Scared and Confused

can e.g. Godaddy steal domains before you buy?

[fwordboy]

hi
i've been trying to buy domains and hosting today, but no sites seem to want to accept switch (UK debit card) as a form of payment?
i'm scared that the companies i've tried to purchase through will now buy the domains (and hike up the price)as i have gone through the entire process of searching for the domain through their website. is this a reasonable fear?

[Mr Bo Jangles]

It would never happen with godaddy IMO, and I seriously doubt would happen with any operator of reasonable size. I know it's a natural bit of paranoia when you think you've tripped over the perfect domain name, but it is just paranoia - IMO.

[irekmg]

try simply.com, I think they accept switch/solo

[zulufox]

so... whats the name?

LOL.. ok ok joking... silly joke.. couldnt resist...

[HighPR]

With the HUGE volume of searches being conducted every day - it is very unlikely that any registrar would notice your search - or care to register your domain choice on the chance that you may pay more than the registration fee for it.

[PCInk]

names.co.uk also accept switch/solo. It is likely that if you want to buy a domain name with a UK debit card, you will have to buy it from a UK company. Switch/Solo are not international cards. Try a Google search on Google.co.uk for domain names with UK only selected. Put 'switch' into the search description to narrow it down a bit.

Or, you could even get your domain the way I did. I used the good old BT Phone Book/Yellow Pages. Much quicker, and filtered out a lot of 'sharks' out there as well!

[cazgh]

You can use:

123-reg.co.uk and easily.co.uk no problem!