Afternic - Official Thread

[GoDaddy]

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.

 

[silentg]

Anyone else having issue with updating their price at Afternic?

Already reported the issue to them and want to know if others are facing the same issue as me.

Only workaround for this bug is to delete the name and add it back.


EDIT: No long having issue with updating the price.

 

[silentg]

Afternic issued a fix for the Adblocker that was blocking landing pages. I checked on Chrome and Firefox and Price Request lander loads for me.

 

[GoDaddy]

Hi everyone,
We have released a small but significant update that you'll notice if you visit your Afternic portfolio today. Based on feedback, we have made both the domain and actions columns sticky so they are always visible when you're adjusting your domain's settings. In addition to that, there's a column toggle to the right that improves your column navigation.

Thank you to everyone who shared this feedback with us.

 

[Jannes]

Previously GoDaddy's domain name search showed the estimated value for all GD-aftermarket names (I think), now only for those that are underpriced compared to their estimates. Is that an unannounced update or just an experiment? Anyway, it's a good change.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hi everyone,
We have released a small but significant update that you'll notice if you visit your Afternic portfolio today. Based on feedback, we have made both the domain and actions columns sticky so they are always visible when you're adjusting your domain's settings. In addition to that, there's a column toggle to the right that improves your column navigation.

Thank you to everyone who shared this feedback with us.

Sorry to disappoint, but the columns and navigation are still terrible. Why not just copy DAN's implementation? It's a breath of fresh air.

 

[Dane]

Why not just copy DAN's implementation?

Yes! Please do this. Or shut down Afternic and focus on Dan.

 

[freety85]

@GoDaddy , please note I have just sold a domain name that is NOT available for fast transfer ( alt extension registered in a registrar that is not part of the fast transfer network ) . Upon transfer this particular registrar issues usually an auth code which is 64! characters long. On Afternic platform there is no sufficient space to paste it when it comes to providing transfer codes manually in the relevant field. Of course we can contact with TA to facilitate the transaction and guide the buyer, however there could be some improvement here by enabling the field for more characters. Not sure if this is why it took ages to complete the transfer or not, but I believe with this improvement you can free up Transaction Assurance team a bit of extra time/work. Thanks

 

[411domains]

Hi everyone,
We have released a small but significant update that you'll notice if you visit your Afternic portfolio today. Based on feedback, we have made both the domain and actions columns sticky so they are always visible when you're adjusting your domain's settings. In addition to that, there's a column toggle to the right that improves your column navigation.

Thank you to everyone who shared this feedback with us.
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@GoDaddy - How about you guys start focusing on the filters & tools that have been requested more than anything else over the years?

 

[VivifyDomains]

Apologies if this was asked before but for the "expedited payouts", are custom link sales included? https://blog.afternic.com/expedited-payout/

I sold one domain using a custom link and transfer completed last week but still nothing

 

[davidc1]

new problem with godaddy :



Hello,


Thank you for your email. Unfortunately, domains that are under 60-day lock outside of GoDaddy can not be sold via Lease To Own. We will need to cancel this sale.


Best regards,

Afternic Transaction Assurance

 

[Edukar]

@GoDaddy you continue to unpleasantly surprise your domain sellers! Before last changes I could find the domain on Afternic and see the other domains of this owner. Now search leads to Godaddy page (???), and it is impossible to see the owner portfolio. It seems that you listened to my advice and decided to terminate Aftenic Only GD page is a completely uncomfortable platform for the domain marketplace. Moreover, GD team, without clarifying the reasons, blocked my account there and did not return my domain, which was registered by GD. I do not recommend anyone to deal with Godaddy as registrar. Moreover, you decided to close Afternic., where many clients go in search of domains. But they are surprised in the fact that the search now leads to your main resource GD. However, you have a bright place. This is Dan.com. I recommend that you develope it as a best trading platform.I ask your team to urgently solve three big problems

1 I want to know the portfolio of domainer, from whom I am going to buy a domainat Afternic. Now this is impossible, but it was realized earlier. If I am looking for a some domain using Whois service , then the system immediately redirects me to Godaddy, not to Afternic landing page. And I can not see domainer porfolio at GD purchase page!

2 We need domain verification ONE time and in ONE place. Now domainers need to do verifications twice - at AFTERNIC and DAN. This is nonsense. I bought several hundred domains, and now I have to lose an astronomical amount of time for verification. This is a very important and pressing question

3 Make a autosyndication with Squadhelp.com ! I want to list my domains in one place and be sure that they will be listed on all domain marketplaces! SH did it wih Sedo. And you?

