Transaction Fees

Domain Sales

Commission Rules as of Feb 1, 2023:

By default domain sales are charged a standard commission rate of 25% of the Sale Price ($15 minimum)

Domains with primary nameservers pointed to GoDaddy Aftermarket Nameservers at the time of the initial purchase hold and sale receive a reduced commission rate of 15% of the Sale Price ($15 minimum)

As a matter of clarity, nameservers ending in one of the following domains are considered GoDaddy Aftermarket Nameservers:

Domain Sale Disbursement

Domain sales disbursement use a 3rd party payment provider to complete payouts. For information regarding disbursement fees please see:https://www.godaddy.com/help/about-my-payee-account-32022

Lease to Own Domain Sales

Lease to Own Commission Rules as of July 13, 2023:

For Lease to Own Domain Sales the standard commission rates of 25% or 15% for using our approved nameservers are subject to commission discounts based on the length of the LTO Term. The commission discounts are as follows:

• 0 to 12 months: 0% commission discount
• 13 to 24 months: 5% commission discount
• 25 to 36 months: 10% commission discount
• 37 to 60 months: 15% commission discount

As an example, if a domain name is sold through LTO and the term selected by the buyer is 36 months, the standard commission rate of 25% would be discounted to 15% for the Lease to Own transaction.

Custom Checkout Link

Custom Checkout Link Commission Rules as of Oct 25, 2023:

For Custom Checkout Link Sales the commission rate will be 5% for any Buy Now transaction through a Custom Checkout Link, with a minimum commission fee of $15.00 and 10% for any Lease to Own transaction through a Custom Checkout Link. Your nameservers will not impact the commission rate that will apply. A Custom Checkout Link can only be created for Buy Now transactions with a value of at least $99.00. For Lease to Own Custom Checkout Link transactions, LTO Total price should be set between $495 and $100,000, and the maximum period will be 12 months.