If I've several domains under a reseller of say Enom, and after a year when its time for my domain renewal, but the resellers account has been cancelled/expired or no longer exists for whatever reason, what happens then?

Do I renew the domains with resellers price or the highest base price of the registrar?

Not necessarily.

You can also transfer to any other reseller, registrar or even your own eNom account.

The policy of the two biggest reseller registrar (eNom & Directi) is your account will pass to the next reseller up the chain, but you usually have to be proactive with the registrar to make that happen. Then you can do as gerolsteiner suggests. With eNom, if your account passes to them because they are the next reseller up the chain, then you better transfer them to another sub-account quick because, afaik, they will charge you retail pricing.

So if the user moves his domains (manually) to some other reseller or his own (enom) account, then he's charged this new resellers pricing or base price (if own account) from next renewal. Right?

Lets say, I've had a domain for 6.50 from ResellerA, and in a few months his account no longer exists. If I move to some other reseller (how do I know which, do I get a list of all?), or create my own account, can I renew at the same price I originally bought the domain for?

Thanks.

So if the user moves his domains (manually) to some other reseller or his own (enom) account, then he's charged this new resellers pricing or base price (if own account) from next renewal. Right?

Lets say, I've had a domain for 6.50 from ResellerA, and in a few months his account no longer exists. If I move to some other reseller (how do I know which, do I get a list of all?), or create my own account, can I renew at the same price I originally bought the domain for?

Thanks.
No, in that case you have to renew your domains accoeding to pricing of new service provider.

Uh! Thats unfair, isn't it? Why should the end-user suffer?

Well, what do you think should happen instead?

Uh! Thats unfair, isn't it? Why should the end-user suffer?

See, Actually it is very obvious if u r moving to some other service provider then you have to agree on his pricing else bargain with him before going with him!!!!!!!!........the best possible way!!!!!

Well, what do you think should happen instead?

There should be a fair system where end-user gets the same pricing that he originally bargained for. Am I asking too much?

Precisely what system? The party responsible for that pricing has folded.

Well, thats not an excuse, but yes, the user has the ability to register a domain for multiple years at the time of registration if he wants a combination of low pricing and long period. I didn't think of this.

There should be a fair system where end-user gets the same pricing that he originally bargained for. Am I asking too much?

Ok, imagine this. I set up a reseller account and start selling domains to customers at $4. (making a $2.95 loss on each one) Then I go out of business. (no suprise there!)

Should you continue to get $4 pricing? Of course not. Your pricing arrangement was with the reseller who went out of business. Now it's up to you to find another provider to renew your domain with.

There should be a fair system where end-user gets the same pricing that he originally bargained for.

There is. It's called "choices".

Ok, imagine this. I set up a reseller account and start selling domains to customers at $4. (making a $2.95 loss on each one) Then I go out of business. (no suprise there!)

Should you continue to get $4 pricing? Of course not. Your pricing arrangement was with the reseller who went out of business. Now it's up to you to find another provider to renew your domain with.

I think Enom doesn't allow resellers to undersell. Isn't that true?

I think Enom doesn't allow resellers to undersell. Isn't that true?

No, that only applies if they are using eNom's CC processing.

openXS. Gerolsteiner's example is a good one, if extreme. it makes the point exactly. Any customer of any reseller of any registrar agrees to the terms and condition of that reseller, including pricing. You can't take your lowest priced domain from a cheap reseller and move it to a premium reseller and expect to get the same price. They may be offering different levels of service, for example.