DAN.COM Domain Marketplace (Official Thread)

[DAN.COM]

DAN.COM (formerly known as Undeveloped.com) is on a path to be become the biggest domain marketplace in the world. We use state of the art technology to solve everyday problems buyers and sellers in the domain industry face. At DAN.COM we focus on automating most processes required to buy & sell domains to increase a more efficient and active secondary market for domains.

What sets us apart is our strong focus on product development and customer satisfaction. We leave nothing to chance and every single feature and element we introduce is professionally and carefully designed and built.

DAN.COM is ranked in the top 5 best-rated marketplaces in the world (According to the biggest review platform Trustpilot) and in the domain industry, we're the domain marketplace with the highest rating with an average of 9,4 out of 10 points.

At DAN.COM you will get the highest value for the lowest commission around. Due to our domain transfer automation, we can offer significantly faster handling of domain transactions and payouts (usually within 24 hours) at the lowest fee charged by any domain marketplace.

We've been the first on many fronts and proudly will continue to keep innovating. We were the first to offer optimized for sale pages since 2013, the first to provide payment plans in the form of lease to own and rentals and also the first and only domain marketplace offering free SSL on all domains parked with us for over a year now.

Read more about DAN and our future plans here: https://blog.undeveloped.com/a-big-leap-forward-3a3cc59ed418

This thread is created to act as an informal communication board between the DAN team and the domain community. Feel free to post feedback here and to discuss how you use DAN.

What this thread is not meant for is support. Please contact our support team here: [email protected] when you need assistance.

Previous reviews under old brand: https://www.namepros.com/threads/undeveloped-com-experience.893201/

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

https://dan.com/users/settings/for_sale - on this page in the "Meet the seller" section from the beginning of my Undeveloped usage - I have set "Don't show anything".
But since today they display publicly on my landers how many domains I sold and my online/offline status...
In other words - my privacy was ignored.

 

[trelgor]

I managed to discover that the logos are hidden under the lease to own form.

Would it be too much to ask to have the logo replace the domain name on top? It would seem natural. I know you say logos can be detrimental. Mine are not, and they cost both time, effort and money.

Also, I don’t quite like the color scheme here. Blue and green like that. More options coming?

Also, some weird lines on top there, see them? On an Iphone.

Another thing. Less is more. Do you really need the explanation of what is included right there? (Domain + logo). I think it would be cleaner and more direct without or presented at another place/stage.

About ”domain expert”. Suggestion: ”Domain transfer concierge” or something like that.

Great that you have tested conversion rate projections. I think sellers would have had nothing against being included in the beta testing though, you would have found more improvements at no extra cost. Think about that next time.

 

[Nikhil Jain]

In the new Sales and Revenue Accelerator feature, what does this line mean:

"The revenue from this markup is split between the seller and DAN and reinvested into the marketplace."

 

[Embrand]

Looks great, I think! Will be exciting to see how it works out.

One small suggestion: When a potential buyer clicks "Lease to own now", I think it should be possible to drag the actual text that says "drag me" instead of only the timeline beneath it.

 

[Boudi Kai]

Why I cant set max Installments to 24 anymore?! please fix it.

 

[frank-germany]

when the new leasing option is shown,
there is no MAKE OFFER no more
at least no at first sight


I love the idea of having leases all over the place
but I can tell you
99% of my german customer would never agree to that feature

still I like to test it
without losing the other 99 %

 

[Name Manager]

Why I cant set max Installments to 24 anymore?! please fix it.

3: Can I still use the old installment model, which includes the Make Offer option?

A: Yes you can. However, do note that the old model is limited to 12-month installments max. We’ve compared the new model extensively with the old and the new model outperforms the old model significantly.

https://medium.com/@Undeveloped_88229/introducing-domain-financing-2-0-cd82edbb79c4

 

[td11]

Dan.com Can you make a tutorial video about the process of purchasing a domain name? Because buyers asking how the process will proceed after an agreement has been reached.

 

[MattDomainNames]

DAN needs to add an option to remove their new feature that shows how many domains the seller has sold on the landing page. If you haven't sold very many, it's going to make you look unprofessional and if you've sold a lot it's going to potentially piss off end users that you own and have sold a bunch of domains.

