“Make Offer” listings in search results — GoDaddy Fixes

Listings will not longer show as auctions in the registration path.

The prior week someone emailed me asking for assistance buying a domain name. They told me they by now tried to buy it following finding it was on auction at GoDaddy.

They let me know that it had a $250 starting price, so they placed a bid. Then the auction ended and it was relisted, and they placed another bid.

Anyone familiar with how Afternic listings integrate with GoDaddy knows that the domain was never really in an auction. Instead, it was a “make offer” listing and $250 was the minimum offer price.

This has caused confusion to countless GoDaddy clients. I get at least one or two emails a month from end users confused regarding the same thing.

Thankfully, Paul Nicks just informed me that the display of Make Offer domains has been fixed.

Going forward, names like the one I mentioned will be designated as “Premium” and list a minimum offer price. People will then click a button that states “Make Offer”. Here’s an example:

Of course, actual auctions will still show up as an auction with a “Bid” button, and fixed price domains can be purchased as usual.

This might seem like a trivial change, but I know it will result in a lot fewer confused clients.