DomainsByProxy The horror... Cancel Your Account!

I found myself a couple days ago in a predicament.  I had registered a domain many years ago with a friend and that friend had signed it up for domainsbyproxy to keep the identity under wraps. Well, that was great for the time, but now that the domain is very aged and not really needed any longer I planned on selling it.

It would fetch a very pretty penny since it's 8 years old and an authority domain with listings in dmoz and other hard to get in to directories. Well, with that I went to update everything. It was a horrible suprise to find out that I couldn't get in to the domainsbyproxy account to turn it off. I could renew it, but I couldn't get rid of the privacy option.

I was angry. I called Godaddy. The man on the phone was less than helpful and said "You should keep it on there. It's good for privacy!" Thanks, but no. I explained that I didn't need it anymore and that all I needed was the account number for the domainsbyproxy account. (All the while there is some guys hooting and yelling in the background. Godaddy at night must be less of a business and more of a frat party!) He sent me a link which just brought me to an FAQ about domainsbyproxy. Oh, wonderful.

I found the domainsbyproxy phone number and called them. Again no help or love! They couldn't help me. All I needed was the stupid account number, because I knew the password! Send us some form of ID. So, I did... They message me back and tell me that isn't the person on the account. I get pissed and send a really old scan of my friend's ID. They message me back and say because it is expired they can't help me, and to send me a recent scan. Well, that would be great if I could get a hold of it, but I can't because we aren't friends anymore!

They literally tell me that I am stuck with both the domain name and the privacy because I can't get in...

And then... A stroke of brillance! Godaddy actually provides you with those customer numbers right in your account!

Getting Your DomainsByProxy Customer Number From GoDaddy

Go to your domain manager 

In your domain manager click add in the add privacy tab.

Once you click it you'll be forwarded...

Click the add and you'll be taken to another page to add that domain to your current batch of privacy.

Now, you'll have your customer number! Head over to domainsbyproxy.com and log in. Your password if you never changed it should be the same as your godaddy password. (How unsecured is that?)

My best option is to change domain managers!

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