careful when selling .tels... ...that you don't misrepresent what you are selling ! In the UK we have strict trading standards laws that make it an offence to sell an item that is not fit for the purpose that the buyer could reasonably assume it was being sold for. Not sure about the situation in other countries - but I would imagine the USA with its consumer focus is probably much the same or maybe even stricter. When you sell a domain name of a "normal" extension it is very clear what you are selling - a domain name without content or anything else - end of story. But that is not the case with .tel - when you sell a .tel you are also selling the ability to use the CTH to update it as well - that is part and parcel of the deal. However there are now 2 distinct products for sale as a .tel domain: Product 1 has a Telnames-style template (eg. http://TheGreenhouse.tel) with video, image gallery & coupon loading built-in but no subdomains. Product 2 has an original-style template (eg. http://Domains123.tel) with video, image gallery & coupon loading not built-in but up to 2999 subdomains. Product 1 and Product 2 are as different as Chalk and Cheese - you need to make it clear to the buyer which you are selling ! Mike Seaton PS. I know you can always transfer your domain afterwards, but misrepresentation refers to what you are selling at the point the sale is made. |
Well when you sell a domain name the details of the transfer are usually part of the contract, i.e. the buyer specifies the receiving registrar. But I agree that you should be explicit with the buyer about the .tel concept and let them know about the various different providers. |
Will the first person to sell a .tel domain hosted on a http://www.Telnames.com template please publish the details here ? Be interesting to see if buyers put a premium on the image-based display of the Telnames template ! Mike Seaton |
