Dynadot sent out an email that they would be increasing the deposit required for auction bids of $2,000 or more. It will now be 10%. Full email We would like to inform you about an important update to Dynadot Auctions. Starting December 8, 2025 00:00 PST, the deposit required for auction bids of $2,000 or more will increase from 5% to 10%. This change helps ensure a smoother and more secure … [Read more...]
Dynadot will now let you bring your own lead and pay 5% commission
Dynadot will now let you bring your own lead and pay 5% commission. So for people who want to control their transaction and deal with their favorite registrar, they have another choice. You can now bring your own lead at Dynadot. We handle payment and pushing the domain for you. The commission is just 5%. This feature is still in soft launch, though I am sure the aftermarket team won't mind … [Read more...]
Banking.ai top close at Dynadot expired .ai auctions $53,055
First day of July expired .ai auctions at Dynadot/Whois.ai had four 5 figure closes. Banking.ai led the way at $53,055 DomainPriceDateVenuebanking.ai53,055 USD2024-07-08Dynadotestate.ai31,501 USD2024-07-08Dynadotfc.ai18,888 USD2024-07-08Dynadotpendo.ai10,001 USD2024-07-08Dynadotbasecamp.ai9,001 USD2024-07-08Dynadotthinking.ai7,089 USD2024-07-08Dynadotzoox.ai5,101 … [Read more...]
Dynadot making a change to the way auctions run
Dynadot has sent out an email about an upcoming change to their auction platform. No longer will there be an end time set after 20 bids in the last five minutes. Message We're writing to inform you of an upcoming change to the way auctions run in our Aftermarket. Currently, when a bid is placed in the last 5 minutes of an auction, the auction time is extended for another 5 minutes. This can … [Read more...]
Todd Han answers a bunch of questions in AMA at Namepros
Todd Han the founder of Dynadot did an AMA on Namepros over the weekend. Todd has 40 posts in the thread, sometimes answering multiple questions of members in one post. Let's start with the first thing that comes to mind, why Dynadot? The Durfer asked: Hi Mr. Todd, honored to meet you. Why the name, Dynadot? Todd: Thank you for this question. Dynadot is a word I made up. Dyna is short … [Read more...]
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Dynadot
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try to change it up a bit and, What they do right and what they do wrong. Focusing in a little deeper to give better feedback to industry … [Read more...]
Some registrars continue to markup your domains without your permission
Registrars are still marking up our domains without authority of any legal right to do so. So two years ago I wrote about a topic that had bothered me for years and Andrew at DNW had brought it up in a post and that got me to finally take the time to address the situation. Many if not most domainers add their names to Sedo and Afternic who in turn work with their distribution networks to … [Read more...]