Understanding Selling and Listing Options
Go Daddy Auctions® gives you options for selling your domain name. You can sell your domain name with a free, basic listing or add optional features that let you increase your domain name's exposure on Go Daddy Auctions.
You can sell domain names registered with any registrar, that do or do not include website content, and that are or are not parked. However, we recommend you transfer your site to us, which includes a one-year extension to your registration period. If your listed domain name contains website content, you can add the value of the website content to the listing, giving the buyer the option of using the website after acquiring the domain name.
You can list domain names for seven days to three months, depending on the listing type:
- Offer/Counter Offer - Sells when you accept the buyer’s offer or counter offer within the binding period. Or, if you provide a counter offer to the initial offer you receive, the domain name sells when the buyer accepts your offer within the binding period. For more information, see Selling Domain Names with Offer/Counter Offer or Buy Now Listings.
- Offer/Counter Offer with Buy Now - Sells when you accept the buyer’s offer or counter offer within the binding period. Or, if you provide a counter offer to the initial offer you receive, the domain name sells when the buyer accepts your offer within the binding period. Or if the buyer accepts the Buy Now price. For more information, see Selling Domain Names with Offer/Counter Offer or Buy Now Listings.
- Buy Now Only - Sells when the buyer accepts the Buy Now price. For more information, see Selling Domain Names with Offer/Counter Offer or Buy Now Listings.
- 7-day Public Auction - Buyers bid on the domain name, which sells to the highest bidder when the auction ends. However, if you set a reserve price, it only sells if the reserve price was met. For more information, see Selling Your Domain Name in a 7-Day Public Auction.
When listing your domain name for sale, you're not charged for a free, basic listing. However, when you check out through the shopping cart, you enter crucial information letting Go Daddy Auctions process the proceeds for your domain name sale. You are not asked for a credit card number unless you purchased additional features, such as Home Page Feature, or other items.
The price limit for a domain name listing is $50,000. To list a domain name for more than $50,000, you must purchase a Certified Appraisal that appraises the domain name for at least $25,000.
If you start your domain name as an Offer/Counter Offer listing, you may choose to convert the listing to a 7-day public auction after you receive an offer by using that offer as the opening bid for the auction. For more information, see What is Push to Auction?
Listings including the Buy Now option end if you receive a bid that meets the Buy Now amount. Once your domain name sells, Go Daddy Auctions keeps a small percentage of the selling price. These fees are in addition to the annual membership fee. For more information, see Go Daddy Auctions Fees.