AfternicReviews of afternic.com

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.