Dan.com changes fly under the radar all while GoDaddy promotes Afternic
Big fanfare announcement earlier today: Afternic will be offering lease to own options. Awesome. Thanks for copying Dan.com, finally. It would be great if that were done independently, without buying and taking apart Dan.com. But it is what it is: Dan.com is a GoDaddy asset, and GoDaddy can (ab)use it to their heart’s content. Meanwhile, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com tweaks signal “end of life” for popular GoDaddy brand
Recent changes at Dan.com indicate that the GoDaddy brand is approaching its end of life. While there is no public time frame shared by GoDaddy about an oncoming retirement of Dan.com, it’s expected to follow the trajectory of Uniregistry, another successful domain platform bought and shut down by GoDaddy. In recent days a series of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.It’s-a me, Mario: Terrible review of Dan.com from verified Austrian user
A verified user has left a terrible review of Dan.com on Trustpilot, incorrectly accusing the domain marketplace of data manipulation and extortion of customers. Says the negative review of Dan.com: “most despicable internet company dan.com actively uses domain data of godaddy to steal domains and extort customers. should be illegal, maybe it is, sadly, value […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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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