Bad review for Dan.com does not reflect domain reality

When you’re not familiar with the domain deletion cycle, making ignorant accusations can be pretty embarrassing. A review left for Dan.com on Trustpilot describes a person’s anxiety to “catch” a domain when it was meant to expire, and their shocked reaction when Dan.com “stole” it. Says Mr. Darren Lawrence: “Domain Stolen the day it expired […]

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New Dan.com cookie policy might affect your traffic stats

A new cookie policy at Dan.com will probably affect your traffic stats. Effective on June 6th, the new cookie policy asks visitors of Dan.com to accept or reject a series of cookies. It’s the European way of keeping track of stats, all thanks to Google that abused privacy policies for years, leading European policy-makers to […]

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Looks like Dan.com will be going down soon

Dan.com has been a great domain aftermarket platform for several years, first as Undeveloped and then as Dan.com. The company was acquired by GoDaddy almost a year ago, sending domain investors in panic about the future of the platform. Dan.com raised its commission to 15% from 9% starting February 1st. It seems that Dan.com will […]

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Chinese domain seller rages about the 25% fees at GoDaddy-owned Dan.com

A domain seller who found out that he stands to receive 25% less of his sale’s price left a scathing review for Dan.com. The GoDaddy-owned marketplace seems to be taking a whip, all thanks to an outrageous policy enforced by GoDaddy on February 1st. In a nutshell: When domains are listed on Dan.com or Afternic, […]

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Hate it – Love it: Two opposing Dan.com reviews

Dan.com is a popular marketplace that was acquired by GoDaddy a little over a year ago. The acquisition ended the Dan.com founders’ aspirations of creating a one-stop domain shop (registrar/marketplace.) We cannot blame them as $71.4 million dollars is a lot of money. Not everyone loves Dan.com but not everyone hates it. There are domain […]

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GoDaddy not happy with Europeans having too many holidays

Almost a year ago, GoDaddy acquired Dan.com by paying $71.4 million dollars; the Netherlands based start-up’s founders and investors cashed a big fat check in the process. There’s one thing that most likely wasn’t planned well in this acquisition’s particulars: European holidays. In Europe, state-mandated holidays extend far beyond Christmas, the only day that WalMart […]

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Scum of the earth: Dan.com review reveals drama behind expired domain name

A negative review about Dan.com left by a Trustpilot visitor doesn’t hold back: Scum of the earth. This harsh review is directed at the registrant and seller of a domain, previously owned by the reviewer. The full review reads as follows: “Scum of the earth. Steals the domain of my name that I’ve owned since […]

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Dan.com removes IP of buyer from transaction panel

Domain marketplace Dan.com has removed the provision of the buyer’s IP address from the negotiation panel. An example can be seen below: Until very recently, domain sellers could see the IP address of the party making an offer via the communications window; the IP would appear when hovering above the flag representing the country or […]

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Dan.com suspends Bitcoin payments for domain sales

Dan.com has suspended payments to accounts that have opted in cryptocurrency payments, receiving their domain sales’ payouts in Bitcoin (BTC.) According to an announcement at the Dan.com platform, the measure is necessary until some network glitches are fixed: Due to a delay on the BTC network, we are unable to process crypto payouts for the […]

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Dan.com puts a pause to Domain API

Dan.com has paused its Domain API, according to verified sources. The service provided registrars, domain marketplaces & other services in the domain industry with a feature-rich API to “build your own domain marketplace or enhance your current service by offering secondary market features at your registrar, for example, with limited development & resources required.” There […]

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How the “for sale” domain FamilyLocator.com led to a bad review for Dan

Dan reviews are often left by individuals that meant to review another service. Quite often, a domain listed for sale at Dan.com matches a product or a service offered by a company that does not use the .com. In the case of FamilyLocator.com, the domain has been “continuously registered since 2002” and its registrant has […]

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Dan + Afternic: Out of sync

Recent updates at Dan.com triggered a range of frustrating sentiments to domain investors, who had to rush in and tweak account settings once again. What took place: Portfolio holders at GoDaddy-owned Dan received a system update and while things looked normal, a little “devil” flipped the Afternic Integration switch from OFF to ON, at least […]

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