Godaddy 25% commission for domains not using their Nameservers (2.Viewing)

Will those who use their own landers abandon Afternic completely?​

Will those who use their own landers abandon Afternic completely?

The answer to the above is yes... for some... like me.

Here is my take on it...

By enforcing the nameserver rule they pretty well take control of your domain and if you advertise the domain cheaper elsewhere then chances are it takes no traffic.

I have always listed mine on my lander, at godaddy and at dan, now that has stopped.
You can tell godaddy is worried about domainers selling the domains cheaper somewhere else.

So maybe we need a platform that specializes in cheaper sales, lets say 15% and we also list there. Once the service gets popular people will automatically go there to shop hoping to see the domain they also saw on godaddy there. You could even list them on a forum of some kind, we just have to find such a place Maybe even if they had a free marketplace.


This controlling the nameservers will bite godaddy in the butt eventually.


Have I mentioned I really like godaddy services? I just don't like that policy.

DomainRecap said:

And GoDaddy seems to be adding insult to injury by instituting a bizarre and incredibly irritating "Psssst... Need Help?" popup on the bottom-left corner that literally pops up every few minutes, even after shutting it down 20+ times.

The Devil must have designed this crap feature for them.

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OMG! I just came back to an open GoDaddy browser window and there were FOUR (4!) "Psssst... Need Help?" popups that were sitting one on top of the other. Click, click, click, click... please GoDaddy, stop the madness. Use Holy Water on your development team for a start.

Efty is working on something:

Let's try to come up with an analogy. In this case, GoDaddy is eBay -

25% For using an external lander -

This would be like listing a product for sale on eBay and Facebook marketplace.
If the product sells on eBay, instead of charging a normal fee, eBay tacks on an extra 10%.

Then eBay tries to frame their normal fee, as a "reward".

Afternic pricing policy on your landers -

This would be like eBay saying if you have a product listed there, you can not list it anywhere else at a lower price. You want to ask a lower price on Facebook marketplace, because there is no fee? Tough.

These policies sure look anti-competitive in that context.

Brad

Does anyone know an efty rep to invite them here?

Co-founder Doron is active on Twitter
https://twitter.com/doronvermaat

silentg said:

Efty is working on something:

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If it's anything like the last few announcements, it'll be yet another way for Efty to market your domains (and line their pockets) using a MLS network or other promotional methods, for a cool 20% commission.

Late-stage capitalism sucks.

Nice tweet from @davidm above

MapleDots said:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621502809605607425

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But this pricing policy has been in place for a long time. Really...

OLD - (December 6th, 2022 capture). It is not there.

Seller may change the Buy Now Price at any time; provided however, seller understands and agrees that by changing the Buy Now Price, the Listed Domain(s) is subject to a new valuation by Afternic. In addition, due to the nature of e-commerce and the internet, Afternic is unable to guarantee that any change to the Buy Now Price shall be published on Afternic and its reseller sites before an offer is received. Seller is obligated to complete a transaction with a confirmed buyer for the posted price even if seller tried to increase the Buy Now Price prior to the time of the purchase.

NEW - (February 2nd, 2023 capture). It is there.

Seller may change the Buy Now Price at any time; provided however, seller understands and agrees that by changing the Buy Now Price, the Listed Domain(s) is subject to a new valuation by Afternic. In addition, due to the nature of e-commerce and the internet, Afternic is unable to guarantee that any change to the Buy Now Price shall be published on Afternic and its reseller sites before an offer is received. Seller is obligated to complete a transaction with a confirmed buyer for the posted price even if seller tried to increase the Buy Now Price prior to the time of the purchase. Additionally, the Buy Now Price specified for any listing on Afternic must be equal to the price listed on any for sale lander used by Seller.

Godaddy is acting as if they're walmart or costco and squeezing their supplier's margins in order to give us access to their customer base. And that's fine. BUT - they cannot dictate the price you sell your products for at other retailers, or in your own market. When Walmart or Costco want that kind of control over a product, they either create their own version of it, or they buy it out and slap their name on it.... If GoDaddy wants to buy me out, they can feel free to make an offer. Otherwise, eff-off.

It has begun!

That's exactly what I've been saying, even if you do everything right 99.9% of the time, the system is weighted towards GoDaddy and they'll always take the option that makes them the most money.

As of February 1st, Afternic, Dan, and the Uni Market impose a 25% “head tax”—they call it “market alignment fee”—for domains that are using alternate DNS servers.

In other words, if you use your own landing page for BobsSpectacularDomains.com to capture traffic and the domain sells on Dan, Afternic, or the Uni Market, one of these fine GoDaddy companies will eat your lunch at a 25% rate.

It is ridiculous seeing GoDaddy, a company that makes millions of dollars selling domain names and is supported by the activity of domain investors, has decided to keep 1/4 of their profit!

Source: Afternic 25% "head tax": Better watch out your BIN pricing on expired domains - DomainGang

MapleDots said:

It is ridiculous seeing GoDaddy, a company that makes millions of dollars selling domain names and is supported by the activity of domain investors, has decided to keep 1/4 of their profit!

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It's actually 25% of the gross sale.

If you pay $250 and it sells for $1000, GoDaddy gets $250.
You would get $750, or $500 net after cost.

Pretty good deal for GoDaddy. They are not taking any of the investment risk or paying for the holding costs.

Brad

It's going to bite them in the A$$

Insanity is king nowadays