Discuss your Epik Experience!

dande · Jul 24, 2019

I think Epik is building the best ever Domain Lander in the history of domaining, and it really needs to be talked about extensively. That's why I am creating this discussion thread. A lot of thought process really goes into the project. And I can see (for the first time) a landing page that is built from the stand point of domainers rather than for just the marketplace itself.

Everything you have ever dreamt of getting or seeing in a professional landing page can be found in the new Epik marketplace landing page design.

Some of my Favorites Features:

1. The ability to optimize your "domain for sale" landing page to actually rank on Google, displaying your sales pitch/domain description. I just did that with few of my generic domain names such as ASAP.TV, targeting certain keywords, and they are showing pretty well on Google. That's a huge plus in my marketing effort.

2. Being able to change background image is another huge one for me. If you are good with pictures and images, you will surely find this very useful. I did that with Nagasaki.org and the result was truly amazing, showing the city of Nagasaki right at the background.

There are too many positive features and I don't want to mention all of them, all alone

So I am leaving you guys to share and discuss what you loves most or dislike about the new Epik marketplace and the landing pages.

The only negative for me is the checkout process. There are too many terms and conditions buttons to tick before checking out. It will be nice if they can streamline those into one beautiful big button

They also need to place the checkout button directly under the payment options. Right now it is awkwardly place somewhere below at the sidebar, which I don't find cool at all.

Sales experience is also welcomed in this discussion. I haven't had any sells so far at Epik because I started using the marketplace just recently, but the future is looking so bright.

Kassey Lee · Nov 2, 2020

Namersen said:
Anyone else receiving phishing email purporting to be from "Epik Single Sign On"

Received one (or two) this morning and deleted it right away without any clicking.

Michael · Nov 2, 2020

Don't want to hijack the thread, but PayPal just banned us in the same way...

https://namebio.com/blog/namebio-among-latest-round-of-paypal-bans/

Both NameBio and my personal account. Maybe Adam's too, I haven't heard from him yet.

Edit: explanation a couple posts down.

MasterOfMyDomains · Nov 2, 2020

tonyk2000 said:
I can still hardly beleive that the story has anything to do with politics. Good that Epik stopped commenting at this time, however, earlier or later, hope they will disclose what really happened here. Maybe this finally worked... (source - https://www.thedomains.com/2019/03/20/will-all-marketplaces-have-to-become-licensed-escrow-agents/ )

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If action jackson ratted out epik, and thats the reason for the epik paypal divorce, why namebio get popped too?
There is more to this than epik and its dïgital currency or choice of presidency
Hopefully people are sniffing around other
“ forums” or reditt or wherever and truth comes out.
Wondering if it has anything to do with all the friends and family transactions people use, to avoid payïng paypal their fees
Not once did i do that, lots people here do and if i had i would be quite concerned because that is fraud in i’s of paypal

BradWilson · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
Don't want to hijack the thread, but PayPal just banned us in the same way...

https://namebio.com/blog/namebio-among-latest-round-of-paypal-bans/

Both NameBio and my personal account. Maybe Adam's too, I haven't heard from him yet.

And the plot thickens.

Many years ago I had my PP account closed because of a website I was managing that got complaints.

The timing was very poor because I had worked hard to fix the issues and when they closed my account all the "fixes" went to waste.

Once I closed down the website they restored my PP account and I've had no issues since then.

So I haven't been a fan of them for awhile and use them with caution.

Michael · Nov 2, 2020

It all becomes clear, and makes sense if you don't understand the domain industry at all, which most people don't: https://namebio.com/blog/update-to-the-paypal-ban-paypal-explains-everything/

BradWilson · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
It all becomes clear, and makes sense if you don't understand the domain industry at all, which most people don't: https://namebio.com/blog/update-to-the-paypal-ban-paypal-explains-everything/

Déjà vu smh

It's amazing to me how they get away with this and we continue to fall for it because they're so popular.

We're forced to use them and just when we think all is well, they pull the rug out from under our feet. Then everything we've worked so hard for is gone.

Michael · Nov 2, 2020

FWIW, the same thing happened to us with MailChimp recently. They banned us out of the blue with no explanation, and it turned out one of the domains in our daily newsletter had a bad previous history and they thought we were promoting the illegal site. I got the ban removed in like 6 minutes so I deleted all the stink I raised about it. They're probably using the same system PayPal is.

BradWilson · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
FWIW, the same thing happened to us with MailChimp recently. They banned us out of the blue with no explanation, and it turned out one of the domains in our daily newsletter had a bad previous history and they thought we were promoting the illegal site. I got the ban removed in like 6 minutes so I deleted all the stink I raised about it. They're probably using the same system PayPal is.

Oh no this is too funny NOT!

