Uniregistry made domain investors tear up with final Tweet

Posted by DomainGang on October 6, 2023, at 9:00 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain News, Featured · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, GoDaddy, Thank you, Uni Market, Uniregistry, twitter

DomainNameSales.com: Frank Schilling’s ingenious project RIP

Posted by DomainGang on August 5, 2023, at 3:28 pm

Domain Name Sales, operating from DomainNameSales.com, was Frank Schilling‘s in-house platform for monetizing & selling his extensive domain portfolio. Manned by a team of brokers that were given full reign on negotiating with potential buyers, the platform grew fast. By 2012, it was open to the general public, setting the foundation for the launch of […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with DNS, DomainNameSales.com, Frank Schilling, GoDaddy, Uni, Uni Market, Uniregistry

Uniregistry.com now just a GoDaddy URL forward

Posted by DomainGang on July 10, 2023, at 5:37 pm

Uniregistry no longer resolves to a page under its own domain name, Uniregistry.com. The phenomenal company built by Frank Schilling and operated by great engineers and brokers, is no more; it redirects to GoDaddy.com. Three years after its acquisition by GoDaddy, the company was dismantled, all while its capable engineers and domain brokers moved to […]

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A domain backdoor at Uniregistry?

Posted by DomainGang on May 31, 2023, at 10:30 am

In 2020, GoDaddy acquired Uniregistry, taking over its IP, talent, and Frank Schilling‘s domain portfolio. Fast forward three years and both Uniregistry and the Uni Market are domain venues of the past. Domain investors that used Uni(registry) to manage their domains are now able to do so under the GoDaddy interface. These domains are still […]

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#GoDaddy takes over #Uniregistry domain accounts

Posted by DomainGang on May 3, 2023, at 9:28 am

The final countdown has begun: GoDaddy is taking over Uniregistry accounts containing portfolios of domain names. As expected “some time in May” the process started early on. An email sent from Uniregistry remind portfolio holders that their domains are already transitioned to GoDaddy. The email says in part: You’ve arrived here from Uniregistry, and we […]

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Uniregistry sunset: Domains to move to GoDaddy by April 30th

Posted by DomainGang on March 31, 2023, at 10:49 am

Uniregistry, the domain registrar, is owned and operated by GoDaddy. The acquisition took place 3 years ago and the company is sunsetting its registrar services. By April 30th, all Uniregistry accounts are moving to GoDaddy, completing a process that began a year ago but which allowed “domainer” accounts to continue operating. Domain parking and selling […]

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Ready to move out of Uniregistry?

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2023, at 10:19 am

Uniregistry has had a great run spanning almost a decade. The company was acquired by GoDaddy three years ago, as a bridge to founder Frank Schilling’s portfolio of domain names. While GoDaddy kept Uniregistry and the Uni Market alive, the latter will shut down on April 18th, marking the end of an era for the […]

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How to export all your domain sales leads from the Uni Market

Posted by DomainGang on March 6, 2023, at 6:47 pm

There is nothing worse than not having access to years of your own data, such as detailed leads about your domain names. The Uniregistry Market became the Uni Market upon its acquisition by GoDaddy three years ago. With the upcoming shutdown of the platform on April 18th, you might have to act fast to save […]

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Uniregistry to close down by mid-year

Posted by DomainGang on February 3, 2023, at 1:44 pm

GoDaddy-owned Uniregistry is set to end its operations and close down “mid-year.” Responses from Uniregistry Support sent to one of its users were confirmed independently. There is no set date currently but in the coming month or so there will be an official announcement from Uniregistry about the company’s close and full transition of existing […]

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Asking questions after the new Afternic/Dan/Uniregistry fee changes

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2023, at 11:56 am

The “price alignment” that GoDaddy is rolling out across its marketplaces has created a shock and awe effect among domain investors. Increasing Dan.com commissions to 15% is just the tip of the iceberg, as the Afternic.com supposed drop from 20% to 15% isn’t a reduction of fees; Afternic drops its tiered pricing altogether: In the […]

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Delayed rum cakes sent by Uniregistry arrive!

Posted by DomainGang on December 29, 2022, at 11:04 am

A batch of rum cakes sent out by Uniregistry in late 2019 have finally reached their destination, three full years later. The famous cakes were a trademark gift from Frank Schilling to friends and associates and many have missed receiving them, ever since Uniregistry was sold to GoDaddy. A total of five rum cakes with […]

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ZipTie.com: Frank Schilling domain sale applies to register the matching mark

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2022, at 3:00 pm

Right2Buy, Inc., operators of the domain name ZipTie.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, ZIPTIE.COM. The application was filed for several classes as seen below: Metal cable ties; Tamper-evident metal security seals. FIRST USE: 20200930. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20200930 Hand-operated cable tie tension tool. FIRST USE: 20200527. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: […]

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