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We strive to keep our fees competitive without compromising service. All prices are in USD.
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| MEMBERSHIP LEVEL | PRICE (USD) | |
| Standard | Free | |
| Buyer | $1 per year | |
| AfternicDLS | $19.95 per year | |
| AfternicDLS Membership Fee | ||
| $19.95 per year | ||
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| Fees | ||
| SERVICE | FEE (USD) | MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED |
| Domain Alerts (receive email when changed) | Free | Standard, Buyer, or AfternicDLS |
| Make offers on listed domains | Free | Buyer or AfternicDLS |
| Make offers on any domains | $69.00 | Buyer or AfternicDLS |
| Standard listing (no time limit) | Free | AfternicDLS |
| Category Featured listing | $9.94 for 30 days | AfternicDLS |
| Home Featured listing | $50.00 for 30 days | AfternicDLS |
| Appraisal | $19.95 ea.
$14.95 ea. for 6 or more |
Any |
| Expanded Promotion Sales Fee | 20%, $120 minimum | AfternicDLS |
| Basic Promotion Sales Fee | 10%, $60 minimum | AfternicDLS |
| Escrow Fee* | 3%, $60 minimum | Any |
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*Only one of these fees, Sales/Escrow or Escrow, apply to any transaction. All domains that sell on Afternic incur the Sales/Escrow Fee and both parties receive instructions automatically after the sale. If you bought or sold a domain somewhere else and the other party in the transaction was not introduced to you by the exchange, you may use escrow service for the Escrow Fee. Click here to order escrow service. |
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| Cancel and re-issue check | $15 | Any |
| TRANSACTION TYPE | FEE | |
| Payment by check | Free | |
| Payment by Bank of America Counter Deposit | Free | |
| Payment by wire transfer | $15 | |
| Payment by wire transfer from non-US bank | $25 | |
| Payment by PayPal | 4% (when payment by PayPal is accepted) | |
| Payment by PayPal eCheck | $5 | |
| Disbursement by check | Free | |
| Disbursement by PayPal | Free | |
| Disbursement by wire to US bank | $15 | |
| Disbursement by wire to non-US bank | $35 | |
Seller pays normal registrar transfer fees if any. Buyer pays Seller only the sale price plus tax if required unless Buyer requests special services such as express delivery of papers.
There are four prices that can be set by the Seller:- Minimum Offer - This is the lowest offer that a buyer is allowed to make for a domain name. Sellers are not obligated to sell a domain name for this price unless the Reserve Price or Asking Price is met.
- Asking Price - When an offer meets this price, the listing will end immediately with a sale. This allows you to buy a domain name immediately without concern that another member will place a higher offer. Sellers who do not want to obligate themselves to an automatic sale do not have to set an Asking Price.
- Reserve Price - A Buyer's offer that meets this price will result in a sale if a better offer is not received within 7 days. Sellers do not have to set a Reserve Price. This price is not shown until the next offer to be received will meet the Reserve Price. Sellers can set or change the Reserve Price to automatically accept an offer 7 days after the offer was made.
- Floor Price - The Floor Price is a binding, minimum price for which you are willing to sell your domain on BuyDomains and its resellers. It applies only to domains for which you have chosen Maximum Promotion.
While Asking, Reserve, and Floor Prices are optional, a listing will never end if the seller doesn't set at least one of these prices. This can be done before or while a current offer exists for a listing. However, Reserve Price cannot be changed once an offer has been received that meets or exceeds it and Asking price cannot be change once an offer has been received that meets it.
Offers expire in seven (7) days if they are not accepted and do not meet the reserve price. An initial offer that meets Reserve Price starts a seven-day auction. Auctions are only extended when a bid is received within the last five minutes. A bid received in the last five minutes of an auction will cause the auction clock to be set to five minutes.
Proxy Bidding - With auctions ending around the clock, buyers are not able to watch the end of all auctions that interest them. All Closing Soon Auctions use proxy bidding to allow buyers to place their highest bid in advance. You can raise your proxy bid without changing the current bid amount. Afternic will automatically place bids for you up to your proxy bid amount only when required to exceed another member's bid. IMPORTANT: PROXY BIDDING IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR "LIMITED TIME AUCTIONS".
This page is intended as a helpful guide and not a complete statement of our policies. See our User Agreement and Privacy Policy for more information.