At 10:07 AM 4/1/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>> I suspect OpenSRS is taking this positon because it's the easiest one for
>> them to take, allowing the RSP to assume all risk while denying them any
>> protection what so ever.
>
This is a completely bogus statement and claim, OpenSRS has developed
the entire platform, which has multiple layers of adjustable control
for the RSR. If the RSR chooses to run their business without wearing any
protection, then it is they alone who must assume responsibility for their
choices. Simply charging first then crediting the few that don't go through
is the logical and practical business model for this.
>I can see a number of good reasons, only one of which is that they must
>take this position so they can provide you this service for $10.
>
>The moment you talk to them or break out of the process in any way that
>transaction =~ /\$100\+?/.
>
>Perhaps OpenSRS can offer "$199 expedited service" for those that need
>the **service**. ;^>
>
>$10 is a wholesale rate, not a retail service rate. It is next to
>impossible to support a business model that does not keep a clear
>distinction.
>
>You are supposed to be reselling these domains. Generally speaking,
>that is your business, not theirs. I can't think of any wholesalers
>that accept any responsibility for chargebacks when retailers in the
>chain screw up; that's counter to the whole concept of wholesale.
Excellent point, and the entire point. Theft/loss/fraud are always parts
of the cost/model of selling anything retail. It is not the upstream
supplier's
responsibility to indemnify any loses the retailer may suffer. You are not
an agent or employee of SRS, you are seperate and diverse business entity so
adjust your business model to take into account the specifics of your
liabilities.
Eric Ross
quicknames.com
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