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I was wondering to myself about the variation in domain suffix prices. I understand that in the beginning everyone wanted the status of the .com suffix and so it became valuable. I understand that not many people want .info because it can look a little lame at times and so it's less expensive. What I don't understand is why from host to host the prices for the same suffixes vary so much. It is not like you are buying different makes or models of cars that will depreciate or appreciate differently. Maybe it's partly because different hosts give various levels of services. Still, there must be another reason, because this doesn't seem like enough. Anyone have some ideas?
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2 words: business models.
Some charge low but make up via other means (e.g. charge admin fees,
offer complementary services, etc.). Some charge high but give tons of
freebies.
You actually answered your own question, but probably trying to find the
right words to describe it.
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Registrars generally buy in bulk. They may agree to purchase 500,000 domains in X amount of time, and they'll get to pay only Y amount for each, thus they can sell for less, and still make money. Others can afford to buy more, others, less.
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Another thing I didn't know! I thought that every suffix would be the same, except maybe the .com preceisely because it was commercial... Oh well, keep learning on this site and feels pretty good too!
