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Hello NamePros!
By popular demand, we have launched a dedicated feedback thread for Afternic, the GoDaddy-owned domain name marketplace.

We have created this thread as a way for you to tell us what works, what doesn't work, and what features you'd like to see at Afternic (please be constructive with your feedback). We're looking forward to hearing from the domain investment community to help us shape the future of Afternic.

We will also be sharing Afternic product updates in this thread.

Please note that this thread is not meant for support. Please email our support team at [email protected] for assistance.
 
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wait.. fast transfer means u need buynow

without fast transfer it's only standard network

afternic said many times standard much smaller than premium net
 
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No proof Fast Transfer results in sales, and it adds a lot of risk for the domain seller.

Exactly. One FT scam or screwup will easily erase any modicum of benefit.

To be honest, FT looks like it was designed by scam artists to help them steal domains.

Why do Afternic try to push FT on everyone? Probably the bulk of the sales come through the GoDaddy site anyway, and the few registrars that only show FT domains account for a very very low % of sales, not justifying the risk really.

Word!
 
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usually After 60 days of hand registering a domain or transfer domain to your godaddy account you will receive this email to enable fast transfer . ( only in case if the domain listed at afternic )

Ah that makes sense! I bought it from a GD auction on Nov. 29
 
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I never received the same from GD or Spaceship
Spaceship is a Sedo MLS partner, but not an Afternic FT partner, so you will not receive FT authorization notices.

It is confusing, because names registered at Namecheap, the partner registrar, are eligible for Afternic FT.

-Bob
 
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well that's why I said few.times that it would be nice if every offer or sale came.with info about which partner it came thru.. this would also allow afternic to prove their claims about extended networks ... and avoid doubts like people post here ... it's also great for stats and general sale patterns etc for all domainers

how hard can it be to add to offer or sale where exactly it came from.. they know that right away @Afternic
 
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well that's why I said few.times that it would be nice if every offer or sale came.with info about which partner it came thru..

Someone on another thread had a good idea - they use different pricing end points with different companies.

So the same names are all available but priced :

Company A $XX90

Company B $XX95

Company C $XX99

Then he knows where the lead has come from.


*Sorry, can't remember who it was to give them credit.
 
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Someone on another thread had a good idea - they use different pricing end points with different companies.

So the same names are all available but priced :

Company A $XX90

Company B $XX95

Company C $XX99

Then he knows where the lead has come from.


*Sorry, can't remember who it was to give them credit.

wait alcy dont getit
how he put different bins on same name..on aftrrnic
 
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wait alcy dont getit
how he put different bins on same name..on aftrrnic

No, with different platforms, I think.

I'll see if I can find where they were discussing it...
 
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No, with different platforms, I think.

I'll se if I can find where they were discussing it...

ok but me I talked about how to find out where offer or sale from on afternic.. not other platforms.
u cant know that unless they tell u
 
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Someone on another thread had a good idea - they use different pricing end points with different companies.

So the same names are all available but priced :

Company A $XX90

Company B $XX95

Company C $XX99

Then he knows where the lead has come from.


*Sorry, can't remember who it was to give them credit.
A lot of Afternic partners add their own mark-up and have their own roundings, which in turn nullifies that effect.
 
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Different things, though. Finding out where the price originates from at one registrar vs what AN partner registrar the buyer used (what marketplace vs what registrar). Of course we can check registration data later but that doesnโ€™t help in the offer phase.
 
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afternic said many times standard much smaller than premium net
Yes they say that but then they present the figures themselves, and the premium network is far smaller - count the number of registrars yourself and you can make up your own mind at at https://help.afternic.com/s/article/Afternic-Partners

Partners displaying all listings

101Domain
Blacknight
BigRock (Directi)
BlueHost (Newfold)
Catchy.com
DirectNic
DomainIndex
DomainTyper
DomainTheNet
DomainHub[dot]com
DomainR
DomainTools
DOMDB.com
DynaDot
Gabia
GMO
GoDaddy Auctions
GoDaddy.com
GTDN.com
Hexonet
Imena[dot]ua
Instra (CentralNic)
Internet[dot]bs (CentralNic)
LogicBoxes (Directi)
Momentous
Name[dot]com
Namecheap
Namesilo
Namio.com
OwnRegistrar
OVH
PDR (Directi)
PorkBun
TodayNic
Turkticaret[dot]net
Register[dot]com (Newfold)
RegRU
ResellerClub (Directi)
RU-Center
Sav[dot]com
EstiBot
FastDomain (EIG)
HostMonster (EIG)
InstantDomainSearch
Network Solutions (Newfold)
TierraNet
United-Domains
Vision.io
Web.com (Newfold)
Webnames[dot]ca

