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.

 

[Acion]

There's no obvious way to tell if my bulk upload worked. There's no pending list or notifications aside from the Toast that is hidden behind the semi-transparent popup that only shows for a tiny moment in the top right corner. Then no indication that anything happened at all.

Yesterday at one point it seemed to start to work then logged me out and then they were gone including any edits. All I'm doing is following the instructions exactly when I finally got them to open. Is there a secret to this? I'm trying it with just five domains now because the larger bulk add logged me out. It just returns me to the domains I have and shows nothing of the ones I've added via csv. It's really frustrating. Are they getting listed? Should I go somewhere else? Should I change my DNS now or later?

I was hoping to add a larger percentage of them to Afternic. Adding them by hand at 50 a pop then editing all the cells isn't going to work for me. I certainly won't try to bulk manage 500+ domains if this is the process. Perhaps I'm missing something? Could we get an email or a notice in the Admin saying we got your bulk upload and it looks right so we'll process it?

Further, the important data about using your bulk upload is in a XLS spreadsheet, not searchable on the web, that will only open if you own MS Office? Google docs can't open it. See the screenshot below. It's locked to Office only.

It could be super easy for everyone. You want a csv. Start with a csv. Add a Readme.md that everyone can read. It's just text. Put it on github in a repository so it's useful for everyone. I could do this for you this evening if you'd like. I'm reasonably expensive but so are you.

Thanks. Having sold a domain with you about six months ago (poochain.com) and hearing of other's successes with larger portfolios I'm hopeful mine will do well listed with you. If I can manage them via bulk I'd be a really happy programmer. I'm generating the csv from Python using Pandas if anyone is curious when I say tools. I can chew on the domains with all sorts of statistical oddities, do other nerd stuff or even ask the OpenAI api to make up stories about them and turn them into websites (sadgpt-com). It's very easy to export to the exact format needed anywhere you please. Supposedly even Afternic. lol

 

[GoDaddy]

There's no obvious way to tell if my bulk upload worked. There's no pending list or notifications aside from the Toast that is hidden behind the semi-transparent popup that only shows for a tiny moment in the top right corner. Then no indication that anything happened at all.

Yesterday at one point it seemed to start to work then logged me out and then they were gone including any edits. All I'm doing is following the instructions exactly when I finally got them to open. Is there a secret to this? I'm trying it with just five domains now because the larger bulk add logged me out. It just returns me to the domains I have and shows nothing of the ones I've added via csv. It's really frustrating. Are they getting listed? Should I go somewhere else? Should I change my DNS now or later?

I was hoping to add a larger percentage of them to Afternic. Adding them by hand at 50 a pop then editing all the cells isn't going to work for me. I certainly won't try to bulk manage 500+ domains if this is the process. Perhaps I'm missing something? Could we get an email or a notice in the Admin saying we got your bulk upload and it looks right so we'll process it?

Further, the important data about using your bulk upload is in a XLS spreadsheet, not searchable on the web, that will only open if you own MS Office? Google docs can't open it. See the screenshot below. It's locked to Office only.

It could be super easy for everyone. You want a csv. Start with a csv. Add a Readme.md that everyone can read. It's just text. Put it on github in a repository so it's useful for everyone. I could do this for you this evening if you'd like. I'm reasonably expensive but so are you.

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Thanks. Having sold a domain with you about six months ago (poochain.com) and hearing of other's successes with larger portfolios I'm hopeful mine will do well listed with you. If I can manage them via bulk I'd be a really happy programmer. I'm generating the csv from Python using Pandas if anyone is curious when I say tools. I can chew on the domains with all sorts of statistical oddities, do other nerd stuff or even ask the OpenAI api to make up stories about them and turn them into websites (sadgpt-com). It's very easy to export to the exact format needed anywhere you please. Supposedly even Afternic. lol

Thanks for your feedback @Acion, it's valuable and we'll make sure that the Afternic team looks into this process. In the meantime, our team will reach out to you about managing your portfolio.

 

[Samer]

How do i report trash domains masquerading as “Premium” or worse— TM infringement.

Is there a faster way than “snail mail”?

 

[Acion]

Thanks for your feedback @Acion, it's valuable and we'll make sure that the Afternic team looks into this process. In the meantime, our team will reach out to you about managing your portfolio.

Thank you. Much appreciated. I do think it could be quite nice.

 

[DomainRecap]

One big problem I ran into listing new domains on Afternic 2.0:

There seems to be no way to perform bulk changes to pricing from within the "Add Domain" process.

This used to be available in Afternic 1.0, but now there are no checkboxes or ability to select multiple domains, and I had to enter BIN/Floor/Minimum prices one by one, or 50 by 50 in my case.

Or am I just not seeing the "mystery option" to mass update prices on new domain listings?

P.S. The Verification Process worked perfectly.

 

[DomainRecap]

After deleting a domain listing using Afternic 2.0, I immediately got booted out and now when I try to access the site I get the following error:

Access Denied​

You don't have permission to access "http://www.afternic.com/dashboard" on this server.
Reference #18.b56096b8.1684712885.7bfef1c

Obviously the system thinks I did something bad and had now locked my IP address out. Unbelievable.

I really, really, really wish that Afternic 2.0 at least had the base options of 1.0 before it was deemed ready to upgrade.

 

[Rhinnnn]

Yesterday, I added a domain to my Aftenic account by verifying it with a third nameserver -- the verification process was fast.

