OptiRex - 1:36 pm on Jul 13, 2006 (gmt 0)

If the massive non-renewal were to happen would that mean that a substantial number of quality names would appear?

I've seen a whole load of German language .eu's for sale and many of them are for the most obscure terms imaginable, if these were not sold quickly then I could envisage a mass dumping, however the good quality names/terms etc will surely create a good market of their own?

What I really do not comprehend is that the one .eu I really wanted, my company name, is not being used for anything, not on a re-direct and not even for sale anywhere.

What does anyone gain from this? Or am I missing a fundamental point here?

rohitj

I was under the impression that one could put down a 100k security deposit with ICann become a registrar and then register domains for .25 a year.

I have no idea whether this is correct or not but it is still a substantial amount of money to have laid dormant. I certainly know how to make money faster than wait and hope!