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Initial Complaint
Date:04/01/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Hello,An unauthorized automatic payment was issued using my credit card from Godaddy.com for the unauthorized automatic renewal of a domain name.The payment was processed on March 28th 2025. I know that as a customer I have the right to change my mind about payment for a service for 15 days after the purchase.I contacted their customer service and was ordered to give my customer account number as well as the 4 digits customer service pin number.The customer service agent then walked me through the process to delete my domain name as per his directions was the first necessary step in order to get a full refund.I proceeded as directed and confirmed via email the deletion of the domain name losing everything related to it.Once I lost my domain name and everything relayed to it the customer service agent told me that unfortunately the .ai domains were not refundable and cut the chat oiff saying I was not responding. I then tried to reconnect several times but couldn't as if I had been blocked in some way.I still cannot contact their customer service anymore. My ********************** customer # is ********* and the bill related to this payment is # ********** for the amount of $289.98.Please help me get a refund asap as I cannot afford this amount of expense right now and the renewal was not authorized by me.Thank you.
Business Response
Date: 04/07/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On April 17, 2023, our customer registered a .AI domain name for a two-year term via online transaction.
On March 28, 2025, per our customers account preferences, ********************** automatically renewed the domain name in question in good faith to honor agreements with our customer. ********************** sent renewal notices prior to expiration, including on February 26, 2025, and March 20, 2025, informing our customer the expiring items would renew in accordance with account settings unless additional action was taken. GoDaddy provides its customers with full control over renewal preferences. Customers may, at any time, log into their account and modify those preferences. Account management is a customer responsibility.
Our customer contacted our *********** to request a refund on April 1, 2025. During this interaction, our staff directed our customer to delete the domain name. Following its deletion, they informed our customer the domain was ineligible for a refund per GoDaddys refund policy,which we have included here: ***************************************************/refund-policy
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We apologize for the confusion or frustration caused during the interactions with our Care Staff. On April 3, 2025, a Chargeback was initiated against the domain renewal, withdrawing funds paid to GoDaddy.
On April 7, 2025, as a gesture of goodwill, we have accepted this Chargeback and have notified our customers financial institution.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
******* *******
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
This company is a scam they double charged me and claimed that they couldn't refund me because I was out of the 5 day window. When I didn't even approve the double charge in the first place. They claim it's auto renewal which is not true at all. They already charged me for the renewal when I re joined. And why would I auto renewal with them when I was actively transferring my domain to another host site. That's ridiculous and shady. I'm complaining because I know they do this a lot of people.Business Response
Date: 04/07/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On March 19, 2025, our customer manually renewed their domain name twice. The first renewal was for a two-year period and the second renewal was for a one-year period.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We have processed a refund for the one-year renewal. While we empathize with our customers frustration, we are unable to refund the order for the two-year period as it is outside of our refund policy, which can be found here: ***************************************************/refund-policy.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
Ashlee E
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:ResolvedMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
GoDaddy is charging me a monthly reoccurring charge for what should be an annual fee for a number of my domain names. These overcharges have been going on over a year. I have sought to resolve this with GoDaddy through text, emails and phone calls. I have repeatedly been placed on a hours long hold, only to be disconnected when the wait time is approaching response.Text messages and emails go unanswered.Below are the reoccurring monthly charges: recurring charges from GoDaddy:1. $22.17 2. $9.58 3. $44.34 4.$12.17 I have asked *************** to place a hold on any additional charges. I also, I wish to avoid GoDaddy canceling some of my domain names because they have economic value if I choose to sell them to interested parties.I have asked for a full accounting of the last 16 months of charges and reconciliation with my orders and their billingBusiness Response
Date: 04/04/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
Our customer has reported numerous charges that they do not recognize going back to October 14, 2024.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
Our off has successfully connected with our customer and are working to identify the charges. We will continue to work with our customer toward an amicable resolution.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
Mat
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyCustomer Answer
Date: 04/04/2025
Better Business Bureau:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me. I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.
