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]

This is the second case like this I saw on X today. Very worrying.

Was the other one $1000 sale?
Seller had floor price of $1000

 

[Kyle Tully]

Was the other one $1000 sale?
Seller had floor price of $1000

Yeah that one - I saw someone asked that question re floor but was that what actually happened?

 

[DN_Hunter]

Yeah that one - I saw someone asked that question re floor but was that what actually happened?

Floor indicates the seller would sell at the Floor Price. Not sure about this case in question though...

 

[DSRPT]

Should I just stay away from afternic rn?

 

[silentg]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834103573770080297

 

[Jannes]

My final time-wasting session on Afternic. Before leaving (unlisting everything) I wanted to check how many of my Dynadot registered and AN listed domains were unavailable for purchase. Answer: 25%

Time is all we have. I'm not going to waste it on babysitting Afternic anymore.

 

[Synozeer]

Okay, now all my names on Afternic are correctly showing as Fast Transfer as are on Dynadot. That problem is now fixed.

Individually, I found a bunch of names that have lease to own set which don't display the lease to own option when searched for on GoDaddy -- they all happen to be .co domains. I do have .co names that are displaying LTO properly, but plenty that aren't. And these names are FT active (they have the Buy It Now button instead of the Get It button).

Also, all my .xyz domains and some of my .io names are showing as Fast Transfer active but when searched on GoDaddy, they have the "Get It" button, so that means they aren't really FT.

Anyone want to search their own .xyz names and see what button they have? Same with .co and lease to own option if you have that activated. That way we can compare notes.

 

[Kyle Tully]

Anyone want to search their own .xyz names and see what button they have? Same with .co and lease to own option if you have that activated. That way we can compare notes.

My FT xyz show get it.

 

[End User King]

Godaddy is on the line with me now. Do you have a ticket # at Afternic for reference? Seems like my issue is similar to yours.

Okay, now all my names on Afternic are correctly showing as Fast Transfer as are on Dynadot. That problem is now fixed.

Individually, I found a bunch of names that have lease to own set which don't display the lease to own option when searched for on GoDaddy -- they all happen to be .co domains. I do have .co names that are displaying LTO properly, but plenty that aren't. And these names are FT active (they have the Buy It Now button instead of the Get It button).

Also, all my .xyz domains and some of my .io names are showing as Fast Transfer active but when searched on GoDaddy, they have the "Get It" button, so that means they aren't really FT.

Anyone want to search their own .xyz names and see what button they have? Same with .co and lease to own option if you have that activated. That way we can compare notes.

 

[NicTraders]

@GoDaddy Kindly assign your best people to solve these issues. Even if that means working overtime.

I'm beginning to wonder if AN brought on ex-Epik employees... lol

 

[Future Sensors]

I'm beginning to wonder if AN brought on ex-Epik employees... lol

Certainly not the ambassadors...

 

[Springs77]

@Afternic @GoDaddy Any plans to speed up payouts now that DAN is closing ? If DAN can payout the same or next day, maybe it's time to do the same at Afternic. Right now it takes 7-10+ days to be paid for Fast Transfer sales to some non-GoDaddy registrars.

 

[davidc1]

@Afternic @GoDaddy Any plans to speed up payouts now that DAN is closing ? If DAN can payout the same or next day, maybe it's time to do the same at Afternic. Right now it takes 7-10+ days to be paid for Fast Transfer sales to some non-GoDaddy registrars.

if it was the only difference, that would be fine...

 

[jiy k]

was offered $50 and sold for $50 when it had floor price of $2988.
Sold without domain owners approval.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834117461429326305

This is alarming. Did you contact AN support? What they have to say on this.

 

[bmugford]

GoDaddy is really innovating.

They innovated taking 5% more on ALL domain sales for "suggesting" your domain in slots 11 - 20, below garbage options like .sucks and .foo.

They innovated shutting down the superior marketplace in favor of the one with more issues and less features.

It's really good to see such an innovative company!

Brad

 

[silentg]

This is alarming. Did you contact AN support? What they to say on this.

That wasn't my sale, The seller is talking with Afternic rep to see what happened.

 

[Embrand]

GoDaddy is really innovating.

They innovated taking 5% more on ALL domain sales for "suggesting" your domain in slots 11 - 20, below garbage options like .sucks and .foo.

They innovated shutting down the superior marketplace in favor of the one with more issues and less features.

It's really good to see such an innovative company!

Brad

It seems they are aware there are better registrars out there

 

[Future Sensors]

It seems they are aware there are better registrars out there

Show attachment 262741

That is really hilarious.

 

[Future Sensors]

It seems they are aware there are better registrars out there

Show attachment 262741

This GoDaddy corporate domain is also not at GoDaddy, while they're having full control of it and the domain is using GoDaddy's nameservers, https://dns.coffee/nameservers/cns1.secureserver.net

Domain Name: GODADDY.SUCKS
Registry Domain ID: D5AFA78CCE75D41D7870EC77321111CD8-ARI
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.101domain.com
Registrar URL: www.101domain.com
Registrar IANA ID: 1011
Updated Date: 2024-04-26T00:05:01Z
Creation Date: 2015-06-20T23:48:19Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-06-20T23:48:19Z
Registrar: 101domain GRS Limited
Registrar IANA ID: 1011
[..]
Registrant State/Province: AZ
Registrant Postal Code: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Country: US
[..]
Name Server: cns2.secureserver.net
Name Server: cns1.secureserver.net

 

[silentg]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834269609983185267