Parlor.co: Domain sold via Fast Transfer; Seller says it was an accident

Posted by DomainGang on December 9, 2025, at 3:31 pm

GoDaddy’s Fast Transfer is an automated service that moves a domain from the seller’s GoDaddy account to the buyer’s account once a fixed-price sale is completed through the GoDaddy/Afternic network. When a domain is opted into Fast Transfer and sells at its BIN price, the transfer is initiated and completed without the need for manual […]

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Epic guide: Export your Afternic domains and list them at Spaceship’s SellerHub

Posted by DomainGang on December 9, 2025, at 1:39 pm

Spaceship’s SellerHub is becoming the domain-selling platform of choice for many domain investors. With more than 5 million domains listed for sale, SellerHub is offering beautifully-crafted, versatile domain landers, a variety of payment options for the buyer and seller, along with just 5% in transaction fees. If you were thinking about moving your domains away […]

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Afternic database allegedly leaked, claims cybersecurity publisher

Posted by DomainGang on November 30, 2025, at 3:30 pm

Update: There is no confirmation that the leaked data set was—as claimed by Brinztech—related to Afternic. Original post follows. — Cyberthreat publication Brinztech reports that a threat actor on a “well-known” cybercrime forum is claiming to sell a leaked database allegedly belonging to Afternic, the GoDaddy-owned premium domain marketplace. According to Brinztech, the allegedly leaked […]

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GoDaddy & Afternic announce 100-year LTO plans for domain buyers

Posted by DomainGang on November 10, 2025, at 8:30 am

Intending to make domains more affordable for everyone, GoDaddy and Afternic have unveiled the 100-year Lease-To-Own plan, designed for domain buyers who want premium domain names but prefer to pass the payments down through generations. The new GoDaddy product, dubbed LTO4Ever, allows buyers to secure ultra-premium assets like FL.com or Clock.com with a payment plan […]

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DomainNames.com: Logos don’t sell domains — Keywords do

Posted by DomainGang on October 18, 2025, at 5:50 pm

There’s been a lot of talk and plenty of jokes about the quality of AI-generated logos on DomainNames.com, featuring a little over a hundred domains that are already listed on Afternic. So here’s my take on this subject! The domains showcased there are the cream of the crop. They don’t need any visual assistance, clever […]

Filed under Editorial · Tagged with Afternic, GoDaddy, Logos, domain + logo, domainnames.com, wordmarks

DAN is dead but half a million domain names still use it!

Posted by DomainGang on September 3, 2025, at 1:17 pm

DAN has been dead for almost a year, as the once thriving domain marketplace completed its life-cycle last September. The domain game did not end there for users who had transitioned to Afternic; their portfolios remained intact with no possibility to delete. In November, we noted that the automated Dan.com system would notify account holders when […]

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BrandBucket sees 30% revenue growth after leaving Afternic

Posted by DomainGang on August 23, 2025, at 9:20 am

In March, BrandBucket officially cut ties with the Afternic distribution network, and the results appear to validate the decision. According to the company’s CEO, Margot Bushnaq, since removing its inventory from Afternic in March, BrandBucket has seen transactions rise 15% and revenue climb between 25–30%. Prior to rolling out the policy, the team tested multiple […]

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Squid Game 3: Afternic edition

Posted by DomainGang on June 29, 2025, at 11:19 am

Another great season of the Squid Game has ended; the 3rd and final season in the Netflix series explores the outer limits of human nature. Can humans sacrifice themselves willingly and spare the weak and innocent? When evil attacks us, do we respond in kind or with kindness? Deep thoughts, for sure. For now, let’s […]

Filed under Domain Memes · Tagged with Afternic, Afternic 3.0, Squid Game 3, domain memes, squid game

12 responses: Afternic guide to stalled, confused, and otherwise unwanted inquiries

Posted by DomainGang on June 2, 2025, at 4:36 pm

Numerous inquiries go nowhere on Afternic, despite being responded to by GoDaddy’s trained brokers. Each domain inquiry begins by assessing its potential. Whether you have a BIN + Offer lander, or a fixed price only, some leads go to GoDaddy brokers via phone calls placed by the other party. These leads are evaluated; if an […]

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GoDaddy nullifies sale of Teletherapists.com—What happened?

Posted by DomainGang on May 22, 2025, at 9:50 am

The premium domain Teletherapists.com was sold via GoDaddy on February 5th. At the time, the domain was not expired so we can assume it was sold on the Afternic platform. The domain was transferred to the buyer’s account with GoDaddy almost two months later, on March 31st, following the buyer’s support request. Almost two months […]

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NEX.org: Afternic involved in UDRP as Respondent—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on April 1, 2025, at 3:40 pm

Afternic Services LLC was named as the Respondent in a UDRP filed against the domain name NEX.org. That involvement was accurate as Afternic still owns the domain, with a twist: It was acquired by its current operators, NEX Chamber, via Dan.com on a 36 month lease-to-own (LTO) contract. That LTO contract completes in August 2025, […]

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BrandBucket pulls out of Afternic

Posted by DomainGang on March 26, 2025, at 10:10 am

In an email to customers, BrandBucket announced that it’s “taking a break” from cross-listing domains on Afternic. As shared by domain investor Bogdan Vovchuk on X: BrandBucket continues to have distribution relationships that will allow its inventory to reach the majority of registrars. We have also invested heavily the past two years to build a […]

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