DAN.COM Domain Marketplace (Official Thread)

[DAN.COM]

DAN.COM (formerly known as Undeveloped.com) is on a path to be become the biggest domain marketplace in the world. We use state of the art technology to solve everyday problems buyers and sellers in the domain industry face. At DAN.COM we focus on automating most processes required to buy & sell domains to increase a more efficient and active secondary market for domains.

What sets us apart is our strong focus on product development and customer satisfaction. We leave nothing to chance and every single feature and element we introduce is professionally and carefully designed and built.

DAN.COM is ranked in the top 5 best-rated marketplaces in the world (According to the biggest review platform Trustpilot) and in the domain industry, we're the domain marketplace with the highest rating with an average of 9,4 out of 10 points.

At DAN.COM you will get the highest value for the lowest commission around. Due to our domain transfer automation, we can offer significantly faster handling of domain transactions and payouts (usually within 24 hours) at the lowest fee charged by any domain marketplace.

We've been the first on many fronts and proudly will continue to keep innovating. We were the first to offer optimized for sale pages since 2013, the first to provide payment plans in the form of lease to own and rentals and also the first and only domain marketplace offering free SSL on all domains parked with us for over a year now.

Read more about DAN and our future plans here: https://blog.undeveloped.com/a-big-leap-forward-3a3cc59ed418

This thread is created to act as an informal communication board between the DAN team and the domain community. Feel free to post feedback here and to discuss how you use DAN.

What this thread is not meant for is support. Please contact our support team here: [email protected] when you need assistance.

Previous reviews under old brand: https://www.namepros.com/threads/undeveloped-com-experience.893201/

 

[Acroplex]

Things are moving fast at Dan and not in a good way.
The integrators API has been given a September 5 EOL deadline.

 

[td11]

Things are moving fast at Dan and not in a good way.
The integrators API has been given a September 5 EOL deadline.

I am currently using domain.io. If this is correct, I can no longer use that either. By using domain.io I was able to offer prices in euros so that my customers could pay in euros instead of dollars. @DAN.COM why are you trying to destroy this marketplace? I have said before that most of my customers buy from Europe and want to pay in euros. How hard is this to understand? You are a european company so you must accept euros. Every time I have to find new solutions so customers can do transaction easily but you make it difficult while I pay you commission to make transaction easier.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Things are moving fast at Dan and not in a good way.

Not a good sign indeed. Such a great platform...easy to use, no ENORMOUS amounts of clutter hyping other services/names/extensions.

If it is shut down, there will be another opportunity for some bright coders with a small bankroll to step into the void (assuming WW3 doesn't fully bloom in the meantime).

 

[Mister Funsky]

Now names are back to slow loading when going to them via browser (if they load at all)...trying to work a offer at Dan and I'm unable to communicate with potential buyer...even when making a counter offer.

(EDIT: removed comment because error could have be due to 3rd party data handler)

It is just awful to lose Uniregistry, Afternic and Dan (how they used to be).

 

[Dane]

It is just awful to lose Uniregistry, Afternic and Dan (how they used to be).

I agree, it's really such a shame. Let us know your thoughts on Dynadot when you've had a chance to try them.

 

[Acroplex]

Can you share a domain or two? I have no issues so it could be a routing problem.

 

[Mister Funsky]

I agree, it's really such a shame. Let us know your thoughts on Dynadot when you've had a chance to try them.

Will do.

A few dozen have been moved and so far so good. I've not gotten any interactions from potential buyers yet so I can't comment on that part of the process but I like the simple landing page and having the ability to add a 'sales pitch'.

Dan is such a well laid out landing page with no useless clutter about other names (unless a seller choses to do so). As my father used to say 'just leave well enough alone'.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Can you share a domain or two? I have no issues so it could be a routing problem.

If this was directed to me, the name this is/was happening with has already been moved to Dynadot...I'm trying to keep the buyer active.

If I come across another one today as I begin moving them, I will let you know.

 

[Acroplex]

Yeah. A good way to gauge global loading times is to go to https://gtmetrix.com and test it. It has a limit of how many domains you can check. When that issue with Dan took place, the tool was failing to load the Dan domains altogether.

 

[DAN.COM]

Now names are back to slow loading when going to them via browser (if they load at all)...trying to work a offer at Dan and I'm unable to communicate with potential buyer...even when making a counter offer.