Regards,
****** *******
Initial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Godaddy took unauthorized amount from my checking account. My products were going to be deactivated if I did not renew. I agreed to auto renewal on the domain name but CANCELED my website site/marketing package. And k will say it again, I CANCELED the subscription before I submitted my payment for the domain with my new bank card. I cant stress this enough that I triple checked my cart to make sure I only had the domain subscription in there. The next day after I CANCELED my websites subscription I see a withdrawal from godaddy for the product I CANCELED the day prior. After waiting on hold for almost an hour the nice employee I spoke to apologized for the unauthorized withdrawal from my bank account and saw where I CANCELED the subscription BEFORE they took the unauthorized money. She said dont worry we will get this refunded back to you in the original form of payment I.e, debit card. She calls back no more than 5 minutes later to apologize for a technical error that made the form of payment a store credit and not back to my account. She said I will see if my supervisor can do something and will call back. The next day it still wasnt fixed and the supervisor I spoke to had the nerve to say my bank is blocking the refund. So I called my bank and they said we do not have any control over payments GOING INTO accounts and do not see any refund from godaddy the nice associate then said I can file a fraud claim and I did just that and my bank gave me back my money. Fast forward a week later I get mail from a debt collector saying godaddy sold my debt to them and it is now in collections. Like what?!? I now have to try to fix this and hope it doesnt show up on my credit report. I just transferred over my domain registration and canceled all products with them and in 24hrs I will be deleting my account with them so I dont get any surprise charges next year.Business Response
Date: 04/03/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On March 18, 2025, per our customers account preferences, ********************** automatically renewed the product in question in good faith to honor agreements with our customer. ********************** sent a renewal notice prior to expiration on February 26, 2025, informing our customer the expiring items would renew in accordance with account settings unless additional action was taken. GoDaddy provides its customers with full control over renewal preferences. Customers may, at any time, log into their account and modify those preferences. Account management is a customer responsibility.
Our customer contacted our Care Staff on March 19, 2025, to cancel the auto-renewal and get a refund. The product was canceled and a refund was provided to instore credit. Attempts to cash out the instore credit were not successful.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
Our office was able to connect with our customer to address their concerns related to their refund and contact by *******. GoDaddy uses a third-party check processing company, ****************************, for check transactions.
******* supplies funds to GoDaddy for the services rendered and collects the funds directly from the customer. Certegy likely may not have been able to collect funds from our customer for the renewal in question.
GoDaddy does not make collection efforts. Efforts made by ******* are outside of GoDaddy's control; Certegy provided funds to GoDaddy required for these services. It appears that ******* is attempting to collect the funds from our customer.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
***
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Godaddy took an annual subscription from the expired credit card of a business (not mine) who set up my website. I called to advise that I a) wish to cancel my go daddy account and b) request that go daddy refund the business that had built my website. I have made approximately 8 phone calls (each with a waiting time of up to 30 minutes) to discuss with the operator to have my money refunded. every single operator has advised that a refund will be processed between 5 - 7 days. I have never received the refund. The most recent call I made; I was provided with an escalation number of # ********** and assured that the refund will be processed. This still has not happened. I am incredibly disappointed with the poor service I have received and would like to escalate a complaint to have this situation resolved. I am still in debt to the business that go daddy has taken the money from. Please help me.Business Response
Date: 04/05/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at *********************************************************;
On February 19, 2025, per our customer's account preferences, ********************** automatically renewed our customers hosting plan in good faith to honor agreements with them.
On February 25, 2025, our customer contacted our Care support team and cancelled the hosting plan in question.
Between February 25, and March 17, 2025, our customer worked with our Care support team to process a refund back to the original payment method. Unfortunately, there was a problem at our customers financial institution that prevented that action from occurring.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We empathize with our customer. Our office was successful in speaking with our customer and are working with them directly to successfully process the refund in question.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
**** *.
Office of the CEO | GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I paid for a 2 year domain name, email and web design. Paid for logo and header. On fixed income. Battling cancer and reiterated "2 years, right?". Sales said YES. I needed 2 year minimum. Didn't know how long to recover. Somehow chngd to 1 yr. **** emails re: renewal. Thought it was old purchase OR spam. Didn't respond. Website arbitrarily shut down. No one called. Recently paid $407+. Requested DETAILED EXPLANATION OF CHARGES. Can't get it. I've told this story at least a dozen times. Can't do it anymore. I have no website. Never had visibility. Never knew how to access email.I've begged for help from General Sales Mgr or **************** Mgr to call me!!! There is no way to call them ANYWHERE. Also, Americans get your money and then shipped off to *****, who have NO EARTHLY IDEA OF WHAT A GRAPHIC NOVEL CONCEPT IS, not to mention language barrier!!! Frustrating. Finally, I got someone in *** to sort it out. Paid for an expensive logo as ******** I'm dead in the water. No website. No email. No logo. No income. I'm on a very limited income and never wld have let the money I spent on all the above, disappear.I think this is a sleazy company, grifters. I've gotten the run around several times. Probably 15. I need help. They've blown me off again. Just got text that the text function with explanation of everything "not working right ********.Business Response
Date: 04/05/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at *********************************************************;
On October 27, 2022, our customer purchased a Websites + Marketing (W+M) plan, ********* 365 (M365) email, and a domain name for two-year terms each. W+M is a proprietary, do-it-yourself, template-based product to build a website.
