Afternic Reviews 

Afternic, GoDaddy’s partner for selling domains, might be the worst in customer service and buyer protection. I discovered they sold my URL without authorization, and within 24 hours, it was gone—completely unrecoverable.

I contacted GoDaddy immediately, but they could only email Afternic. Even though I followed all protocols and flagged the issue right away, they still transferred the domain to the buyer. Their response? They had already processed it and couldn't undo the sale. Worse yet, Afternic has no direct phone support. I had to push GoDaddy just to get connected with them.

If you value your domain, **DO NOT TRUST THEM**—you could lose it

They transferred me to the afternoon 800 number and talked to some guy who said they can’t do anything even though below they gave me 800. He’s said we can’t send to back to me. I would delist.

I got my quarry solved and respond within 24 hours. I'm fully satisfied with afternic services.
Thanks so much.

I’m happy with the Tech Agents I speak with, but I’m unhappy that I need to contact Afternic on 500 plus GoDaddy domains that when listed for sale, show up as “unavailable” : (

This has been an ongoing 2 year nightmare that appears to be un fixable by either GoDaddy or Afternic WTF ?!?

Afternic Scam Exposed: How They Steal from Sellers

If you're a domain seller considering Afternic, BEWARE. My recent experience has proven that Afternic is nothing more than a scam platform that deducts unjustified fees and refuses to pay rightful earnings.

My Story

I sold a domain on Afternic for $70, expecting a smooth transaction. Instead, I faced hidden charges and poor customer support. They deducted $60 from my sale, citing vague and unjustified payout failure fees, leaving me with $10—which they refused to pay due to their so-called minimum payout threshold.

What Afternic Doesn't Tell You:

Hidden Fees: They never informed me about multiple payout attempt fees until AFTER the sale.

Lack of Transparency: The dashboard doesn't show these fees. You only find out after they take your money.

Minimum Payout Scam: They keep your money if it’s below their payout threshold.

Zero Accountability: Even after escalating the issue, they hide behind scripted responses and never take responsibility.

Afternic vs Other Platforms

Unlike platforms like Sedo, Fiverr, or Freelancer.com, where fees are transparent and payments are secure, Afternic's practices are deceptive. Other platforms protect sellers’ rights; Afternic exploits them.

Afternic did a great job selling and providing prompt payment for my domain sold on their marketplace.

The domain transfer went smoothly and the payment was quickly received. Their Transaction Assurance team appears to be "on the ball!"

Thanks, Afternic!

I've faced some technical issue with my afternic account and their customer service were always there to solve rapidly these problems. They are very professional responding to my emails quickly and do quite well their job. Thank you very much to their team.

My First Sale with Them, and My First Disappointment

I sold a domain on Afternic, and I was so happy to make the sale. I filled out my tax forms and payout profile with my PayPal, and they scheduled my payment.

But in an unexpected move, right when I was supposed to receive my payment, they asked me to upload a passport ID. I've sold domains on other platforms, and they've never asked for that, but Afternic did it at the last minute, after they had already transferred my domain to the buyer.

I told them I wouldn’t upload any documents due to privacy concerns, especially since this was just a small sale, and they refused to pay me.

Now I’ve lost my valuable domain, my time, and my money.

I can understand if they require an ID for high-volume sales or premium domain deals worth thousands of dollars, but not for something this small.

I will update this if they finally decide to pay me.

Update: They finally sent me the payment.

It's almost impossible to get tech support. You are waiting on the phone forever. When you finally reach someone the issue you called about rarely gets fixed without 2-3 more calls.

Great support

Solid experience

Arghhh. I started a new website (domain itself was $25/mo) and the website kept REDIRECTING TO AFTERNIC. wtf.

Worst customer service ever
They forcefully migrated my Dan account to Afternic.com using the same email as it was in Dan.com, and then they sold 4-5 of my domains at Afternic.com and are now not helping me at all to add the payment method properly.

I have been trying to get a solution for a few months already.

They reply after weeks and even without real help.

The best market

Thieves are abusing their lax system (anyone can list any domain without proof of ownership) to steal others' domains. This company should be reported to Better Business Bureau.

Update: After 8 months of my first email sent to them to take down that unauthorized listing, the listing is still up.

Amazing customer service representative took care of everything. Explained everything thoroughly was very nice and professional. Thank you very much for giving us this great service. I strongly recommend this platform to sell your domain.

zero service + bugs in interface Dont sell domains here

I submitted my domain for listing on Afternic, and it was rejected for trademark compliance—yet my domain isn’t a trademark! The rejection was completely unjustified and there was no clear explanation as to why it was flagged.

Their review process seems overly cautious and doesn't make sense. It’s incredibly frustrating to have a domain wrongly flagged and no way to resolve it. Customer support provided vague, unhelpful responses that didn’t address the issue.

Definitely not recommending Afternic for domain sales.
it's a waste of time.

Competence. Clarity and a genuine desire to be helpful.

A real life person replied from Afternic on Christmas Eve.

I recently contacted Afternic Support about two domains that were under review and have been accepted. Thanks Afternick.