New Convertible Mercedes Benz $?

SL 500 $ 350.00
OR
SL 55  $ 450.00



Regards David Moore
moored§romtech.com.au
J.P. MCP, MCSE, MCSE + INTERNET, CNE.


www.adsldirect.com.au for ADSL and Internet www.romtech.com.au for PC sales

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Norrish [mailto:brad§brad.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, 5 January 2004 1:57 PM
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: Re: [DNS] Ball gazing


Another look at what might be on the DNA books:

418,000 Stamps  $200 000
418,000 Envelopes $10 000
418,000 Flyers $20 000
Designer $1000
Legal Fees $300 000
New Convertible Mercedes Benz $?
The look on Josh's face in the morning as he opens his 20 copies and
realizes that somebody is charging over market average in a communist
country- Priceless !

If only the Auda was as transparent

Brad


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Rowe" <josh&#167;email.nu>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: RE: [DNS] Ball gazing


> I thought this was an interesting part of the ZDNet news article:
>
> " ... The mail-out yielded 9,000 registrations at AU$237, a figure
> significantly higher than the average domain name registration fee of
AU$85.
> In total the mail-out resulted in AU$2.3 million in registrations with
DNA.
> ... "
>
> I'm not an accountant, however here's my best guess on Chesley Rafferty's
> (Domain Names Australia) books:
>
>  $2,133,000  : 9,000 net.au domains sold by DNA &#167; $237 each
> ($  540,000) : 9,000 net.au domains cost &#167; $60 each from Explorer*
> ($  300,000) : estimated legal fees for auDA + ACCC vs DNA court case
> ($  400,000) : estimated cost of 500,000 allegedly misleading
advertisements
> ============
>  $  893,000  : Chesley Rafferty's (Domain Names Australia) estimated
profit
>
> * Based on Explorer's reseller price (http://whatsinaname.com.au/).
>
>
> Also of interest are the types of e-commerce complaints received by the
> ACCC.  They are listed in the review discussion paper of the Australian
> E-commerce Best Practice Model
>
(http://ecommerce.treasury.gov.au/bpmreview/content/_download/BPM_Review.pdf
> ).
>
> "Table 1: Types of e-commerce complaints received by the ACCC
> (30 June 02 - 30 June 03))
>
> ============================================================
> Issues or conduct Percentage of complaints
> ============================================================
> Misleading advertising or prices 23
> Domain name renewals 20 <-------------------|
> Pyramid selling and other scams 7
> Unsolicited goods or services 4
> Warranty matters 4
> Anti-competitive arrangements 2
> Unconscionable conduct 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Source: Based on data supplied by the ACCC."
>
> " ... Data from the ACCC also show that sixteen online traders accounted
for
> nearly half of all online-related complaints received by the Commission
> during this period. These traders generated consumer complaints
concerning:
> domain name renewal; dissatisfaction with Internet broadband/ADSL
services;
> [etc] ... "
>
>
> Chesley Rafferty, Brad Norrish, etc
> http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/
>
>
> Have a safe and Happy New Year all!
>
>
> Josh
> --
> http://josh.id.au/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Davies
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 December 2003 9:20 PM
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: [DNS] Ball gazing
>
> Kind of an auDA annual recap here in this article, "Domain regulator
> labels DNA brawl as biggest consumer issue", from ZDNet:
>
> [snip-snip]
>
> Source:
>
<http://zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20282256,00.htm>
>
> kim
>
>
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