On July 17, 2023, our customer purchased a W+M ************** (***) W+M build for a one-year term. *** enlists our team of website builders to build a website on our customer's behalf.
On August 22, 2023, our customer purchased a Logo ************** (LDS). LDS enlists our team of graphic designers to create a logo on our customer's behalf.
The *** W+M expired on July 17, 2024. Per our customer's account preferences, ********************** attempted to automatically renew this in good faith to honor agreements with our customer. However, their financial institution declined payment, and it cancelled on August 6, 2024. Multiple notices were sent to our customer informing them action was required to avoid loss of this product.
On November 1, 2024, per our customer's account preferences, ********************** automatically renewed the W+M Standard plan in good faith to honor agreements with our customer.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
While we empathize with our customer, the *** W+M is unfortunately no longer recoverable.
Our customers W+M Standard plan is active and available for them to build a website. They may find the following helpful: *************************************************************************************;
Our customers LDS logo that was provided to them via an email link is still available for download.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
**** *.
Office of the CEO | GoDaddyCustomer Answer
Date: 04/06/2025
As requested, I need a DETSILED EXPLANATION OF WHAT I RECENTLY PAID $407 FOR IF I HAVE NO WEBSITE?
NOT WFLJ or other initials. What did I buy for $407? I have no website. I dont have access to email address I paid for either. I've asked 100 times how to access this.
i need a line by line invoice of each expense and what its for.
Thank you.
Business Response
Date: 04/07/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customers additional concerns.
The most recent charge on November 1, 2024, associated to the two-year auto-renewal of the Websites + Marketing (W+M) plan that our customer purchased on October 27, 2022. This W+M is the do-it-yourself, template-based product that will provide our customer the ability to build a website on their own.
It is our understanding that the website that our customer is referring to as no longer having associates to the ****************** (WDS) W+M build, that they purchased on July 17, 2023. As clarified in our previous response, this WDS W+M is unfortunately no longer recoverable.
We are seeing that our customer renewed their email plan on October 28, 2024 via an online transaction. Our customer has access to this email and may find the following support articles helpful.
Access my Email & Office Dashboard: ******************************************************************************
Sign in to my ********* 365 account: *********************************************************************************
Our customer can review the above charges and others in their account within their account Order History. They may find the following support article helpful.
View my GoDaddy receipts: ***************************************************************************************;
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the additional concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
**** *.
Office of the CEO GoDaddyCustomer Answer
Date: 04/13/2025
I need a dletailed explanation of what $407.20 paid to GoDaddy in November was for? If my website was already there and merely required me to insert information, why would I need additional website build and design, which, by the way, is sent to ***** to work with web site builders that have no earthly idea of what American culture needs. They had NO CONCEPT of a graphic novel style. The sales *** was excited about the project. The first web site they send me was done in ****** Woefully inadequate. I had to fight fiercely for AMERICAN web designers as they're more in touch with my concept with NO LANGUAGE BARRIER. I signed up for 2 years of domain name and email address which I never could access. I signed up for logo design which now have no access to. I had American designers set up the site. They published it as I saw it on line. It was BURIED. INVISIBLE. When I asked how to put my site at top where former site was, they claimed they didn't know and not their responsibility. I had NO IDEA I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WEB BUILD AND DESIGN EVERY YEAR, SEEMINGLY FOREVER...If pages were there and merely needed me to add INFORMATION, why the need for more web design help?
I asked in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, if I was officially out there for 2 years. Yes was response.
So I ask again...what did I pay $407.20 for in November? The domain name and email I believe, was $166 apox. What's the rest for? I want a DETAILED, ITEMIZED INVOICE FOR THAT CHARGE.
When solicitations arrived, I didn't respond as I KNEW I was OK for 2 YEARS!!! My exact words were: "so I'm good for 2 years. No renewals for 2 years, right"? The sales associate confirmed.
I want is the property I paid for...my HEADER and My LOGO. which belong to ME and how to access email address I bought.