 

[Armageddon]

@GoDaddy you continue to unpleasantly surprise your domain sellers! Before last changes I could find the domain on Afternic and see the other domains of this owner. Now search leads to Godaddy page (???), and it is impossible to see the owner portfolio. It seems that you listened to my advice and decided to terminate Aftenic Only GD page is a completely uncomfortable platform for the domain marketplace. Moreover, GD team, without clarifying the reasons, blocked my account there and did not return my domain, which was registered by GD. I do not recommend anyone to deal with Godaddy as registrar. Moreover, you decided to close Afternic., where many clients go in search of domains. But they are surprised in the fact that the search now leads to your main resource GD. However, you have a bright place. This is Dan.com. I recommend that you develope it as a best trading platform.I ask your team to urgently solve two big problems

1 I want to know the portfolio of domainer, from whom I am going to buy a domainat Afternic. Now this is impossible, but it was realized earlier

2 We need domain verification ONE time and in ONE place. Now domainers need to do verifications twice - at AFTERNIC and DAN. This is nonsense. I bought several hundred domains, and now I have to lose an astronomical amount of time for verification. This is a very important and pressing question

Yes is possible to see other domains of a owner ( of course if privacy is NOT ON )
Example: https://www.afternic.com/domain/NeomGigacity.com

This is URL to see a domain on Afternic
Click on link you can see LAND page & go from there for full portfolio

Cheers

 

[Edukar]

Yes is possible to see other domains of a owner ( of course if privacy is NOT ON )
Example: https://www.afternic.com/domain/NeomGigacity.com

This is URL to see a domain on Afternic
Click on link you can see LAND page & go from there for full portfolio

Cheers

OK This is really good!
I guess I came across a private profile. But there are two more questions left, of which one is very important for me. If GD boughts a few markets, is it really necessary to do verification on each of them?

 

[Armageddon]

OK This is really good!
I guess I came across a private profile. But there are two more questions left, of which one is very important for me. If GD boughts a few markets, is it really necessary to do verification on each of them?

imo YES
Here on NP are some people ( i can't call domainers or members ) who watch threads on sale sections & verify domains if are listed on marketplaces and if not they pretend to be owners , put on sale on this markets & if by chance someone buy they come to real owner & offer $10

I even recomend on DAN for example to be mandatory the unique code have each on account when we want to list a domain in this way a stranger can't list a domain

 

[Edukar]

I know that. But I consider my first question to be unresolved, since I was looking for a domain through a check by Whois service, and I was forwarded not to Afternic landing page, but to Godaddy purchase page. I consider that incorrect.
The domain marketplace should be convenient for sellers, and not for rogues! If GD realizes verification in one place (f.e. at Afternic), this will solve all problems

 

[NameGroove]

Someone else has listed a name I own for sale on Dan.com. It is in my GoDaddy account and I have it listed for sale on Afternic. How do I get Dan to remove the listing so it can be added to my Dan account? Note, I've owned the name since 2017. I wonder how long someone has been squatting over on Dan

 

[DrJacoby]

I wonder how long someone has been squatting over on Dan

It's most probably the previous owner's listing that he didn't care or forgot to remove.

 

[phaethon]

It's most probably the previous owner's listing that he didn't care or forgot to remove.

Kind off topic, but that literally happens on Dan 95% of times I buy a name lately. Hey, unknown domainer, can you just delete a name you don't own anymore from Dan and make our life easier? And it's getting more ridiculous when you only want to use Dan so nobody else would add the name you own.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

It's most probably the previous owner's listing that he didn't care or forgot to remove.

There are strong indications that domain frontrunning is a major source of the problem, at least for my domains.Repeatedly, the unauthorized listings get removed, then reappear with different seller names.

In retrospect, with Afternic, adding my domains to the Fast Transfer network may have precipitated some of the unauthorized listings on Dan. Most recently, I had had a bunch of rogue listings removed from Dan, only to have almost 3 dozen reappear after signing up for Sedo MLS (Sedo's fast-transfer equivalent).

The good news is that Afternc appears to have stopped the automatic propagation of unverified Dan listings. So at least the 3 dozen rogue listings on Dan aren't appearing on Afternic.

Afternic/GoDaddy may have honored my request for a block on any further relisting of my domains without verification. ( I do not use Dan or Afternic anymore. ) While Dan has about 3 dozen unauthorized listings of my domains, Afternic has none this time. That is progress.

 

[NameGroove]

It's most probably the previous owner's listing that he didn't care or forgot to remove.

Perhaps. But my question is how do I get Dan to remove it?