Also called registration fee
Reg fee, explained
The fee combines the registry's wholesale price, a small ICANN fee per domain-year on gTLD registrations and the registrar's margin, so the same name costs different amounts at different registrars. First-year promotional prices are common; the renewal price is what you pay every year after. Registry premium names carry a higher registration fee set by the registry, and sometimes a premium renewal too.
In investor talk, a hand-registered name cost reg fee, and selling at reg fee means recovering only the registration cost, a common price for weak names offered to other investors. Compare registrars on renewal and transfer prices, not first-year promotions, and remember that a cheap first year in an extension with expensive renewals is not a bargain.
Example. The investor hand-registered the name at reg fee and later listed it with a Buy Now price in the low four figures.
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