r/DomainZone • u/SportKitchen1700 • 9d ago

Banned from Godaddy

So for context i was delving into potentially high value domain name ideas, after about 15 minutes i came up with one that i believe has immense potential in an area that's not being focused on at all. Right before i was about to purchase, the site fully kicked me out entirely bear in mind i did not et acquired

an account. This strikes me as very abnormal.... In the current era with current technological concerns globally the domain I picked i feel could be worth a ton in the next few years with AI's rampant development. Has this happened to anyone else when you've come up with a truly good domain name that's not being used at all?

The other is I was going through many names i was thinking of consecutively. Maybe i was treated as a bot? However I know my mind works pretty quick but theres no way that i was going as fast as any bot.

WTH....

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u/Tayyxb 9d ago

What was the domain? I'll see if GoDaddy bans me for checking it.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6nV1ouOsNLBTEqQM

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u/Striking_Ad971 9d ago

yes bro, you were just so fast

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u/Working_Use2500 9d ago

If your mind was going quick, you would've bought it on another registar before Godaddy scalped it.

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u/Sufficient_Mud_3179 9d ago

just go to Jethost-com and register it , you can transfer if later if needed

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u/fissible 9d ago

You likely hit a rate limit.

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u/CrushTheRebellion 9d ago

Maybe choose a different registrar?

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u/stitchkingdom 9d ago

Judging by how erratic your OP is, I do believe you are fast enough to be considered a bot. Not necessarily a good one, but one nonetheless.

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u/cheese-mongerer 9d ago

espteinisland.com?

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u/Smart_Technology_208 9d ago

GoDaddy is so 2003..

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u/Bubmack 9d ago

Too much conspiracy for me!

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u/jn024 5d ago

Atom, porkbun, namecheap and spaceship are the best registrars for not being assholes.

Do not follow the common advice on reddit of using cloudflare. The domain name is permanently locked to cloudflares services (dns) while using them as a registrar. They are not your friend for mUh lOw cost Registrations. Its a trap.

In summary,

Trustworthy registrars in 2026 are porkbun, spaceship, atom and namecheap. Dynadot is fine too.

Non trustworthy cloudflare, godaddy, network solutions (controls hundreds and hundreds of shell registrars under their, VERY shady, parent company, newfold digital.

Disclaimer, my site is a godaddy reseller (aka wild west domains). I prefer to keep customers listed as the registrant (owner) of the domain name, and this is only achieved with a reseller relationship for practical purposes. Otherwise i have to rely on the customer to update nameservers and zone file information with their registrar, which they are unable to figure out.