But now the domain is stuck in review although there is absolutely no reason for this. There are no trademark issues of any kind here. The domain was listed on Afternic until yesterday via a different account and there are also listings of the exact same term in different TLDs.

I already contacted support about this but no answer yet.

I genuinely thought that the introduction of automated verification would mean the end of unnecessary friction with our Afternic listings. How naive of me : )

 

[DomainRecap]

I genuinely thought that the introduction of automated verification would mean the end of unnecessary friction with our Afternic listings. How naive of me : )

That happened to me too, and it's obviously the prior lister trying to get the domain back. Like other domain venues "certain people" get to bypass the authorization system and just list whatever they want.

Have you searched the domain on Afternic to see if it shows up as for sale on their site?

 

[DrJacoby]

Yesterday, I added a domain to my Aftenic account by verifying it with a third nameserver -- the verification process was fast.

But now the domain is stuck in review although there is absolutely no reason for this. There are no trademark issues of any kind here. The domain was listed on Afternic until yesterday via a different account and there are also listings of the exact same term in different TLDs.

I already contacted support about this but no answer yet.

I genuinely thought that the introduction of automated verification would mean the end of unnecessary friction with our Afternic listings. How naive of me : )

It could be some temporary technical glitch, because as of 15 minutes ago a lot of my domains are in review. Domains that I've owned for years.

 

[DomainRecap]

It could be some temporary technical glitch, because as of 15 minutes ago a lot of my domains are in review. Domains that I've owned for years.

Have you checked whether these domains are listed at Afternic and whether it's under your account/price?

 

[DrJacoby]

Have you checked whether these domains are listed at Afternic and whether it's under your account/price?

Yes, they are still listed with my price. The lander is different though. Instead of the ns3/ns4 lander, it says "may be for sale", but that's normal when a domain is under review.

 

[GoDaddy]

Yesterday, I added a domain to my Aftenic account by verifying it with a third nameserver -- the verification process was fast.

But now the domain is stuck in review although there is absolutely no reason for this. There are no trademark issues of any kind here. The domain was listed on Afternic until yesterday via a different account and there are also listings of the exact same term in different TLDs.

I already contacted support about this but no answer yet.

I genuinely thought that the introduction of automated verification would mean the end of unnecessary friction with our Afternic listings. How naive of me : )

Hi @Rhinnnn, we're sorry your domain went into 'In Review' status. This wouldn't be linked with ownership verification directly, but we'll highlight your experience to support.

It could be some temporary technical glitch, because as of 15 minutes ago a lot of my domains are in review. Domains that I've owned for years.

@DrJacoby thanks for this information. We have made the Afternic team aware and they're looking into this.

 

[Charybdis]

Why can't I verify the domain ownership in Afternic 2.0? Yes, I have added the required 3rd nameserver. I click on "verify domain" then I got this message: "domain ownership successfully verified, you can now add this domain to your account". I click on "close", then I keep getting the same error: "this domain already exist in a different account".

I have done this before, now it isn't working.

Ownership verification successful:

And then after I click on the "close" button:

I tried it a few times, but I get this same result always.

 

[Charybdis]

Yesterday, I added a domain to my Aftenic account by verifying it with a third nameserver -- the verification process was fast.

But now the domain is stuck in review although there is absolutely no reason for this. There are no trademark issues of any kind here. The domain was listed on Afternic until yesterday via a different account and there are also listings of the exact same term in different TLDs.

I already contacted support about this but no answer yet.

I genuinely thought that the introduction of automated verification would mean the end of unnecessary friction with our Afternic listings. How naive of me : )

You need to wait for a few days then your issue should be automatically resolved.

 

[Jeremiah88]

Why can't I verify the domain ownership in Afternic 2.0? Yes, I have added the required 3rd nameserver. I click on "verify domain" then I got this message: "domain ownership successfully verified, you can now add this domain to your account". I click on "close", then I keep getting the same error: "this domain already exist in a different account".

I have done this before, now it isn't working.

Ownership verification successful:

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And then after I click on the "close" button:

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I tried it a few times, but I get this same result always.

That’s because the didn’t click the “submit” button

After successfully verifying your domains check the bottom of same page to edit price then submit

 

[Charybdis]

That’s because the didn’t click the “submit” button

After successfully verifying your domains check the bottom of same page to edit price then submit

There is no submit button because the domain isn't verified.

Now I am getting a new error message:

We were not yet able to verify your ownership of

Please note that it may take up to 48 hrs to complete your request due to the time it takes for TXT/Nameservers to update in the DNS.

You can return and list your domain upon successful completion of the request.

I think I have found the problem, I just need to wait for 1-2 days then try again.

 

[GoDaddy]

There is no submit button because the domain isn't verified.

Now I am getting a new error message:



I think I have found the problem, I just need to wait for 1-2 days then try again.

Can you check that your verification record is displaying properly? (you can check your records here: https://www.afternic.com/account/ownership)

For NS3, check it's reflected in the Whois listing through who.godaddy.com, or a similar service
For TXT, check the record is active using a tool like https://mxtoolbox.com/txtlookup.aspx

If, after these steps and waiting for the records to propagate, you're still not able to verify the domain, please contact our support team at [email protected].

 

[vbigdeli]

I'm getting 500 error when trying to reach to parking payments page .


I can't edit parking payment info which is here https://www.afternic.com/sale_payment/parking

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Error
Something went wrong. Please go back and try again.

 

[zomainhacks]

Long domain names are not displayed correctly on desktop view. Can you solve the bug?

 

[vbigdeli]

Guys can you edit your parking payment information?
I can't from two weeks ago..