I just “bought” a domain, built branding around it… turns out I never owned it Yesterday I bought a domain layr.io through Names.co.uk. Everything looked normal: * Payment went through * Confirmation email received * Verification email came through * Domain showed in my account * I could access DNS, email settings, everything So I assumed I owned it. I started working on branding around the name. Then something felt off, so I checked WHOIS. Turns out: \- The domain has been registered since 2019 \- It’s owned via GoDaddy \- It’s listed as a premium domain for \~£7,000 I called support and they said: “Yeah it failed, sorry about that” No notification. No explanation. No refund confirmation, Nothing. I called Godaddy and they said: They have never seen this happen before! Its extremely rare. The part that surprised me most: The domain still shows in my account with full DNS controls, as if I own it. So just a heads up: Seeing a domain in your registrar account does not mean you actually own it.…