Epik can't pay any of its users right now (4 Viewing)

Just did a transfer out with no issues getting Auth code…didn’t have to request it..it can be had through your My Domain
Unlock your domain clicking the lock icon
Next to your domain name click the 3 lines>>>transfer>>transfer to another registrar. They show you the Auth code and email it to you

Transfer completed and name at new registrar in about 30 minutes
 
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Not taking any chances..moved my domains out.
I went through the RegisterFly debacle/disaster. Not again thanks
MacMan said:
They can't survive, the writing is on the wall.
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jaydub said:
Not taking any chances..moved my domains out.
I went through the RegisterFly debacle/disaster. Not again thanks
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I just let all mine drop when this first started and regged the ones i wanted somewhere else once they dropped.

Most won't know much about Registerfly, that was the first registrar disaster.
Adam
 
Epik is still playing games with AUTH codes.

Again, it is not acceptable for Epik to force customers to jump through hoops to get AUTH codes, in order to make a sales pitch to a captive audience.

After being forced to customer chat, they are offering to pay people to stay.

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Then they are applying a 6 month registrar lock.

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I am not sure how this is even enforceable.

First and foremost, Epik is required to follow ICANN policies. I don't see how any agreement with Epik would change that fact.

At best, it seems like a gentleman's agreement.

What wording in the RAA or transfer policy would actually allow this (6) month registrar lock to be binding?

2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement - ICANN

Transfer Policy - ICANN

I highly doubt ICANN is going to care about any agreement between you and Epik.

However, I am pretty sure they will care when Epik refuses to provide AUTH codes, as that is directly related to ICANN policies.

Brad
 
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Epik is still playing games with AUTH codes.

Again, it is not acceptable for Epik to force customers to jump through hoops to get AUTH codes, in order to make a sales pitch to a captive audience.

After being forced to customer chat, they are offering to pay people to stay.

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Then they are applying a 6 month registrar lock.

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I am not sure how this is even enforceable.

First and foremost, Epik is required to follow ICANN policies. I don't see how any agreement with Epik would change that fact.

At best, it seems like a gentleman's agreement.

What wording in the RAA or transfer policy would actually allow this (6) month registrar lock to be binding?

2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement - ICANN

Transfer Policy - ICANN

I highly doubt ICANN is going to care about any agreement between you and Epik.

However, I am pretty sure they will care when Epik refuses to provide AUTH codes, as that is directly related to ICANN policies.

Brad
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This is just my opinion, but it seems to me that unless the "new" Epik is taking responsibility for ALL of the debts they've left behind, anyone cooperating i.e. continuing to do business with them is effectively aiding and abetting a criminal enterprise. Are these people just naive? cheap? stupid? All to save $50? It's not worth the risk of doing business with them. Period.
 
rlm said:
This is just my opinion, but it seems to me that unless the "new" Epik is taking responsibility for ALL of the debts they've left behind, anyone cooperating i.e. continuing to do business with them is effectively aiding and abetting a criminal enterprise. Are these people just naive? cheap? stupid? All to save $50? It's not worth the risk of doing business with them. Period.
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It was supposedly done as an experiment to see what happened.

I agree there is no legitimate reason to do business with Epik.

Brad
 
rlm said:
Are these people just naive? cheap? stupid? All to save $50? It's not worth the risk of doing business with them. Period.
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Nope, they probably have crappy names they don't care about and saving a buck is more important, if the domain is lost its no big deal.

Hey if they're giving away for free I have a few hundred .net domains I'm dropping, I'll transfer them to Epik if they are giving registrations away for free :ROFLMAO:
 
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Epik lost almost 50,000 domains under management in June, dropping below half a million domains for the first time since 2019, according to just-published registry transaction reports.

The registrar ended the month with 461,822 DUM, down from 511,028 in May and an August 2022 peak of 808,160.

The transfer exodus continued in the month, which was the first month Epik was operating under new management, having paid off most of its debts following its financial scandal.

The company saw a net transfer figure of -24,789 domains, with only 667 inbound transfers.

Newly registered domains recovered slightly, moving back into four figures after a couple of months, ending June at 3,391, still a long way off pre-scandal levels.
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Source: Epik drops another 50,000 domains after scandal - Domain Incite
 
They will eventually have just the deplatformed domains, the ones that can't find homes elsewhere.

I can see registrations going up dramatically and Epik becoming a high risk registrar.

The only problem is determining if the high risk is the registrar or the registrants :LOL:
 
MapleDots said:
They will eventually have just the deplatformed domains, the ones that can't find homes elsewhere.

I can see registrations going up dramatically and Epik becoming a high risk registrar.

The only problem is determining if the high risk is the registrar or the registrants :LOL:
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There is a limited market for people worried about being "deplatformed".

It is not really a concern for the average person.

I would certainly not trust any assets at a registrar that has a history of scamming customers.

Brad
 
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