It pains me to say this but now I've got to move my names out of Dan. Dynadot will be the new home of my landing pages.

It is just awful to lose Uniregistry, Afternic and Dan (how they used to be).

Good afternoon @Mister Funsky,
We're continuing to monitor our systems closely but for us, everything loads as expected. If you have any more problems this afternoon, please let us know: dan.com/contact.

Best regards,
Dan.com

 

[Mister Funsky]

Good afternoon @Mister Funsky,
We're continuing to monitor our systems closely but for us, everything loads as expected. If you have any more problems this afternoon, please let us know: dan.com/contact.

Best regards,
Dan.com

Thanks for reaching out. Yes, I will tag you if I come across another.

I still think the Dan platform is the best option out there with Dynadot coming in second (layout, ease of use, overall appearance, ability to add 'seller notes').

In the tech world, so many things can cause issues and the issue I was having with the name in question could have occurred at one of several points of the data exchange(s).

BTW, I'm still rooting for Dan...I'm afraid if it gets fully integrated at some point in the future all its uniqueness will get lost. We all know most actions are in search of increasing the profit/dollar/pound/lira/euro we make, but I wish Dan could be left as a stand alone entity.

(thanks to all for allowing my rant and may we all make a sale today!)

 

[Acroplex]

Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ugly SSL issue has returned in the past 48 hours. It does not discriminate between freshly seen or not freshly seen domains. @DAN.COM at least now you know where to look at.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Good afternoon @LoveCatchyDomains,
We make listing domains at Dan.com easy and frictionless and in case there are listings that aren't up to date, we have ownership verification. If another seller is listing your domains intentionally, our support staff will investigate. You can initiate a conversation through https://dan.com/contact.

Best regards,
Dan.com

Dan, another almost 3 dozen unauthorized domains are now appearing on Dan.com from my portfolio. This keeps happening, despite verifying my ownership each time and having them removed.

I requested that you block further listing attempts that aren't verified. You apparently have not done so.

You really need to get this problem under control.

Finally, your customer service needs to stop suggesting to a non-customer that they should estabish an account and list their domains to block further fraudulent listings. You clearly have an unwillingness to fix this problem, and should respect that you will permanently lose business as a result of the lack of integrity of your marketplace.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Is it just me or have the communication boxes (active after an offer has been made) been disabled at Dan?

I can send a counter offer, in numerals only, but there is no way for me to include any form of sales pitch or even discuss finance/lease possibilities.

 

[Inframan]

I sent customer service a message. This individual is listing my domain preventing me from listing. My domain is locked. I don't know how he hijacked my domain without verifying ownership.

 

[DomainRecap]

Is it just me or have the communication boxes (active after an offer has been made) been disabled at Dan?

I can send a counter offer, in numerals only, but there is no way for me to include any form of sales pitch or even discuss finance/lease possibilities.

Have you tried just typing a reply into the message box? It might be a problem with your specific transaction, but I noticed Dan made a change whereby the message button is greyed out when you have an active counter/offer.

I just tried it on one of my "open offer" transaction windows and it worked - once I typed something in the message button lit up and I could then send something.

Again, I assume you're dealing with a different problem, but the greyed-out button did confuse me at first so I thought I'd toss it in.

 

[DomainRecap]

I sent customer service a message. This individual is listing my domain preventing me from listing. My domain is locked. I don't know how he hijacked my domain without verifying ownership.

Dan only requires authorization when the domain is already listed, not before, and that opens up a big loophole for scammers.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Dan only requires authorization when the domain is already listed, not before, and that opens up a big loophole for scammers.

Agree.

Dan still doesn't require upfront verification. And there are more reports on TrustPilot from would-be buyers with sales not going through. Some of those negative reviews cited that the seller didn't actually own the domain.

For the sake of the "GoDaddy brand," and as a basic measure of computer security and database integrity, hopefully mandatory verification will be implemented.


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[DomainRecap]

It's amusing that none of the GoDaddy-based marketplaces actually support full authorization for domain listings.

Dan and Afternic only requires authorization when there is an existing listing you need to override, but while GoDaddy does require it for all new listings, your authorization will not override old listings and you need to email auction support and wait 72 hours .

It's kinda bizarre if you ask me.

