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.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

CamelCasing on Afternic landers will be coming later in the year.

Finally. This is such great news! Acronym and multiple word domain names have suffered without the ability to use CamelCase. So glad that Afternic landers will be supporting it starting later in 2024!

 

[Embrand]

It would be good to be able to bulk set Floor Price and Minimum Offer Price as a percentage of the Buy Now Price.

 

[JB Lions]

Lease to Own sales that happen via the Dan.com Lander at Afternic currently follow the Dan.com checkout path, but Lease to Own sales via GoDaddy search (a perk of enabling LTO at Afternic) are closed through the GoDaddy cart.

"are closed through the GoDaddy cart."

Ah ok, I was looking at an old blog post from last year when it said thru Dan:

https://blog.afternic.com/godaddy-search-preview/

But from last month - https://blog.afternic.com/lease-to-own-international/

GoDaddy/Afternic already has lease to own without Dan, if I'm reading all that correctly.

Will look thru the Afternic site again, I thought I was seeing it mention Dan last night when I was going thru this.

Oh wait, that's just GoDaddy search? Afternic landing pages with Lease to Own still go to Dan?

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Nevermind, just checked myself. No option for Lease to Own on the lander yet at Afternic, the option is Dan lander.

 

[Mikeyboy]

Yup and a lot of times picking Dan lander will show as red meaning there is a conflict l. So now, add the verification nameserver and contact support to get the name removed from Dan even though it’s been approved at Afternic lol
Then, if you’re lucky enough to get a sale or a lease to own. Too many times, it literally takes weeks+ to get paid. Received two notifications, one on 7th and one on 17th.. funds are on the way. Still not received. Support is a joke!!! Afternic/godaddy suck. Soon time to consider options if no improvement

 

[GoDaddy]

It would be good to be able to bulk set Floor Price and Minimum Offer Price as a percentage of the Buy Now Price.

Hi @Embrand
Thanks for the feedback, we'll make sure that our team hears this. It's an interesting consideration for bulk management.

Yup and a lot of times picking Dan lander will show as red meaning there is a conflict l. So now, add the verification nameserver and contact support to get the name removed from Dan even though it’s been approved at Afternic lol
Then, if you’re lucky enough to get a sale or a lease to own. Too many times, it literally takes weeks+ to get paid. Received two notifications, one on 7th and one on 17th.. funds are on the way. Still not received. Support is a joke!!! Afternic/godaddy suck. Soon time to consider options if no improvement

Hi @Mikeyboy
We're working to ensure that the current Afternic/Dan.com Lander listing friction is smoothed out. We'll be sharing more in the next few weeks.

If you can DM us with some more information, we'll connect with Afternic's support team to review what you're reporting regarding LTO payouts.

Bulk LTO customization seems to have disappeared as of today.



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Lease to Own bulk management is back

 

[Future Sensors]

We're excited to share 4 updates to your experience at Afternic, which are rolling out from today!

Are the developers aware that it's 2024, not 2025?

 

[Recons.Com]

Are the developers aware that it's 2024, not 2025?

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2025 sounds about right, if not overly optimistic

 

[GoDaddy]

Are the developers aware that it's 2024, not 2025?

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That's an interesting one! We apologize, and it'll get updated.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hello NamePros community!
We're excited to share 4 updates to your experience at Afternic, which are rolling out from today!

• Advanced Filtering
• Bulk Search
• Price Request Adjustments
• UI Updates

Advanced Filtering
From today, we're gradually rolling out new advanced filters to further improve portfolio management, helping you hone in on domain names that you want to see.

Bulk Search
Gradually rolling out to sellers from today is a bulk search function! Search for multiple domain names, keywords, or domain extensions in a single search.

Price Request Updates
Price Request management is moving to the Lead Center! From now on, the "Needs Attention" tab will show Price Requests you're due to respond to, while you'll have the option to dismiss a price request from the Lead Center itself.

UI Adjustments
Logging in to Afternic, you'll see that menu items have been adjusted to help us prepare for more product updates later in 2024. "Leased Out" and "Sold" menu items have shifted to a new location, within the "Sales" tab, where you'll also find the lead center.

