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[JohnCM]

https://www.kickstartcommerce.com/premium-domain-name-values-cost.html

https://www.godaddy.com/help/what-are-premium-domain-names-2878

https://www.quora.com/Who-decides-on-the-price-of-a-domain

So what we have is a new and improved way for domain name retailers to make extra money, a lot of money.

Before, if a domain name was available, you would simply register for whatever the current online rate was.

Now you have collective bargaining with price fixing across the board of online registrars. If they deem an unregistered domain is unique and valuable, they will, across the board, charge you a markup to register the name.

Regular fee ( year one ) $0.99

Premium ( unregistered ) domain $3,114.00

That is a markup of 3,115 percent.