Listings will not longer show as auctions in the registration path.
Last week someone emailed me asking for assistance buying a domain name. They told me they already tried to buy it after finding it was on auction at GoDaddy.
They let me know that it had a $250 starting price, so they placed a bid. Then the auction ended and it was relisted, and they placed another bid.
Anyone familiar with how Afternic listings integrate with GoDaddy knows that the domain was never really in an auction. Instead, it was a “make offer” listing and $250 was the minimum offer price.
This has caused confusion to countless GoDaddy customers. I get at least one or two emails a month from end users confused about the same thing.
Thankfully, Paul Nicks just informed me that the display of Make Offer domains has been fixed.
Going forward, names like the one I mentioned will be designated as “Premium” and list a minimum offer price. People will then click a button that says “Make Offer”. Here’s an example:
Of course, actual auctions will still show up as an auction with a “Bid” button, and fixed price domains can be purchased as usual.
This might seem like a trivial change, but I know it will result in a lot fewer confused customers.
Ron says
this has been happening for years, oh you are selling your domain for $250, I will offer you $200, what a great person I am, take my deal?
Joseph Peterson says
That change benefits everybody. Buyers often give up when their first attempt to buy a domain hits a wall. So this may actually translate into additional sales for GoDaddy and domain owners, as well as less confusion for buyers.
Alan Dodd says
Great news, we have this and also the instant buy at Godaddy now, compare that to a year ago…
Jean Guillon says
GoDaddy once sent me an email to bid for $250. Link was then broken and when I asked about it, I was kindly sent to Afternic and the price was $9995,00. Not using GoDaddy/Afternic anymore for my clients.