Atom introduces Commission Match to counter Afternic’s two-tier commission program

[DomainNameWire]

Atom.com will pay domain investors if a domain listed on Atom Premium sells on Afternic. Afternic’s decision last year to move to a two-tier commission model has been a challenge for competing marketplaces. The two-tier system charges an additional 10% commission when sellers park their domains on other platforms. This added cost has pushed many...

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[Future Sensors]

A good initiative.

Atom can now more easily promise this, now that most Afternic Sellers have indicated that they will opt-out of the Afternic Boost program. Their domains will therefore become largely unfindable in GoDaddy's registration path.

Also note this:

Atom Sellers that also list their premium accepted names on Afternic still have a problem, because Afternic TOS explicitly forbids Afternic Sellers to maintain different pricing on other landers, platforms, and marketplaces. And Atom requires that they price these domains (at least) 10% higher on Afternic.

Until now, this conflicting situation still exists and Sellers cannot simultaneously comply with the TOS of both marketplaces.