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.

 

[Jannes]

make this make sense

 

[Embrand]

A bit annoying that that the Payout Transmittal is often only available after the funds have reached my bank account. Surely it should available at the same time as the "Payment has been sent" email?

 

[wwwweb]

A bit annoying that that the Payout Transmittal is often only available after the funds have reached my bank account. Surely it should available at the same time as the "Payment has been sent" email?

You know your asking a lot, that kind of technology simply hasn’t been adopted yet, I mean with super computing we could be close. You could crash the entire platform. They can’t even include a domain name in transfer is complete emails, and you go and blow everyone out of the water with this kind of technical engineering request.

 

[DN_Hunter]

They can’t even include a domain name in transfer is complete emails, and you go and blow everyone out of the water with this kind of technical engineering request.

LOL - I Just got one of those emails "Your domain transfer request is complete"
They used to include the domain name(s) in the email. Why did they decide to remove it? It's annoying as I am expecting multiple domain names, and they tell me go to the portfolio and sort by ownership date in order to see the latest names transferred. But I don't want my names sorted that way -- I prefer to see upcoming expirations. So if I sort by ownership date. and forget to change it back to "Expiration Date", I could miss some renewals. Maybe that's their plan all along???

 

[Timkh]

Maybe that's their plan all along???

 

[wwwweb]

LOL - I Just got one of those emails "Your domain transfer request is complete"
They used to include the domain name(s) in the email. Why did they decide to remove it? It's annoying as I am expecting multiple domain names, and they tell me go to the portfolio and sort by ownership date in order to see the latest names transferred. But I don't want my names sorted that way -- I prefer to see upcoming expirations. So if I sort by ownership date. and forget to change it back to "Expiration Date", I could miss some renewals. Maybe that's their plan all along???

Exactly and many of us reference our inbox with domain name searches which would bring up transfer complete email, but now it can’t because the email is blank, it’s literally one line of code to include it.

 

[wwwweb]

Another one to add to the list when Afternic gets back from their vacation on this thread, is how about syncing Godaddy's new valuations into Afternic so they are both on par together. I know we continue to ask alot, and I do apologize in advance for adding some much more to your plate.

 

[Timkh]

It's the same domain. The secont screenshot is from the mobile version.

 

[Timkh]

@GoDaddy

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

I searched xravatar at your daddys site
The .com doesnt even show in the results lol
Direct navigation goes to make offer.
I increased the view count anyways

Pappy promoting the .now before your verified domain. Enjoy your boost

 

[Timkh]

@MasterOfMyDomains, I forgot to mention that this is not my domain. I own Keyword+XR .com version and just decided to check XR+keyword, and that's when I saw that. Honestly, I see things like this almost every day.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

No worries, it was used for an example. I went to go daddy. I put the domain name without the extension in the search bar and it’s nowhere to be seen.

 

[yueding]

I'm not on their side.

 

[wwwweb]

Anyone else seeing a larger failure rate on inquiries brokers are actioning. I haven't seen a broker be able to close a single sale in 2-3 weeks now, but the direct bins are coming in, but every actioned lead continues to stall out.

Some decent opening offers also, seems like a different pattern of communication, maybe just me, but something feels off with actioned leads.

 

[tom365]

I found that Afternic is no longer the same as before, and I also discovered a bug where after I successfully submitted the domain names, Afternic did not actually add them. That is to say, after you submit your domain name, Afternic displays on the page that your domain name has been successfully submitted, but in reality, the domain name has not been actually added to your account.

 

[Embrand]

I found that Afternic is no longer the same as before, and I also discovered a bug where after I successfully submitted the domain names, Afternic did not actually add them. That is to say, after you submit your domain name, Afternic displays on the page that your domain name has been successfully submitted, but in reality, the domain name has not been actually added to your account.

I just had a case like this and contacted support. This is what they told me:

"Regrettably, this domain did not pass our compliance checks because of perceived similarity in nature to a trademarked term. The listing has been removed. Unfortunately, there is no appeals process for this decision."

 

[Jannes]

I just had a case like this and contacted support. This is what they told me:

"Regrettably, this domain did not pass our compliance checks because of perceived similarity in nature to a trademarked term. The listing has been removed. Unfortunately, there is no appeals process for this decision."

That's just utter nonsense (at least as a general explanation). E.g. I can add salomeai .com but not salome .ai
(Salome is a female name with long history, and probably trademarked many times over, which would in effect make Afternic's stance or "detection" idiotic.)

And why can't I add counterculture .ai but counterculture .xyz is okay (as it should be)?
(edit: actually a bit different incompetence: pending sync lasts literally forever)

 

[Embrand]

That's just utter nonsense (at least as a general explanation). E.g. I can add salomeai .com but not salome .ai
(Salome is a female name with long history, and probably trademarked many times over, which would in effect make Afternic's stance or "detection" idiotic.)

Agree. And my name is listed at Atom without issues. It seems pretty random.

 

[Future Sensors]

@tom365 @Embrand @Jannes Is this only happening while initially listing domains, or do they sneakily remove domains without warning later on?

 

[Jannes]

@tom365 @Embrand @Jannes Is this only happening while initially listing domains, or do they sneakily remove domains without warning later on?

In my case immediately after listing, so they never appear listed.