Afternic, a GoDaddy brand, is the world’s premiere domain marketplace, listing more than 20 million premium domain names available for sale and receiving more than 75 million domain searches each month—more than any other domain marketplace.Whether you are a domain buyer or a domain seller, Afternic is the most trusted name in domains.
Afternic (afternic.com) has 413 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.9 out of 5.
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afternic.com
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Malls & Marketplaces
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2026
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I searched up what colors do cats only see and I got a domain name owned or some shit? Like I asked a question you retard
Response from AfternicDec 29, 2025
Hello Clyde,
It looks you intended your review for a different company but not to worry. We can let Trustpilot know so that they can assist with getting it to the right area.
My thanks,
J.M.
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Popov
Beware
Beware. If you ever register an interest in one of their parked domains, Drew Zarczynski and Vlastian Slaveykov will forever haunt your inbox. Even when they warn that they'll remove you from their file, and you say "go ahead!", they'll continue to show up every couple months to ask "is it time?". If I had more money than sense then yes I would buy one of your domains, but until then...
Response from AfternicDec 4, 2025
Hello Popov,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe
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Pablo
Afternic: Scammers
Besides that they dared to scan another site for one of my sites making a deiving offer for it.
I decided to give them a chance, but no, now I don't want to have anything to do with this company.
Yesterday I tried to list several domains there, in thier cluncky site, a pain to do that.
Then I tried to set my Wise bank acount, nothing worked, they asked for data that does not even exist.
Basta.
Now I want to cancel my account with them, and I have to wait 30 days?? That's ridiculous and crazy:
loose yourself, afternic
Edit: You have no shame, I don't know how you dare to ask me to do anything.
I'm not going to move a finger for the sake of you.
Just cancel my account and end of story.
Basta
Response from AfternicNov 11, 2025
Hello Pablo,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe
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Paul M.
Afternic's Marketing is Completely…
Afternic's Marketing is Completely Worthless. I was retiring from residential real estate sales in 2024 and figured there was a market for my simple, easy to remember URL. Afternic suggested that my URL was worth a little over $1,600. I didn't get one single nibble, even as I steadily dropped the offering price to $200. At one point I clicked on a link as if I was a buyer, to see what happens. I was contacted by a sales person and I explained the reason I contacted them. (No response.) They may as well offer a line of coal-powered pencil sharpeners.
On November 10, 2025 I received the following message:
"Reply from Afternic
28 minutes ago
Hello Paul,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe"
--> Joe, you might have told me what you didn't understand. Your automated form asked for a Reference Number, which wasn't included in your reply. I filled in the other lines but didn't notice a place for my response. (I admit I didn't look very hard, but it may not be there anyway.)
---> Look, *WAY* too many people in tech think they can successfully automate everything and avoid actual human contact. I think that policy is irresponsible and incredibly lazy. <---
If I could post negative stars for Afternic's service I would.
Response from AfternicNov 10, 2025
Hello Paul,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe
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Yashpal W.
Worst service ever I tried selling my…
Worst service ever I tried selling my domain through them first they took out my domain from GoDaddy and then put it back saying the transaction got cancelled and then they locked my afternic.com account.
Will never recommend anyone to use afternic.com for buying or selling the domain.
Response from AfternicNov 5, 2025
Hello Yashpal,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe
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Hassen A.
Total lack of transparency – Afternic closed my account without warning
I am extremely disappointed with how Afternic (a GoDaddy brand) has handled my account.
After successfully completing a legitimate sale and fully cooperating with Afternic’s Transaction Assurance process, my account was suddenly permanently suspended without any clear reason or warning.
I contacted support multiple times asking for clarification, but they only replied with generic messages saying I had “violated the Terms of Service” — without providing a single specific detail or evidence.
This kind of action is completely unfair and damages the trust of honest sellers like myself.
I followed all rules, verified my domains, and always acted in good faith.
I strongly urge Afternic’s senior compliance team to review my account manually and reconsider this decision. Closing accounts without evidence or transparency is not acceptable for a company owned by GoDaddy.
I hope Afternic will take this matter seriously and restore my account.
Response from AfternicOct 24, 2025
Hello Hassen,
Thank you for your feedback. I would like to better understand your experience and have sent you a request through Trustpilot for additional information.
My thanks,
Joe
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Rino
They cheat people.
They cheat people.
Horrible company with strange complicated procedures to insure they do not pay customers after selling their domain names.
Response from AfternicOct 9, 2025
Hello Rino,
Thank you for sharing your feedback, and I’m truly sorry to hear about your concerns regarding the payout process. I want to assure you that we do have a clear and established process in place to ensure that sellers are paid promptly after their domain is sold.
I would like to look into your case personally to understand what happened and to help resolve this as quickly as possible. I have sent you a message through Trustpilot requesting more information so I can assist you further. Please respond at your convenience, and I will do my best to help.
Best,
Joe
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Rafael
company steals domains and sells them at high prices
I've been waiting for days for the domain to become available for me to register and guess what, this damn company takes the domain and sells it for a high price
Response from AfternicSep 29, 2025
Hello Rafael,
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback. I’m truly sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating it must be to lose a domain you were hoping to register.
I want to assure you that GoDaddy does not buy expired domain names for the purposes of resale. GoDaddy is a domain name marketplace, which means we provide a platform where individuals and businesses can create accounts to buy and sell domain names. Based on what you described, it sounds like the domain you were interested in expired due to nonpayment, and then someone else registered it once it became available. The new owner has the option to list the domain for sale on our platform, and often, on other platforms as well.
We really appreciate your feedback, and I’m sorry for any confusion or inconvenience this situation has caused. If you have any other questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help in any way we can.
Best regards,
Joe