Namesilo put together another infographic, this time a look at December registration data. Only 43% of all registrations were .com, 3% .net and 2% .org. … [Read more...]
An update on Pheenix
JudgeMind started a warning thread on Namepros with regards to domain registrar and former drop catcher Pheenix. Apparently he was having a hard time getting authcodes and needed one quick because he had a sale and needed to give it to the buyer. Now, i have sold another name and again i am unable to retrieve transfer auth codes and am getting no support from pheenix. The domain name was … [Read more...]
Enom accounts will be moving to Hover
So I received an email just now that Tucows the owner of Enom will be migrating accounts to Hover. IMPORTANT: Your Enom account will be moved to Hover Hello, This is a notice that on November 20 2019, your Enom account and services will be migrated from Enom to Hover. The migration of your services is happening so that Tucows Inc., who owns both Enom and Hover, can … [Read more...]
Afternic provides some details on markup test
Here is another update on the markup opt out process on Afternic. Namepros member Stub was kind enough to post the reply he received when he opted out. As you have requested we have removed your domain listings from all Afternic resellers that are adding a markup to your BIN price. Your domains will no longer be provided to markup test resellers from Afternic. We appreciate you sharing … [Read more...]
Afternic will – Sedo won’t
One site will allow you to opt out of registrar markups the other won't. Here is a follow up to the story I posted last week about some domain registrars marking up your names (for their profit) when you list at Sedo and Afternic. Joe Styler reaffirmed what Bob Mountain wrote two years ago. You can contact Afternic and have your names not show at the markup registrars. We also understand … [Read more...]
Some registrars continue to markup your domains without your permission
Registrars are still marking up our domains without authority of any legal right to do so. So two years ago I wrote about a topic that had bothered me for years and Andrew at DNW had brought it up in a post and that got me to finally take the time to address the situation. Many if not most domainers add their names to Sedo and Afternic who in turn work with their distribution networks to … [Read more...]
Epik announces new and improved marketplace
Ala Dadan from Epik announced a new and improved Epik marketplace. Happy Friday All I'm pleased to announce the new design for Epik Domain Name Marketplace. if you didn't have the chance to view it yet, you could check it out here: https://marketplace.epik.com The new design is a significant improvement from the old Marketplace. While working on the redesign, our goal was to have a … [Read more...]