Partners displaying only Fast-Transfer listings

Domain[dot]com (EIG)
Dotster (EIG)
Tucows
Enom
Amen Sasu (Dada)
Amen World (Dada)
Nominalia (Dada)
Register[dot]it (Dada)
Gname
Hostopia/Aplus
123Reg (HEG)
MeshDigital (HEG)
OpenProvider
Snapnames
 
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Usually don't do longer term payment plans but I agreed to one today. 50k sale, 1 payment down, 29 more months to go. See if it completes or defaults.
 
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@Afternic
small suggestion on the afternic boost. don't you have a mechanism to detect if a lead / sale initiated from the boost or by other means?. if it is from the boost, then you add your 5%. if not the seller will not be charged the extra 5%.
 
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About 4 months ago I posted here several issues that led me to disable Afternic Boost & LTO and pointed my entire portfolio elsewhere. Since then I'm glad to say that later most of these issues were resolved and I started enabling Afternic Boost & LTO and re-pointing my portfolio to Afternic Nameservers.

I hope things stay stable and looking forward to more improvements & features to come.

Thank you @GoDaddy & @Afternic
 
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About 4 months ago I posted here several issues that led me to disable Afternic Boost & LTO and pointed my entire portfolio elsewhere. Since then I'm glad to say that later most of these issues were resolved and I started enabling Afternic Boost & LTO and re-pointing my portfolio to Afternic Nameservers.

I hope things stay stable and looking forward to more improvements & features to come.

Thank you @GoDaddy & @Afternic

If the boost is enabled, they still charge a 5% fee even if the sale didnโ€™t come from the boost, right?
 
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... and I started enabling Afternic Boost & LTO and re-pointing my portfolio to Afternic Nameservers.

It might just be me, but whenever I see Boost, Plus+, Super, Turbo, Prime, Extra, etc

as more expensive add-ons it's saying to me that the original service I paid for isn't producing

maximum results.
 
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If the boost is enabled, they still charge a 5% fee even if the sale didnโ€™t come from the boost, right?
This is true! And it's the most annoying thing to me because if they have a way to determine people sell up to 10% more with BOOST, then that implies Afternic has the ability to distinguish a BOOST vs NON-BOOST Sale. So they should only apply the 5% BOOST surcharge to actual BOOST Sales. They might be hurting their overall net profits by keeping this unfair BOOST Surcharge across all sales when BOOST is turned on, which makes people want to opt-out of BOOST. Is hurting overall net income from Afternic sales a win for GoDaddy shareholders?
 
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If the boost is enabled, they still charge a 5% fee even if the sale didnโ€™t come from the boost, right?
Yes, this is true. If Boost is enabled all sales are charged the original commission + 5% Boost fee.
 
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It might just be me, but whenever I see Boost, Plus+, Super, Turbo, Prime, Extra, etc

as more expensive add-ons it's saying to me that the original service I paid for isn't producing

maximum results.

I tried both, with and without Boost, and sales numbers are almost the same. The reason I Opted-in for Boost is my belief that even one extra sale because of Boost should cover the extra 5% Boost fee for other sales.

It depends on the inventory you have but in general, I agree with you, Boost features for all sellers would be better if integrated into the original service for maximum results.
 
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@Afternic @GoDaddy

I received this email unexpectedly. Does it suggest an active buyer, or is it just a routine verification request? The domain has been listed for a while, and my dashboard shows no recent activity.

I received the same email last week from 123-reg.

I'd only just listed the name on AN.
... and there seemed to be a lot of small print so I just left it as 123 have started to be a bit slippery lately.

Investigated the email a bit more today.
It was actually from AN just branded up with 123-reg, asking to Authorize 'Afternic Premium Network Program'.

No mention of Fast Transfer Network anywhere - I had to Google it to confirm.

Still unable to check out the T&C page.

"The Premium network offers maximum exposure for your domains and eliminates the lengthy escrow process."
 
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Well it looks like someone at Afternic pulled the short straw and had to go through the system backlog, as I just got 3 new offers in a row.
 
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