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'''Appraisal:''' Afternic provides a service whereby they appraise the value of sites offered for sale. This system has been criticized for not being realistic, but there are few automated systems that are. No studies have been conducted with results either for or against the Afternic site appraisal system.

'''Appraisal:''' Afternic provides a service whereby they appraise the value of sites offered for sale. This system has been criticized for not being realistic, but there are few automated systems that are. No studies have been conducted with results either for or against the Afternic site appraisal system.

== Recent news ==

== Recent News ==

[[Name.com]], a domain name registrar, has recently been integrated into Afternic's distribution system, allowing customers at [[Name.com]] to sell the names that they acquire on Afternic's extended networks. The new arrangement also makes transfers of such domain names virtually instantaneous, further inducing buyers to close a deal, which considerably benefits sellers. Press releases by Afternic.com indicate plans to similarly incorporate other major registrars into Afternic within a few months, though whether or not these plans will be successful remains speculative at the time this was written.<ref>[http://www.dncrunch.com/?p=7896 DnCrunch.com]</ref>

[[Name.com]], a domain name registrar, has recently been integrated into Afternic's distribution system, allowing customers at [[Name.com]] to sell the names that they acquire on Afternic's extended networks. The new arrangement also makes transfers of such domain names virtually instantaneous, further inducing buyers to close a deal, which considerably benefits sellers. Press releases by Afternic.com indicate plans to similarly incorporate other major registrars into Afternic within a few months, though whether or not these plans will be successful remains speculative at the time this was written.<ref>[http://www.dncrunch.com/?p=7896 DnCrunch.com]</ref>