 

[Bailian]

Agree.

Both Dan and Afternic still don't require verification. And there are more reports on TrustPilot from would-be buyers with sales not going through. Some of those negative reviews cited that the seller didn't actually own the domain.

For the sake of the "GoDaddy brand," and as a basic measure of computer security and database integrity, hopefully mandatory verification will be implemented.


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I don't agree with the need for mandatory verification to add domains to listings. I've got over 10K domains and the current method works well—just updating the DNS server for already listed domains is enough. I make over $100K in sales on Dan and Afternic each year. Mandatory verification for all my domains would be a monumental task, requiring a ridiculous amount of time that's simply not feasible, especially with domains registered across different registrars, some not supporting a third DNS server. I'd rather spend my time researching and acquiring valuable domains than on tedious verification. So, let's not assume your idea works for everyone. Stop pushing your viewpoint; it doesn't represent everyone. Also, once a domain is listed on Dan.com, nobody else can list it. It's that simple. You just need to add your domain to Dan.com to solve all these issues. If you don't want to use Dan.com, you don't have to set a buy-now price.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Mandatory verification for all my domains would be a monumental task, requiring a ridiculous amount of time that's simply not feasible, especially with domains registered across different registrars, some not supporting a third DNS server.

First of all congrats on your success.

Let me sincerely ask this, since it seems very puzzling why adding upfront verificaton is such a big deal. Your perspectve is appreciated.

You're saying that one problem with mandatory verication is that some registrars don't support adding an NS3? And, in those cases, adding a txt verification would be time consuming? Is there any way that that process could be simplified?

And, now that Afternic is requiring upfront verification, have you stopped using them for new listings?

 

[Inframan]

I don't agree with the need for mandatory verification to add domains to listings. I've got over 10K domains and the current method works well—just updating the DNS server for already listed domains is enough. I make over $100K in sales on Dan and Afternic each year. Mandatory verification for all my domains would be a monumental task, requiring a ridiculous amount of time that's simply not feasible, especially with domains registered across different registrars, some not supporting a third DNS server. I'd rather spend my time researching and acquiring valuable domains than on tedious verification. So, let's not assume your idea works for everyone. Stop pushing your viewpoint; it doesn't represent everyone. Also, once a domain is listed on Dan.com, nobody else can list it. It's that simple. You just need to add your domain to Dan.com to solve all these issues. If you don't want to use Dan.com, you don't have to set a buy-now price.

The problem is I just set up a Dan account as of 3/30/24. I only found out because I tried to list my domain today. This domain is the same one, someone tried to do an unauthorized transfer before Domain.com blocked them. The real question is, what is DAN going to do? They have clear evidence of fraud. I have the screen shot of this person listing my domain. This person has 7808 domains for sale.

 

[Bailian]

First of all congrats on your success.

Let me sincerely ask this, since it seems very puzzling why adding upfront verificaton is such a big deal. Your perspectve is appreciated.

You're saying that one problem with mandatory verication is that some registrars don't support adding an NS3? And, in those cases, adding a txt verification would be time consuming? Is there any way that that process could be simplified?

And, now that Afternic is requiring upfront verification, will you not be using them anymore for new listings?

I have a dedicated account manager at Afternic who helps me upload my domain list to Afternic. However, Dan lacks account managers, and it might not have as many staff as Afternic, but at the same time, Dan.com is more efficient. I think everything is going smoothly at the moment.

 

[Bailian]

The problem is I just set up a Dan account as of 3/30/24. I only found out because I tried to list my domain today. This domain is the same one, someone tried to do an unauthorized transfer before Domain.com blocked them. The real question is, what is DAN going to do? They have clear evidence of fraud. I have the screen shot of this person listing my domain. This person has 7808 domains for sale.

I am very sure Dan does not have “Fast Transfer”

 

[Bailian]

The problem is I just set up a Dan account as of 3/30/24. I only found out because I tried to list my domain today. This domain is the same one, someone tried to do an unauthorized transfer before Domain.com blocked them. The real question is, what is DAN going to do? They have clear evidence of fraud. I have the screen shot of this person listing my domain. This person has 7808 domains for sale.

It's possible that your domains were fraudulently added to Afternic. Fast transfers are initiated from Afternic, and if your domains are only added to Dan, there won't be any fast transfers.