 

[tonyk2000]

DAN needs to add an option to remove their new feature that shows how many domains the seller has sold on the landing page. If you haven't sold very many, it's going to make you look unprofessional and if you've sold a lot it's going to potentially p*ss off end users that you own and have sold a bunch of domains.

It would also prevent new customers, like myself, from joining DAN. I've been in domaining for 15+ years, but it seems that the current system will now "downgrade" me should I join. Which thing I am actually considering, since DAN is looking to become a registrar (transfer automation is the key), especially if at also becomes Sedo/Afternic partner.
@LaszloSchenk Are there any plans to offer Sedo/Afternic integration together with an own registrar, or no plans?

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Afternic is not mandatory...
Just GoDaddy is needed... to show Dan listings on GD...
But looks that GoDaddy is not interested in Sedo and other marketplaces... they strictly protect their Afternic from competitors...

 

[tonyk2000]

But looks that GoDaddy is not interested in Sedo and other marketplaces... they strictly protect their Afternic from competitors...

Should DAN as a registrar joins afternic, it should be accepted. Why not, we are also have Dynadot, Epik, NameSilo, NameCheap - they are all afternic partners, and run own marketplaces. And, there is no other way to have domains listed on GD. So the question is to DAN - if, in its opinion, Afternic/GD is a competitor - then DAN may elect not to join Afternic.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Not just Afternic to list on GD, other way - GoDaddy Auctions...
But I don't plan and don't want to use both.

 

[mAd MaX]

I recently used Dan to buy a domain and opted for bank wire to pay but it wasn't showing on my payment page so mailed them. They mailed me back the invoice, so I was able to send the payment to them and deal is complete.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Strangely, my recent buyer from Spain paid via Bank transfer to Dan escrow without any complaints...

 

[Mary Muse]

The new roll-out of lease-to-own options is cool.

I am curious as to why you're only able to edit domain's preferences for this from the portfolio?

Once you select an individual name, you're still only left with the option to set a BIN / make offer.

It would be nice to have the lease/rent/BIN/make offer options there as well.

 

[Boudi Kai]

DAN team
Listing currency has no effect anymore on the new landing page!
it is displayed in USD for lease or buy now price even if I set Euro as my listing currency!
but at the check out it goes back to Euro

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I just rechecked my domains where EUR is set - and all is fine on their landers... EUR is shown.

 

[Boudi Kai]

I just rechecked my domains where EUR is set - and all is fine on their landers... EUR is shown.

Please send me one of your EUR domains to check.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Please send me one of your EUR domains to check.

ITALIA.PRO

 

[Boudi Kai]

ITALIA.PRO

Thank you, I believe you are using buy now option without installment but if you choose the new feature with lease now your listing will be displayed in USD

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Yes, I don't use any installments.

The same on my MakeOffer domains - EUR is displayed.

 

[Boudi Kai]

Yes, I don't use any installments.

The same on my MakeOffer domains - EUR is displayed.

True for both Buy now or make an offer its working fine EUR is displayed but not for installments.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

My opinion: all these installments for domains below $10K - just waste of time...

 

[namemarket]

Observations after testing a buy of one of my names listed with both a low offer price and high BIN at DAN.COM

I believe the new payment plan with up to 1-year free of cost (reduced from 2 years) and up to 5-year plans with as much as 30% extra cost is a great idea, unique and real valuable concept.

I love the overall idea, implementation, colors, style and formatting, etc.

Don't like how the 30% is viewed as an extra cost or a higher price to pay. It could be much better accepted by buyer if it was simply called finance charge or interest so buyer doesn't argue for lower price or not buy.

Don't want buyer to know how many sales I had and how many offers, My poor ratio is a negative.

I do like the domain expert a lot but see no obvious way to contact or call the expert. So a dubious value.

And the biggest negative is don't see any way a buyer can first look at financing options as a sales tool I can use to help him decide to buy with a pre-selected financing term and the payment plan from 1 to 5-years.

Worse yet, did not see a way to make an offer, only buy at BIN with terms selected after clicking buy. In fact, did not see a way to submit an offer on that page, just buy at BIN price. A huge negative for me.

P.S. I am not positive this review is fully accurate on how it works but think it may be.