You'll be seeing these updates roll out from today! For more information, take a look at our blog post: https://blog.afternic.com/whats-new-june-2024/

Hi @GoDaddy

You mentioned that you are 'gradually rolling out'. It's now almost a week after your announcement, and I'm still not seeing all new features in my dashboard (like filtering, and bulk search). When can I expect to see these new features?

 

[Recons.Com]

Hi @GoDaddy

You mentioned that you are 'gradually rolling out'. It's now almost a week after your announcement, and I'm still not seeing the new features in my dashboard (like filtering). When can I expect to see the new features?

I don't know about you, but I am always terrified for a "collateral damage" when GD/Afternic rolls something, however minute, out.

Not seeing changes, in this instance, is a good thing

Here is some of the unfixed issues from previous gradual roll-outs:

- still seeing Singapore treatment (despite the promised to definitely fix by the end of June)
- names getting "not eligible" status on Afternic instead of "opt-in required"
- blank or error page for cart check-outs.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Finally?
You actually think they can accomplish that in 5 months?
Reminds me of joe joe Styler spoon feeding us fecal matter about big things coming to afternic in 2021 in 2020
Only difference now its not joe its another J man.
Maybe they meant 2025 they seem to get their numbers mixed up even on da pros

Finally. This is such great news! Acronym and multiple word domain names have suffered without the ability to use CamelCase. So glad that Afternic landers will be supporting it starting later in 2024!

Happy Canada Day eh

 

[GoDaddy]

Hi @GoDaddy

You mentioned that you are 'gradually rolling out'. It's now almost a week after your announcement, and I'm still not seeing all new features in my dashboard (like filtering, and bulk search). When can I expect to see these new features?

Hi @Future Sensors
We know you're eager to begin using filtering and bulk search, and we love seeing the excitement for these features. We've released the update for a small amount of traffic and are working to scale up from there.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hi @Future Sensors
We know you're eager to begin using filtering and bulk search, and we love seeing the excitement for these features. We've released the update for a small amount of traffic and are working to scale up from there.

Let me rephrase my question a little. When will all users have these features visible in their account? When will the roll-out be finished? Thank you.

 

[pinkdragon]

Hello @GoDaddy

I will PM you 2 screenshots from my Afternic account, please look into this problem:

It seems that one of my domains had 2 leads in June (I can see that under Portfolio / Domain name / Statistics).

However, I cannot see any lead / inquiry for this domain in my Lead Center.

Thanks!

 

[Future Sensors]

Are there any forum members who already see Filtering and Bulk Search options in their Afternic account?

 

[GoDaddy]

Let me rephrase my question a little. When will all users have these features visible in their account? When will the roll-out be finished? Thank you.

Hi @Future Sensors
When Filters and Bulk Search are available to 100% of users, we'll share the news. We increased traffic accessing Filters and Bulk Search yesterday, and we'll continue to do that until we're rolled out to 100% of users.

 

[Garet]

Hi @Future Sensors
When Filters and Bulk Search are available to 100% of users, we'll share the news. We increased traffic accessing Filters and Bulk Search yesterday, and we'll continue to do that until we're rolled out to 100% of users.

When it hits 100%, we will be able to see it in our accounts.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hi @Future Sensors
When Filters and Bulk Search are available to 100% of users, we'll share the news. We increased traffic accessing Filters and Bulk Search yesterday, and we'll continue to do that until we're rolled out to 100% of users.

Thanks. In the past, when new features were described in the Afternic blog, those features were available immediately or very quickly. I obviously have to get used to the new approach, as this is no longer the case, but I hope that the announced features will soon become visible in my account. If the cautious rollout has to do with better quality assurance, I wholeheartedly welcome it.

 

[davidc1]

Hi @Future Sensors
When Filters and Bulk Search are available to 100% of users, we'll share the news. We increased traffic accessing Filters and Bulk Search yesterday, and we'll continue to do that until we're rolled out to 100% of users.

Filters and bulk search would work for entire portfolio, even for a 100K domains portfolio ?

 

[Mikeyboy]

Hi @Mikeyboy
We're working to ensure that the current Afternic/Dan.com Lander listing friction is smoothed out. We'll be sharing more in the next few weeks.

If you can DM us with some more information, we'll connect with Afternic's support team to review what you're reporting regarding LTO payouts.

Almost a month, still no payments. May, payments received with a day or two. What's going on with June? Afternic support not helpful.
DM sent