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Afternic enables down payments on LTOs

Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domain sellers to request a down payment when selling domains on a lease-to-own basis. The buyer pays the down payment first, then makes the remaining payments as normal monthly LTO payments. The down payment will show [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Aftermarket propels GoDaddy in Q3

Large number of big aftermarket transactions helps GoDaddy increase aftermarket revenue. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) domain aftermarket business had a roaring Q3, helping the company post results in its Core Platform segment. Overall, GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6% year over year to $1.3 billion. The Applications & Commerce segment rose 9%, and the Core Platform segment, [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Spooky domain sales that ghosted the internet

These expensive domains aren’t developed yet. Sometimes we see domains sell for big money and then sit there idle. In the spirit of Halloween, today I’m going to reveal some domain sales that have ghosted the internet. It’s hard to fathom why someone would pay $3 million for a domain only for it not to [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Will pickleball get its own .pickleball domain?

Identity Digital selected .pickleball as a replacement string on three applications. Earlier this month, ICANN revealed the applications it received for new top level domains. One company selected .pickleball as its backup replacement string for three strings. Identity Digital, which applied for more TLDs than any other company, chose it as a replacement for .collective, [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Large U.S. domain registrar to be auctioned with no reserve

Registrar has one million DUM and multiple accreditations. Applicant Auction is managing a no-reserve auction of an unnamed domain registrar’s assets. The registrar’s identity is not disclosed without signing an NDA, but the auction service confirmed the registrar is in the United States and has about one million domains under management. The package includes multiple [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|