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I just sold my first domain through Afternic. It was a two word domain I got from a drop in 2004 and had kept it since. I had it listed as a GoDaddy premium domain for US$41,000. This is the chronology of the sale:
I remember I listed several domains directly with Afternic (probably including this one), but my guess is that this lead came through Godaddy Premium listings, since they are now affiliated. Great service.
- Got an initial offer for $15,000 by email (which I missed) back in March 2020. When I saw the email, I did answer with a counter of $30,000 about two weeks after the offer was made, but did not hear back from them.
- Then again a couple of weeks ago (August 2020) I got another offer for $10,000. I do not know if it was from the same party or a different party. This time I placed a filter in my email to highlight emails from Afternic and answered the next day with a floor price of $20,000. The Afternic agents emailed me back to confirm that this was indeed my floor, and I answered yes.
- The transfer was smooth, I had to unluck my domain and provide (through their Afternic website) the transfer code, and wait a couple of more days. I also did at the same time setup my information for tax and bank purposes on their (afternic) website.
- Then about five days after, I got an email confirming that the negotiations ended in a sales price of $21,000. with a net of about $18,000... I searched around and just like when you feel a bit sick and do a google search, I only came up with threads where people had issues with transfers or payments and were asking questions. This was a bit scary and I told myself to write this feedback, whichever way things went.
- Today, I received the payment, it is still "processing" in my bank account, and I am guessing will clear on Monday.
I remember I listed several domains directly with Afternic (probably including this one), but my guess is that this lead came through Godaddy Premium listings, since they are now affiliated. Great service.
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