Legally obtain .com's ect?

[King]

Could somebody please explain to me why everyone wants to get 'free' domains, it's not like they're expensive in the first place. And you're buying something of value, something worthwhile, defining a name for yourself on the internet. Something like that you shouldn't want to get for free, even if it's possible. Maybe i'm just getting old.

It's because people don't have any means to make such small payments. Some people don't have a credit/debit card or PayPal account.