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Minimum offer

A minimum offer is the lowest amount a marketplace or for-sale lander will let a buyer submit for a domain name, set by the seller to screen out very low bids before a negotiation starts.

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Also called minimum price

Minimum offer, explained

Platforms implement it differently, so read the settings. Afternic, for example, calls it the minimum price: the lowest amount anyone can submit, not binding on you, and set by default at 65% of your Buy Now price. It sits alongside a binding floor price, the lowest amount Afternic's sales team may accept without asking you, which buyers never see. GoDaddy Auctions applies a similar minimum to its offer and counter-offer listings.

Use the minimum as a noise filter, not as your price. Set it too low and you spend time on offers you would never accept; set it too high and you block buyers who would have negotiated up from a modest opening. Set it where a first offer is worth answering, then negotiate. Remember that the floor price, not the minimum, is the number you are committing to, so never set a floor you would regret being held to.

Example. A seller who lists a name with a mid four-figure Buy Now price and sets the minimum offer at roughly two thirds of it will not receive offers below that level.

Go deeper How to Sell a Domain Name: A Seller's Guide

Sources

  1. GoDaddy Help — What is List for Sale? Afternic listing FAQ (accessed Oct 1, 2026)
  2. GoDaddy Help — Listing types for GoDaddy Auctions, Expired Closeout Domains (accessed Oct 1, 2026)

Education, not financial, legal or tax advice. Domain investing is speculative and most domain names never sell. Read the disclaimer.

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