Afternic Basic or Expanded?

[notlikeyou]

I was wondering the success of listing domains at Afternic under the Basic Promotion vs Expanded Promotion. Have you had success with one over the other?

 

[Spade]

Ive sold a handful of domain names via Afternic. All but one of them was through the Expanded Promotion. I do recommend it. Frankly, I just up my price by about 20% to cover the costs. So far, Im very happy with their service, and there guys are on top of all the deals.

Justin

 

[DN BROKER]

I would not spend a penny with them, there site is dead... only EXTREME PREMIUM domains receive offers... everything else is DEAD... i regret spending the membership fee...

they SUCK

 

[Spade]

I would not spend a penny with them, there site is dead... only EXTREME PREMIUM domains receive offers... everything else is DEAD... i regret spending the membership fee...

they SUCK

A few of the domains Ive sold there:

MyBoulevard.com
FileCore.com

(pending - v2o.com)

Clearly these are not "Extreme Premiums". Yet, they sold for over $6,250 total for the first 2

and $1,000 for the CCC.com

 

[DN BROKER]

A few of the domains Ive sold there:

MyBoulevard.com
FileCore.com

(pending - v2o.com)

Clearly these are not "Extreme Premiums". Yet, they sold for over $6,250 total for the first 2

and $1,000 for the CCC.com

Well, Congrats to you for selling! It still does not help me! Afternic is by far the worst aftermarket auction site! It's a waste of money!

I will never use there service after my account expires.

I have received 100 more offers through sedo, and it's free.

Afternic is a waste of money. Nothing is going to change, you only waste money! That money could be used to REG a better Domain!

 

[notlikeyou]

I would not spend a penny with them, there site is dead... only EXTREME PREMIUM domains receive offers... everything else is DEAD... i regret spending the membership fee...

they SUCK

I'm a little fuzzy as to where you stand on this one MIR, could you elaborate? :lol:

Thanks for the feedback

 

[JMJ]

Ive sold a handful of domain names via Afternic. All but one of them was through the Expanded Promotion. I do recommend it. Frankly, I just up my price by about 20% to cover the costs. So far, Im very happy with their service, and there guys are on top of all the deals.

Justin

How do you know if it was through the expanded program? Just because you had it set to expanded or do they actually tell you where the sale is coming from?

 

[DN BROKER]

I'm a little fuzzy as to where you stand on this one MIR, could you elaborate? :lol:

Thanks for the feedback

Well, its been 3 years... offers received 4!!!!!
There service is poor. You gain nothing by signing up!

Sedo is the best available Free aftermarket auction site. Trust me, don't make the mistake of investing for a service which you pay and ends up not delivering. This is my last few months with afternic.... they DONT DELIVER!

 

[dnb8]

I just got my first offer at afternic, that was $100, I searched namepros to find how big are afternic fees, 10% so I accepted offer and now I know that 10% but $60 minimum, so I will get only $40 from $100 sale... Great:/

I used basic promotion, I think that for expanded minimum fee is $100.

 

[PLamson]

MIR:

My name is Pete Lamson, I manage NameMedia's marketplace businesses including AfternicDLS c & BuyDomains.

I just read through your comments and am sorry you have not had a better experience with our service.

If you wouldn't mind, I would love your thoughts on how we can make Afternic better.

What are areas we can improve upon? What do we do well?

I am happy to converse via this board, or if you prefer I am available anytime to speak via phone and can be reached on 781 839 2812 (that is my direct dial)


Thanks!

Pete

 

[RegFee]

Recently renewed my membership after leaving it expired for a while. A friend of mine suggested giving Afternic's expanded program a shot. I've added all of my domains, but haven't called an account manager up yet. $20 is not a lot of money if it helps me sell a name that would otherwise go unrenewed. Besides, refer 2 people a year and it covers your fee.

 

[DN BROKER]

MIR:

My name is Pete Lamson, I manage NameMedia's marketplace businesses including AfternicDLS c & BuyDomains.

I just read through your comments and am sorry you have not had a better experience with our service.

If you wouldn't mind, I would love your thoughts on how we can make Afternic better.

What are areas we can improve upon? What do we do well?

I am happy to converse via this board, or if you prefer I am available anytime to speak via phone and can be reached on 781 839 2812 (that is my direct dial)


Thanks!

Pete

Sure YOU CAN HELP... Make it FREE Membership!

 

[rocknrollo]

MIR:

My name is Pete Lamson, I manage NameMedia's marketplace businesses including AfternicDLS c & BuyDomains.

I just read through your comments and am sorry you have not had a better experience with our service.

If you wouldn't mind, I would love your thoughts on how we can make Afternic better.

What are areas we can improve upon? What do we do well?

I am happy to converse via this board, or if you prefer I am available anytime to speak via phone and can be reached on 781 839 2812 (that is my direct dial)


Thanks!

Pete

Pete,

i have been on Afternic for 3 years and no complaints from me on service , sold a name or two there got my Money fast. BUT....

The biggest mistake i see is the BAZZAR should be right on the front page or at least a link to it. I know it is not a big money maker for you but it is a cool service that more people would use if they knew about it. As it stands now you have to hit the sell Tab then pick bazzar tab after that , you couldn't of hidden it any better.

 

[RegFee]

Sure YOU CAN HELP... Make it FREE Membership!

When a business manager takes the time to monitor forum threads and respond to people's complaints, we can at least treat him with a little respect. You haven't yet offered details as to why you dislike Afternic so much. You just state over and over that it's a waste of money.

Things to consider:
How high of quality are your names?
How serious are you about pricing to sell?
Have you even tried the extended option?

I've only sold two names through Afternic ($1000), and that was long ago, before Extended even came out. Once that service came out, an account manager tried contacting me several times to set good prices and discuss exactly what they were going to do. I kept ignoring them, meaning I didn't take the initiative when they were trying hard to earn my business.

How can you honestly complain about $20, when you're not willing to give constructive criticism to someone who is basically asking "What can we change to make our service worth it to you?" It kind of reminds me of people who complain about the President when they didn't even vote.

 

[PLamson]

RocknRollo:

Interesting comment - many thanks for your insights.

What do others think? Is the Bazzar a useful "micro marketplace"?

Pete

 

[Sameh]

Voted for "Expanded Promotion"

Afternic is a pretty good domain Marketplace.


MIR, Price your domains reasonably or list more/better domains. IMO

 

[JMJ]

So whats the answer to this "How do you know if it was through the expanded program? Just because you had it set to expanded or do they actually tell you where the sale is coming from?"

 

[Spade]

So whats the answer to this "How do you know if it was through the expanded program? Just because you had it set to expanded or do they actually tell you where the sale is coming from?"

I get an email from them with the following:

"Dear Justin Allen,

Congratulations, you have received a lead on (sample domain name)
because you selected Expanded Promotion."

 

[JMJ]

I'd be interested to know if there is a different message if an offer was made via afternic itself. Anyone get different emails? Anyone want to test?

 

[Spade]

Here is an email I recieved recently from Afternic:

"Dear Justin Allen (domainspade),

A member has submitted the following offer on your domain name. This offer expires in 7 days.

Domain name: <removed>
Offer amount: $1,000.00
Buyer: <removed>"