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.

 

[love4ever]

Landers not resolving with me also

@GoDaddy

 

[End User King]

I noticed the phishing alerts too a couple days back. To keep my blood pressure down I didn't bother posting here about it. Glad someone else did. Godaddy oh Godaddy, what's wrong with y'all?

 

[DomainRecap]

Man, getting an offer on Afternic is like going back in time.

Earlier in the week I got an offer there, and I'm still waiting for the broker to get on it, and bingo, I get another offer elsewhere on the same domain and I'm kinda stuck in limbo.

Might be the same buyer, might not be, but I've had competing bids on Atom and this domain has received 8 different bids so far - so I'm not assuming anything.

This Afternic broker process has got to start moving faster than 2-3 days per step. Either that, or open up the self-brokerage to everyone, because at a certain point I'm going to stop responding to Afternic inquiries.

 

[Qezdabo]

Might be the same buyer, might not be, but I've had competing bids on Atom and this domain has received 8 different bids so far - so I'm not assuming anything.

How many bids did you get on Atom vs Afternic ?

 

[bmugford]

Hi @bmugford,
We received your DM, and will follow up there soon.

The domain is expired now.

I can renew it, but I am not planning to until the issue is figured out.

I hope that is soon.

Brad

 

[Yanosh]

Hello @GoDaddy , what i need to do to get my broker accept a 4k offer i received 2 days ago??
Cause my messages clearly aren’t enough

 

[JB Lions]

All my names are now getting Phishing alerts, I'm using ESET

I tried different browsers - getting that alert with all of them

I tried other people's domains parked there - getting that alert with all of them

I tried my developed websites - no issues

I tried some names parked at Bodis - no issues

I hit the ESET report page and told them Afternic pages are falsely getting that alert.

Potential phishing attempt
	This web page tries to trick visitors into submitting sensitive personal information such as login data or credit card numbers.
	Go back to the previous page?

Seems to be ok now

 

[polymorph]

BIN landers still don't work on my side..

 

[silentg]

Afternic landers are loading slow

Price request and bin landers.

 

[silentg]

Chat support doesn’t show on iPhone: Safari

 

[DomainFQ.com]

@Afternic @GoDaddy


My domain was sold on April 13, 2025, but as of April 26, 2025, the domain transfer has not been completed, despite this being a process that typically takes no more than a day. Despite my repeated messages, I have received only one response stating that the domain is locked. I have clarified multiple times that my domain is unlocked, and I have already approved the transfer from my end. However, no progress has been made, and neither my messages on chat nor my inquiries are being responded to. Please advise on the status and take immediate action to complete the transfer.

 

[DomainRecap]

How many bids did you get on Atom vs Afternic ?

I get the vast majority of my bids where I send my traffic. Without traffic, the marketplace doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Dane]

I get the vast majority of my bids where I send my traffic.

What are you using to drive traffic?

 

[DomainRecap]

What are you using to drive traffic?

Nothing, just type ins and whatever leftover traffic/links the domain has.

 

[Dane]

Nothing, just type ins and whatever leftover traffic/links the domain has.

Oh, gotcha. When you said "where I send my traffic" I misunderstood.

Thanks.

 

[King]

Good news. The number is back on custom landers.

 

[Jannes]

Good news. The number is back on custom landers.

Show attachment 274519

I don't see any number. Geo-dependent (I'm in EU) or A/B testing?

edit: now the number started appearing, but not every time (A/B?)

 

[Bearded Goat]

@DomainFQ.com I had that problem before but the issue was on savs end. The domain said it was unlocked in the dashboard but the unlock status was not communicated by sav to the registry. Have you contacted sav support?

 

[DomainFQ.com]

@DomainFQ.com I had that problem before but the issue was on savs end. The domain said it was unlocked in the dashboard but the unlock status was not communicated by sav to the registry. Have you contacted sav support?

@Afternic @GoDaddy

Yes, I have already contacted Sav.com support regarding this issue.
They assured me that the domain is indeed unlocked, and they provided me with three different WHOIS lookup links —

• ICANN WHOIS Lookup,
• Whois.com Lookup,
• and GoDaddy WHOIS Lookup —
  all of which confirm that the domain status is Active and Unlocked.

Based on this, it appears that the delay is only from GoDaddy's side.
It has now been more than two days since I posted about this issue on NamePros, but so far, neither Afternic support nor GoDaddy has provided any response.

 

[Bearded Goat]

ok @DomainFQ.com That is pretty unacceptable.