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.

 

[DomainRecap]

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

I had this happen, where I could not edit my payment info, and after a lot of posts here, I needed to contact Afternic support. After that, it was quickly fixed.

* My God, that "Quick Reply" auto-popup on here makes it almost impossible to reply.

 

[DomainRecap]

As Dan is quickly going downhill I am thinking of trying out the Afternic landers, but I wanted to confirm something:

When using the "Request Price" lander (which does not include a minimum price), do Afternic brokers harass you for any inquiry ($10-$20) or limit them to only those that meet or surpass your "Minimum Bid" on Afternic?

 

[Traderas]

@GoDaddy @James Iles


I want to report again that GoDaddy brokers are spamming me.


Stephen Mathias is the guy I'm assigned to.


I have asked him many times to stop sending me emails for no reason.

I have also asked him to report to his superiors that I would like to change the broker I'm assigned to.

I have asked him many things, but he is just ignoring me, and he keeps sending emails...

He is also highly incapable.

Just now he sent me an email, asking if I'm interested in buying a domain that I already bought from you 3 months ago, which is still registered in my GoDaddy account...

He is spamming me about counteroffers of tens of thousands, for domains that I'm telling him that my budget is $200-$300.

He even sends follow-up emails for offers I made months ago, and the seller never replied.


Please make him stop.

 

[411domains]

Two questions:

1.) Has anyone else noticed price updates are not updating at a number of Afternic partners? (NameCheap...Google Domains...Name.com to name a few.)

Before anyone says, "it could take up to blah blah blah hours/days," I've been monitoring a this for approximately two weeks and the prices are not updating.

2.) Has anyone had success with spreadsheet uploads in beta? I cannot get passed "Invalid file type uploaded."

When I upload spreadsheets in the classic version, nothing happens. It's taken, but unfortunately not a single change is made to the portfolio.

@GoDaddy /Afternic, it would be so much more efficient if we had price filters to work with at Afternic or at the very least the ability to copy & paste domains for editing.

Quite frankly, I'm surprised those basic key options still aren't available after two key acquisitions and 2 to 3 years of being in beta.

 

[Rhinnnn]

Two questions:

1.) Has anyone else noticed price updates are not updating at a number of Afternic partners? (NameCheap...Google Domains...Name.com to name a few.)

I'm currently noticing this on Namecheap and Dynadot for some domains. And I'm talking about domain prices I updated some time ago, I think over a week.

Updated prices do show up correctly on GoDaddy though.

 

[kor]

It seems that there are still critical problems with API connections. I think it might have something to do with the DDOS protection they just implemented via Akamai.

A few days ago, while I was following godaddy auctions, the system identified me as a bot and blocked access for hours.

 

[kor]

The system (or maybe a team member) removed one of my listed domain name even though I've already verified it with TXT record.

The reason was inaccurate WHOIS data which is redacted by WHOIS privacy like all of my other domain names.

 

[DomainRecap]

The system (or maybe a team member) removed one of my listed domain name even though I've already verified it with TXT record.

The reason was inaccurate WHOIS data which is redacted by WHOIS privacy like all of my other domain names.

Again, check to see if your domain is still listed at Afternic. If so, some bigwig stole it from your account.

Happens to me from time to time and it's a big hassle to reset everything to get it back, especially knowing that "certain people" can just take it again with zero authorization.

All Afternic members are equal, but some are more equal than others.

 

[kor]

Again, check to see if your domain is still listed at Afternic.

I've checked but it's not listed.

Weird things happening all the time. There might be ghosts in datacenters.

 

[DrJacoby]

I've checked but it's not listed.

Weird things happening all the time. There might be ghosts in datacenters.

Maybe a stupid question, but have you checked if it just sold and was fast-transferred from your account?

 

[kor]

Maybe a stupid question, but have you checked if it just sold and was fast-transferred from your account?

I appricate your question.

I just listed the domain name yesterday and verified it with the TXT record. Today I received an email that it was removed.

If there had been a sale, I would have gotten an email about it. Or at least I would see it on the dashboard.

 

[DomainRecap]

Afternic down for anyone else?

I either get a 500 error or a mostly-empty Afternic screen with an error message on it.

 

[Traderas]

Down here too

 

[411domains]

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:

Show attachment 238173

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

Show attachment 238174

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

I'm experiencing the same issue right now.

I have successfully verified the same domain half a dozen times only to be taken back to "This domains already exists in a different account."

 

[Charybdis]

I'm experiencing the same issue right now.

I have successfully verified the same domain half a dozen times only to be taken back to "This domains already exists in a different account."

I couldn't solve this issue, the support keeps saying that I need to add the TXT record or the 3rd nameserver. I tried both but it isn't working. I know how to do it, in case of Dan it works. So in the end I couldn't list my domain at all on Afternic. Their system should be better. The 3rd nameserver was clearly there. I checked it with multiple different tools.

At least in Afternic 1.0 I could send them a screenshot to verify the ownership, now it's impossible to verify my ownership.

 

[SixFigures.ltd]

Any plans to add support of .zip domains?

 

[DomainRecap]

Any plans to add support of .zip domains?

As soon as one sells.

 

[SixFigures.ltd]

As soon as one sells.

Better chances to do it on marketplaces themselves, right?

 

[capybara]

It would be really helpful if the default sorting order for Lead Center could be changed to "from new to old". Having to see some ancient moss-covered leads every time and to scroll miles and miles down is tiresome. The newer leads are obviously more relevant to check.

 

[kor]

@capybara

You can click on the "Date Initiated" to order by date.