Initial Complaint
Date:03/31/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I am a current customer of ********************** and recently needed to embed ****** Analytics into a new website I created. I reached out to customer support for assistance because the instructions provided on their website were inaccurate and I required further guidance.Instead of receiving help with the correct instructions, the representative informed me that the only way to resolve the issue was by purchasing a premium package for $150. I was told this was the only solution, so I agreed to the purchase in order to get my website updated promptly.However, after further investigation, I discovered that the customer service agent sold me the highest-priced package for $150, even though other packages were available for as low as $49.99. This feels like deceptive behavior designed to increase sales rather than provide honest, customer-focused service.Given this, I am requesting a refund of the $100 difference between the package I was sold and the lower-cost options that would have served my needs just as well. I trust you will review this matter and rectify the situation accordingly.Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt response.Business Response
Date: 04/03/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On March 7, 2025, our customer purchased *********************** Ultimate WordPress Premium Support (WPPS) plan via telephone transaction with our ********************* **** is a service which gives customers access to a WordPress developer to request website maintenance and updates to a website via a ticketing system. GoDaddy offers four tiers of WPPS ranging from Basic, which offers one credit to Ultimate, which offers 10 credits to create a tickets with our WordPress developers.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We apologize for the confusion or frustration caused during the interaction in which our customer purchased WPPS.
Our office has successfully connected with our customer to discuss their concerns. We have honored their request for a partial refund in the amount of $100.00 and ask that they please allow 3-5 business days for their financial institution to process the transaction.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
******* *******
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/29/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I am the *** of company ************************ Our customer number with ********************** is ********. ********************** is the provider of our website and email system. Emails are subscription based. On 3/13/25, GO Daddy charged our company credit card for $2516.66 for renewal of multiple email addresses. 3 of the email addresses were renewed for 3 years. I called GO Daddy on 3/13/25 and spoke with a guide (can't find my notes with name) and told her 3 year renewal is incorrect, all accounts are to be renewed for 1 year/12 months only. I requested correction, and credit to be issued. The guide worked on my request for some time (I believe due to time difference/getting someone to approve). She was finally able to tell me that she made the change and gave me a credit amount due (approx $1400) and told me it would be refunded to my card (I believe she indicated 7-15 days). It is now 15 days later, the change has not been made to our emails, and we do not have credit. I called again 3/28/25 and spoke with ***** She AFFIRMED she saw the notes in the system about my 3/13 call. She had to complete a request for approval for policy exemption (changes must be made within 7 days). The request was approved by supervisor. **** then told me she has to complete a refund exemption form, and we would receive credit in 15 days. I told her that is unacceptable and requested to speak with a supervisor. She submitted a request for a supervisor call, and told me I would receive a call in 1-2 hours, In addition, the previous guide (from 3/13) would call in 10 minutes. The previous guide called me 30 min later, and hung up on me after 1 minute, did not call back. I never received a supervsr call. The same thing happened last year (renewed/billed for 3 years), we called, it was revised and we immediately received partial credit to our credit card. This company is predatory, gives us the run around with refunds. I requested a refund on 3/13 and it was due to us on 3/28/25.Business Response
Date: 04/02/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On March 13, 2025, per our customer's account preferences, ********************** automatically renewed the email plans in question for three-year terms, each in good faith to honor agreements with our customer. Email notifications were sent before these renewals. Later that day, our customer contacted **********************'s ************* Team to request that two years be removed from these renewals and that time, be refunded to their payment method. Unfortunately, these actions were not acted on.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We thank our customer for their candid feedback regarding our service levels. The time they requested to be removed from their email plans' most recent renewal has been removed. Furthermore, the refund they requested has been processed.
Furthermore, we suggest our customer manually renew their plans to reset their time frames.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
**** M
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/29/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
All right, so this took place back on the evening of December 20th (my time - PST) 2024, when I'd logged on to GoDaddy.com in order to purchase a new - and therefore inexpensive - domain that I had contrived for a specific venture of mine, having already vetted it minutes prior, at which time I discovered it had never been owned/occupied... However, after making an account on their platform, searching for it through "THEIR" search bar, in order to add it to my cart, it was then snatched up within the ***** minutes it took me to get my payment method in order, and entered into their system... I will admit, that the speed in which they did this is crazy, as it certainly solidifies the fact they have this whole scheme pretty well fleshed out, as they'd used those few minutes to generate a pertinent email and other info needed to make it appear the whole thing was on the up and up... That said, upon contacting them, I explained all this, also explaining to them that I often times run a lightweight screen capturing software, especially when I have other windows open in which I'm conversing with certain AI models, as I was doing at that time (none of which have the kind of access to do this themselves however *laughs*)... I also broke down for them the odds of this merely being a coincidence, on having a fresh, never-before-used domain, claimed/purchased within that few minute window, simply by crafting a straightforward ratio comparing it to the many years it laid dormant - thus making conservative estimates "well north" of one in a million... After it became clear from speaking to them, that they had no interest in even entertaining what I was saying, I looked into this a bit, and found that GoDaddy happens to be the one domain registrar out there with a reputation for this type of thing, go figure... While I have other proof, including of course my screen capture, attached are a couple screenshots, the first showing the purchase date/time corresponding to my claim...Business Response
Date: 04/02/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address the concerns presented.
