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Private notes between members, appraisal follow-ups and the odd thread that moved off the board. This is where the back-and-forth that does not belong in a public post ends up, kept in one place so you can pick it back up later.
Messages sent through the site land in the same queue the moderators read between thread checks. If your note is about a locked thread, a marketplace listing that needs editing, or a member account that will not log in, say so in the first line. It saves a round trip. Anything about a specific name, an appraisal or a stalled transfer belongs in the relevant board first, where other members can weigh in before a moderator steps in.
Weekend traffic is lighter. Posts made late Friday or over Saturday often sit until Monday morning, so if a listing has a deadline, flag it in the subject line.
Email is the reliable route for anything that needs a written record, such as a registrar transfer that has stalled or a WHOIS detail that looks wrong.
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Ndoufurt, MP 1764
Most questions already have a thread. The beginner corner covers first-time purchases and whether a name is worth keeping. The appraisal board is where you post a name with your ask and let the room respond. Transfer and escrow walkthroughs sit in their own board with the step order members actually use.
Threads you are part of, appraisal replies waiting on your comps, and the transfer conversations that stalled mid-week. Sorted by the last time someone actually posted.
12 open threads · 3 unread
Three members posted comps from the last six months, two of them .co.za sales in the same suburb. One asked for the renewal date before giving a range. Your ask of R45k was called optimistic but not unreasonable.
Appraisal board · 7 replies · last from ThandiM
Buyer confirmed the EPP code on Tuesday, then nothing for four days. Registrar says the transfer window is still open. Two members suggest a short nudge with the deadline spelled out rather than a second full follow-up.
Escrow and transfer · 11 replies · last from PieterV
Marketplace wanted ad. Buyer is after a clean two-word name, no hyphens, registered before 2015. Two sellers replied with names; one was rejected for a WHOIS history that showed a previous parking page.
Marketplace · 5 replies · last from NomsaD
Caught by a competing service. Members compared queue positions and noted the drop time shifted by eleven minutes from the previous week. Useful for anyone setting alerts on similar names.
Drop-catching · 9 replies · last from RiaanK
New member posted a three-word .co.za bought at auction. Room split: two said renew for one more cycle, three said let it go and put the renewal toward a shorter name. No consensus, but the reasoning was laid out clearly.
Beginner corner · 14 replies · last from SiphoN
End user replied to an outbound email with a direct price question. Thread covers whether to quote first or ask what prompted the interest. One member shared a near-identical exchange from last year and how it closed.
Outbound approaches · 6 replies · last from LindiweM
Messages on this forum are written by members, not by us, and a few standing rules keep the appraisal and negotiation threads usable. These notes settle the questions that come up most often in private messages.
When a member replies to your appraisal request, that is one person reading your name against the comps they can find. It is not a certified valuation, and it is not a promise of what a buyer will pay. Treat the range as a starting point for your own decision.
A comparable sale quoted without a date or a place it was recorded is close to useless. If you post a comp in a thread, say where it came from and when it closed. Older comps stay in the thread but should be labelled as such.
Offers, buyer names and contact details shared in a direct message are not fair game for a public thread. If a negotiation breaks down and you want the room's view, post the situation without the other party's identity or the exact figures they sent you.
Fixed-price posts in the marketplace section are the seller's stated terms. A reply in the thread does not create a binding agreement, and neither does a direct message. Escrow and transfer steps are agreed separately, in writing, before any name moves.
Transfer walkthroughs and WHOIS notes are written from what members saw at the time of posting. Registrar interfaces, confirmation windows and .co.za paperwork do shift. Check the current process with your registrar before you rely on an older thread.
Threads get trimmed when they drift into personal attacks, repeated off-topic posts or unsolicited offers. Disagreeing with an appraisal is fine and stays up. What comes down is the noise around it, and the removal is logged in the thread.
If a message you received does not match any of the above, forward it to the moderation team through the contact page rather than replying in the thread.