Customers only need to place backorders on one site.
NameJet and SnapNames domain name inventory is being integrated so that both platforms have the same inventory.
Web.com now owns both domain marketplaces, so it makes sense for the inventory to show on both sites. Any registrars that have direct-transfer expired domain deals with SnapNames will now also be on NameJet.
This is somewhat similar to the change the sites made in 2016 when they teamed up (pre-acquisition) to go after pending delete domains.
With this update, someone with accounts on both platforms can bid against themselves. It no longer makes sense to bid on both platforms, so customers should only place backorders on a single platform.
Over time, I expect one of the platforms to be deprecated or for Web.com to launch a singular marketplace.
Thanks Andrew. There a link to a/the press release?
They sent an email to NameJet customers
Maybe they should concentrate on improving their customer “service”, which is almost non-existant.
Now they even auction off names they don’t have access to as “expired names”. E.g. umo.com, which is at GoDaddy and does not expire for several years. Not sure how they will explain that to the auction winner and the owner of the domain…
Both of their websites suck and look like they haven’t been updated since 2008.
I gotta say I hate it now that snapnames auctions are all staggered. For the past 15 years its always been 3:15est ending time but now its over a couple of hours and nearly impossible to keep track when you are watching 20-30 auctions per day. I’m not happy..
Didn’t know that, but I imagine it’s because it’s now integrated with NameJet, which had staggered closings.