Based on the information provided, we were not able to identify a GoDaddy account associated with this complaint. However, we have confirmed the domain name they referenced was not available for registration on the date of their searches.
According to a public WHOIS lookup, the *** domain name in question was registered on November 25, 2023, and is registered through the Registrar ******** . The complainant can confirm this information and more through the domain name Registry WHOIS lookup located at ******************
Furthermore, GoDaddy has no affiliation with its current Registrant or any associated business.
To further clarify our position, domains are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.?GoDaddy does not and has never participated in domain name "Front-Running," which is the practice of registering domain names after a registration search is done to profit from the domain.
GoDaddy makes every attempt to register available domain names for our customers. As part of this process, we make multiple inquiries via numerous third-party systems, including the domain name registry, to check if a domain is available. If GoDaddy does not receive a response indicating that the domain is not available for registration, we will show the Domain Name as available to purchase as a new registration. In rare instances, false positives occur where a domain that is, in fact, already registered shows as available for a new purchase registration.
Based on our findings, the complainant was not charged for the domain in question.
RESOLUTION:
While we empathize with the complainants concerns, we are unable to deliver the already registered domain to them.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented.
Kindest regards,
******
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyInitial Complaint
Date:03/28/2025
Type:Status:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
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My domain ******************************** had expired. I went through our registry company (GODaddy.com) to renew. They charged me a mandatory fee called a "redemption fee". I was told that fee wasn't collected by Godaddy, but by a company called ***** . I contacted ***** and they told me that GoDaddy.com was lying. I have an email from them and a case opened with ***** where they state they are not the ones charging me, that in fact GODaddy.com is the one collecting money. Godaddy is lying to their customers.Business Response
Date: 04/02/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customer's concerns.
Upon conducting business with GoDaddy, our customer acknowledged and accepted our agreements, found at ***************************************************.
On March 7, 2023, our customer purchased the domain name for a two-year term via an online transaction.
On September 11, 2024, they disabled the automatic renewal setting on their domain.
On March 7, 2025, our customers domain name was due for renewal. Prior to the expiration date, multiple renewal notices were sent to the email address on file within their account. After the domain expired, several additional notices advised that a redemption fee may apply if they failed to take timely action.
On the day a domain name expires, in this case, March 7, 2025, our customers agreed and purchased term of domain registration ended. At this time, GoDaddy (at our own cost) provided our customer with a ****** ***** period to renew or redeem their domain.
More information on what happens to a domain name when it expires can be found here: ************************************************************************************;
On March 24, 2025, they contacted our *********** to redeem their domain name. They were correctly advised that a redemption fee would be assessed to recover the domain. As a courtesy, GoDaddy assisted our customer with their renewal by covering the cost of the domain registration fee.
RESOLUTION:
GoDaddy upheld its agreements with our customer in good faith and honored its terms of service.
We apologize if this information wasn't appropriately relayed during their call. While GoDaddy determines and charges the redemption fee, it helps offset the registry cost it incurs to recover domain names on our customers behalf.
As such, we respectfully decline their request to refund the Domain Redemption fee.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
******
Office of the CEO - GoDaddyCustomer Answer
Date: 04/02/2025
I was lied to by a GoDaddy representative. The least you could do is admit it or at least look into it.Business Response
Date: 04/03/2025
Thank you for the opportunity to address our customers additional concerns.
We appreciate their candid feedback about our service levels. As mentioned in our previous reply, we apologize for the information regarding redemption fees not being appropriately relayed during their interaction with our care staff. We have shared the interaction with our ************* Managers to identify opportunities for improvement.
That said, Redemption Fees are covered in our Terms of Service, and our customer was sent multiple notifications informing them action was needed to avoid the application of a Redemption Fee. As such, we respectfully decline their request to refund the Domain Redemption Fee.
Thank you again for the opportunity to address the additional concerns presented by our customer.
Kindest regards,
******
Office of the CEO GoDaddy
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