Whois tells me a domain is unregistered but registrars want ~$3k for it. How come?

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Whois tells me tiger.top is unregistered but NameSilo, Hover and Namecheap all claim that it is a 'premium' domain and want over $3k for its initial registration. What's going on? Why is the price so high?

I imagine it could be one of the following reasons:

  • The information from Whois is incorrect.
  • The registrars have a price-fixing racket going on.
  • The .top registry has a list of names it charges extra for.

Why is an apparently unregistered domain name so expensive?


This article has some good information, specifically point 2.

Essentially, you're seeing a domain marked as premium by the registry - they think it has the potential to be very valuable (memorable, short, popular word/phrase, or something else), so they've decided that it will cost more.

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