Efty.com Review

[MapleDots]

I am thinking of trying https://www.efty.com/

I'm wondering if I can get some pros and cons from members.

I have almost 300 domains so these some of the items I would like to discuss before signing up.

1. Getting the information in via excel seems to be the best option, is that correct?

2. Do I have to transfer the domain to efty or just change nameservers?

3. If I only change name servers then I have added more work because I have to maintain dates and prices in efty plus watch my registrar.

4. They seem to be in bed with Escrow and the buy now function looks like it depends on that. Is there another way to do buy now? I have my own payment processing machine and I use it or bank transfers.

5. Are there any other costs other than the quoted monthly fee.

6. Even using the excel spread sheet it looks like an awful lot of work to get everything in when there are 300 domains involved. Is it worth the time and effort on top of information already supplied by my registrar?

7. Is there a similar service and how do their tools compare?

8. Uniregistry looks like it may have similar services and ultimately it would be easier to manage the domains right from the registrar but I'm not hot on paying a 15% commission on sales. Discuss Uniregistry advantages if any.

PLEASE NOTE: Stay on topic here because I don't want to clutter up this thread with bantering.

If you have any legitimate questions about Efty to add please continue the red numbering sequence with the next number starting at #9.

 

[Grilled]

Yup, I get that, I use it to see if they have control of the domain. Still have to do the due diligence though.

HeHe..... if I ever get screwed over I'll just hire you and they'll regret the day they ever wandered into my neck of the woods.

Best line of defense is to avoid getting screwed over by being as diligent as possible. Still, it happens...

Shoot me a message if you ever have questions about a purchase. Happy to help.

(Note: I have never bought a .ca, so you might know better than me in that regard)

Keeping this post on topic...

If somebody were to ever get screwed over on buying a domain or selling a domain from an Efty marketplace, how much assistance can Efty staff offer?

 

[DN_Hunter]

If somebody were to ever get screwed over on buying a domain or selling a domain from an Efty marketplace, how much assistance can Efty staff offer?

I was always under the impression that Efty staff could NOT offer any assistance (or minimal at best). All the negotiation and purchase follow-through is done between the Buyer and Seller (and sometimes Escrow Service handles the transaction).

But I would be happy to be wrong -- if there is something Efty Staff can provide, I am all ears...

Regards,
DN

 

[creataweb]

I was always under the impression that Efty staff could NOT offer any assistance (or minimal at best). All the negotiation and purchase follow-through is done between the Buyer and Seller (and sometimes Escrow Service handles the transaction).

But I would be happy to be wrong -- if there is something Efty Staff can provide, I am all ears...

Regards,
DN

I agree.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

I was always under the impression that Efty staff could NOT offer any assistance (or minimal at best). All the negotiation and purchase follow-through is done between the Buyer and Seller (and sometimes Escrow Service handles the transaction).

That is correct. Efty is never involved in the sales process so buyers and sellers are advised to use a licensed escrow service for high-value transactions. Of course, when you do your due-diligence such @Grilled and feel comfortable using PayPal or credit card (Stripe) to pay for a domain you are still protected to a certain extent by the purchase protection of your credit card provider or PayPal.

 

[MapleDots]

I have an efty test account and here are the top 3 things I cannot get over.

They are why I have not signed up permanently

1. inability to customize favicon unless I go top tier.
I don't mind the efty tag on the bottom of the page but nobody knows what the efty favicon is when they bookmark one of my for sale pages.

2. Logos need to be larger and I need the ability to change the order to display my best ones at the top.

3. The infinite scroll need a shut off button. It is the most annoying thing EVER!!!
When I look at an Efty site and want the contact information at the bottom of the page I cannot get to it because the infinite scroll keeps going and going. Members with hundreds of domains have no way of displaying the information at the bottom of the page after a search unless you keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolling.

 

[Joakim]

Someone else experiencing trouble with their Efty marketplace today?

Mine has been down for 5-6 hours, and it looks like an real issue at their end.

 

[korganian]

Mine resolved in less than a second.

 

[Joakim]

Mine resolved in less than a second.

What about namerockstar.com ?

 

[korganian]

What about namerockstar.com ?

This site can’t be reached
namerockstar.com refused to connect.

• Search Google for name rockstar

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

 

[Joakim]

This site can’t be reached
namerockstar.com refused to connect.

• Search Google for name rockstar

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

The same as I am getting, along with several other Efty marketplaces that I've tested. I haven't contacted support about it yet though, but will certainly do now. It has been down for many hours, not resolving at all.

I am currently on trial mode with Efty, and so far it's been a pleasure. But it's a bit odd, this. And no word about it, on any of their social media channels..