Regarding Mailchimp, I just saw this article...

https://reclaimthenet.org/mailchimp-misinformation-censorship/

equity78 · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
It all becomes clear, and makes sense if you don't understand the domain industry at all, which most people don't: https://namebio.com/blog/update-to-the-paypal-ban-paypal-explains-everything/

Before I read your article I knew that was going to be the reason why. Old names, old sites the previous owner might have done something and they think you are tied to it in some way. Good luck getting the account back, hopefully they can understand it's not Namebio.

tonyk2000 · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
It all becomes clear, and makes sense if you don't understand the domain industry at all, which most people don't: https://namebio.com/blog/update-to-the-paypal-ban-paypal-explains-everything/

omg... all is now clear from professional domaining point of view. Hope you'll be able to restore your account! Crossing fingers... As for epik case - what if epik also included domain names in marketplace transaction details? What if somebody sold a domain name on epik marketplace, and paypal did not like the domain?

Edited: Sedo also includes domain names, at least in sellers payments via paypal. No issues so far...

tonyk2000 · Nov 2, 2020

Michael said:
FWIW, the same thing happened to us with MailChimp recently. They banned us out of the blue with no explanation, and it turned out one of the domains in our daily newsletter

Mailchimp is a home for spammers, including domaining related spammers. I check headers of the most annoying spam in my inbox, including for example fake subscriptions I never agreed to - many are sent via mailchimp. I'd say they actually did you a favor... as you'll now find a better altermative

zangief · Nov 5, 2020

Been away from domains for a long time , someone contacted me for an old domain and wanted to use Epik.
My feedback is positive , everything was fine , support was faster than me

Greetings from Turkey.

tonyk2000 · Nov 9, 2020

What is Epik marketing team thinking? ;-() How about more unique slogan?

VS

pb · Nov 15, 2020

What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

Gube · Nov 15, 2020

pb said:
What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

You can request all your auth codes by contacting them directly (should still be [email protected]). It may just not be instant depending on when you make that contact but they will respond positively to your request for sure

Jess Robison · Nov 16, 2020

pb said:
What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

Hello - I have sent you a direct message here on NP. Due to security, I wanted to message you directly and request the information needed so I can review your account.

Thanks!

Jurgen Wolf · Nov 27, 2020

As seller, do you receive next/2nd bid via Epik system?
For me, initial/1st bid is always the only one (final).
+ also no any replies on my internal messages to bidders.
This is my 2020 experience on Epik landers.

Jurgen Wolf · Nov 27, 2020

tonyk2000 said:
omg... all is now clear from professional domaining point of view. Hope you'll be able to restore your account! Crossing fingers... As for epik case - what if epik also included domain names in marketplace transaction details? What if somebody sold a domain name on epik marketplace, and paypal did not like the domain?

Edited: Sedo also includes domain names, at least in sellers payments via paypal. No issues so far...

+ DAN.
They also leak the domain names in their payouts, regardless of payout method.

curesync · Dec 6, 2020

Is anyone at Epik in a position to help me get godaddy to drop my domain (registered yesterday) and let me register it elsewhere/with epik? They restricted all access to my account and domain citing need for identity verification, but will not allow anything other than govt id which I wont have until pandemic lets up.

BradWilson · Dec 8, 2020

pb said:
What is the best way to get authcodes for my domains at epik? I can click on a domain and go to Transfers and then "Transfer domain to another registrar" and that gives me the code. But if I select 2 or more domains, that option is greyed-out. Is there a way to display or export more codes at once?

I'd say the "best way" to get the authcode for multiple domains is to use Epik's API and run their authcode command in a loop.

I'm currently about to work on this command for my new system, so I'll know more soon.

Once I'm finished coding and testing my system, I plan to release it so anyone can easily use it.

But, in the mean time you could use their API by following the instructions on their API page.

BTW, I'm modifying the Epik API Library written by x7media but it appears it's been removed, maybe because it's a bit buggy

I also noticed their site is offline oops! To be clear x7media is not directly connected with Epik and is completely independent of them.

Jurgen Wolf · Dec 23, 2020

Thanks for "Ban bidder" feature!

Embrand · Dec 23, 2020

What happened to the .ng accreditation? It seems it never happened. Would be nice to have.

lambo.com · Dec 23, 2020

I did all the pg designer stuff but not easy to get NS to park domain. What am I missing?

Jurgen Wolf · Dec 24, 2020

lambo.com said:
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I did all the pg designer stuff but not easy to get NS to park domain. What am I missing?

External domains?
Nameservers can't be set via Epik, but only via your actual registrar.

lambo.com · Dec 24, 2020

Jurgen Wolf said:
External domains?
Nameservers can't be set via Epik, but only via your actual registrar.

Yes, but what of showing where to park the names and the epik nameservers themselves?

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