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Jan 23rd 2018: $10.87 for .com and $0.99 for whoisguard ($11.86 total)

29th May 2018: $10.98 (+0.11) for .com and 0.18 ICANN'T fee ($11.16 total).

So it's $0.71 cheaper without whoisguard. So that margin (increase in .com) probably covers the actual whoisguard cost, the $1 fee was pretty much pure profit.

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Yeah, mine was a renewal not a new registration and cost about $12.58. Previous renewals without whoisguard were closer to the prices you mention, which makes it seem to me like all they've done is bake the cost in.

Are those new registrations or renewals?

For my same .com:

2017 New registration $10.69

2018 Renewal $12.98

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