AaronWolf.com: Domain got “repoed” then listed on Dan, according to previous owner
The domain name AaronWolf.com was listed on Dan.com, according to a recent review on the Trustpilot platform. The review was made by a guy named “Aaron” who laments the loss of the domain’s ownership, at an unspecified time frame: “Godaddy/Dan.com is an absolute scam and has been for years. I registered aaronwolf.com through godaddy years […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy NameFind auctions: BIN price added to domains at year’s end!
In mid-December, GoDaddy auctioned off a tiny portion of its NameFind portfolio of domain names. These domains were acquired over the years at various times, such as the Marchex and Elite Domains portfolios along with that of Frank Schilling’s. If you think that the auctioned domains were not exactly spectacular, you are not alone. The […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy + Namefind domain auctions: Wow or meh?
GoDaddy executives found a new, creative way to add more revenue to the year’s books, by rolling out a series of weekly domain auctions. Pulled from the million-plus strong domain portfolio of Namefind, the repository of GoDaddy-owned domains, these auctions are taking place on GoDaddy (beta) Auctions. A few dozen domains each week add up, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry made domain investors tear up with final Tweet
Long after Uniregistry was acquired by GoDaddy, the company continued to provide excellent services to domain investors as a registrar and brokerage. Eventually, Uniregistry (Uni) shut down both as a domain registrar and its Uni Marketplace team moved to GoDaddy, aiming at finishing the job on Afternic 2.0. The Uni app was discontinued, DomainNamesales.com was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NameFind: Domain portfolio available for LTO but not on Afternic
Afternic announced today that the NameFind portfolio of domains has gained a lease to own (LTO) option. NameFind is the registrant of record and manager of the GoDaddy-owned domain portfolio of approximately 1 million domain names. How did NameFind acquire these domains? Very simple: Through private acquisitions of domain portfolios from several companies, such as […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.It wasn’t so hard now, was it?
Dan.com announced via Twitter that a fresh release of its platform code fixes the lack of a switch for the estimated value, or GoValue as GoDaddy calls it. The changes add a switch that toggles the view on and off. While this appears to work, there are a couple of issues: First, the switch’s logic […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy auctions: A “fundamentally flawed” domain bidding platform
Scammers continue to abuse the GoDaddy auctions system by taking advantage of its flawed policies on non-paying bidders. Tens of thousands of dollars in revenue are effectively lost daily, as an apparently organized and persistent ring of unscrupulous bidders gang up on legitimate GoDaddy bidders. Time and again, the non-paying winner and their accomplishes “force” […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers express frustration over growing woes at Dan.com
Dan.com entered the domain aftermarket segment of the domain industry, becoming a popular platform for domain investors. Its subsequent sale to GoDaddy for approximately $71 million dollars kickstarted a process of assimilation: GoDaddy already has its own marketplace, Afternic, which is promoted as the go-to platform for domain sales. In recent weeks, users of Dan.com […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Starboard Value delivers scathing report on GoDaddy performance for investors
Starboard Value LLP, the third largest shareholder of GoDaddy common stock with 7.8% in holdings, has delivered a letter to GoDaddy; the letter is critical of the stock’s performance based on what GoDaddy delivers currently: Unfortunately, despite each of these opportunities remaining, over the last 18 months we have been disappointed by GoDaddy’s operational, financial, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com: Why are European domain buyers getting hit with 21% VAT
Domain names being sold on Dan.com carry a 21% VAT (Value Added Tax) the European equivalent of the US sales tax. The collection of VAT is to be expected in all European countries that are members of the Eurozone: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy to carry live bidder feeds on its domain auctions platform!
GoDaddy is upping the heat to its rival domain auction platforms, with the introduction of live bidder feeds. The feature will be introduced in the coming days, according to a statement from GoDaddy: “Gone are the days of numeric bidder IDs, a live feed of other bidders is how GoDaddy plans to beat the competition, […]
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