(I registered a domain with Marcaria last year because they were one of the few options for .ps domains. (Normally I would have gone with Gandi or NameCheap.) They were offering, and are still offering, $49 as an "annual price" means "recurring annually". If they meant "one-time price", they'd say "price", or "promotional price". And just as a sanity check, let's compare how a reputable registrar handles it.

I didn't notice the discrepancy until after I had renewed the domain, but it turns out they had charged me $62, which is 25% higher than their "annual price" for one year") vs. renewal price (USD 62) which was displayed in the 90s, makes heavy use of truly terrible clip-art, and has inconsistent menus from page to page. Charming. Quaint. But in this case, it was probably a sign of an unprofessional outfit.

I didn't notice the discrepancy until after I had renewed the domain, but it turns out they had charged me $62, which is 25% higher than their "annual price" for one year") vs. renewal price ("Renewal"/"per year"). When there's no discrepancy, they (usually) collapse it to a single price. This is how pretty much any domain registrar handles it.

I don't usually take to my blog when I feel wronged by a company, but after all it is the traditional recourse when appeals to customer service fail. Feel free to skip this post if you aren't domain shopping.)

Update 2018-08-10: Blogging about it and threatening to complain to the FTC seems to have worked; they have offered to refund the difference. I'll believe it when I see my bank statement. Their website, of course, remains deceptive.