Ask HN: My domain registrar (Hover) rug-pulled me for $3000

Per a Hacker News post, a user was hit with a three thousand dollar bill to renew a domain that had cost thirty-eight dollars each year. The user registered onlyfans.sexy six years ago and expected renewal at the usual price. Two renewal notices arrived—first three days before the deadline, then one day before—each showing the price had jumped to three thousand dollars. When charged, the user contacted their registrar, Hover, who said nothing could be done. Hover explained that the .sexy registry sets and controls all pricing, and the registrar has no authority to override or reverse those costs. The case illustrates a gap in domain-registrar protections: registries can raise renewal prices dramatically with minimal notice, and registrars claim powerlessness to intervene or refund customers.

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