 

[korganian]

nvm

 

[korganian]

I remember they said a big update was coming soon, so maybe they are doing it now and it's causing downtime.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Hi everyone, we were indeed making some changes to the server setup which caused some short downtime. Evetthing should be back to normal again now. Apologies for any inconvenience.

 

[DrJacoby]

In order to get SSL encryption, I'm redirecting my landers to my Efty Marketplace. I'm happy with how the "sales pages" look, except that they don't have any title that makes it obvious that the domain is for sale.

It would be highly appreciated if you could add a simple title that says "Example.com is for sale" with large letters (for example: HugeDomains sales page).

@Doron Vermaat Is that something you could fix?

 

[Doron Vermaat]

In order to get SSL encryption, I'm redirecting my landers to my Efty Marketplace. I'm happy with how the "sales pages" look, except that they don't have any title that makes it obvious that the domain is for sale.

It would be highly appreciated if you could add a simple title that says "Example.com is for sale" with large letters (for example: HugeDomains sales page).

@Doron Vermaat Is that something you could fix?

Which marketplace template are you using currently? It's pretty obvious the domain is for sale in this theme, the Borgen theme: https://namerockstar.com/domain/MovingUp.com/ (Make Offer) or https://namerockstar.com/domain/irso.com/ (BIN) in my opinion.

 

[DrJacoby]

Which marketplace template are you using currently? It's pretty obvious the domain is for sale in this theme, the Borgen theme: https://namerockstar.com/domain/MovingUp.com/ (Make Offer) or https://namerockstar.com/domain/irso.com/ (BIN) in my opinion.

I'm using the Eustatius theme. Yes, it is pretty obvious that the domain is for sale, but I would like it to be super obvious.

What's the advantage of NOT having a title on the sales page?

 

[SpareDomains]

I have an efty test account and here are the top 3 things I cannot get over.

They are why I have not signed up permanently

1. inability to customize favicon unless I go top tier.
I don't mind the efty tag on the bottom of the page but nobody knows what the efty favicon is when they bookmark one of my for sale pages.

2. Logos need to be larger and I need the ability to change the order to display my best ones at the top.

3. The infinite scroll need a shut off button. It is the most annoying thing EVER!!!
When I look at an Efty site and want the contact information at the bottom of the page I cannot get to it because the infinite scroll keeps going and going. Members with hundreds of domains have no way of displaying the information at the bottom of the page after a search unless you keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolling.

I'm with ya on #1 and #3. If I have to pay for the top tier plan to change a favicon I'll be paying more than I pay now to a competitor where everything already works. So I won't spend more to efty than I pay now for less features than I already receive for less $.

Like to see the sitemap and email address be optional to show on site as well. Don't mind phone number showing but don't want my email on hundreds of domains shown and appears it's either all on or all off for contact information.

Wouldn't mind an editable footer as well as I have hundreds of domains with footer links that bring me quite a nice chunk of affiliate income every month.

So I need favicon on the middle plan or a reduction in price on the top plan. Sitemap/email address removal from showing. More intro text being allowed on site, not enough allowed to instill trust in buyers. (25) etc... domains per page instead of infinite scrolling, Editable footers to insert my links for me to wanna try Efty again.

Latest update is definitely an improvement over the previous version but still not enough for me to say let's give it another go.

 

[blank]

I just can't get over the fact that efty landers don't feature SSL directly but by redirecting to a link on the main marketplace domain.
Big issue in 2018 if you want to establish trust and sell for a high price (e.g. show the potential buyer you mean business).

 

[lennco]

I am now trying my free account and still feeling my way around, it seems pretty good but it still needs a few things to really make it great, especially since I see the prices recently went up.

I agree with a few others on here about a few things like,

1. Efty landers Need SSL directly
2. Customize Favicon should be available either on the Growth tier or at a lower price and available on all the landers. If you have less then 1500 domains it would be nice not have to pay twice the price just because you want a you own Favicon.
   
3. The ability to change the order of logos to display them however you want.
4. A more customizable homepage/footer/header. From what I can see so far it's very limited to what we can do.
   
5. Would be nice to have more then just 4 marketplace templates to choose from.

That's my 2 cents for now

 

[lennco]

@Doron Vermaat
Hi Doron,
I wanted to ask you if there are any plans to implement these 5 items I suggested below to Efty anytime soon?

1. SSL Efty landers
2. Customize Favicon available either on the Growth tier or at a lower price
   
3. The ability to change the order of logos to display them however we want.
4. A more customizable homepage/footer/header.
   
5. More marketplace templates to choose from.

I think these 5 implementations would take Efty to a much higher level of greatness
Thanks
Len