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I listed on Afternic (AN) marketplace just a few weeks ago. Process very easy, just gave them my email address and they found all my domains. Some were disallowed though it seems, because they are apparently adult. One was loveminute How is that overtly adult, or even adult at all? They were supposed to notify me of any disallowed domains but have not - a small number of my 1500 domains are simply not there.
The same day I listed on AN, I received an inquiry to post a buy it now (BIN) price for a domain. I did, and ten minutes later the buyer bought it for $3500. (Guess I should have asked for more!).
Since then I have received multiple requests to set BIN prices on other domains. After I do this, what does AN do? Do they enter into discussions with the buyer? What are they doing to earn their 20%?
Obviously in the case of the ten minute later buyer, they didn't do much, but what about the buyers who don't buy right away?
With uniregistry, just to test, I made an inquiry on one of my own domains. All that happened is that I started getting boilerplate emails regularly asking me if I was still interested. Perhaps a little more interesting than what I describe as boilerplate, but not really much to them. I did not respond to the emails - perhaps I should, to see how the process goes, and how hard these guys try to sell my domains. Uniregistry commission is 15%, although they have told me that if I bring over my portfolio to them for registration they will lower that rate.
So at AN though, what do they do once a price inquiry is made? Maybe I should test out the process myself with a "buyer" to answer my own question.
The same day I listed on AN, I received an inquiry to post a buy it now (BIN) price for a domain. I did, and ten minutes later the buyer bought it for $3500. (Guess I should have asked for more!).
Since then I have received multiple requests to set BIN prices on other domains. After I do this, what does AN do? Do they enter into discussions with the buyer? What are they doing to earn their 20%?
Obviously in the case of the ten minute later buyer, they didn't do much, but what about the buyers who don't buy right away?
With uniregistry, just to test, I made an inquiry on one of my own domains. All that happened is that I started getting boilerplate emails regularly asking me if I was still interested. Perhaps a little more interesting than what I describe as boilerplate, but not really much to them. I did not respond to the emails - perhaps I should, to see how the process goes, and how hard these guys try to sell my domains. Uniregistry commission is 15%, although they have told me that if I bring over my portfolio to them for registration they will lower that rate.
So at AN though, what do they do once a price inquiry is made? Maybe I should test out the process myself with a "buyer" to answer my own question.