Gminne Centrum Kultury i Sportu

What Gminne Centrum Kultury i Sportu does

Aftermarket.eu operates an internet domain name marketplace serving a horizontal mix of SMB website owners, brand-protection buyers, and individual domain investors across European markets. Its core platform combines direct domain registration across multiple TLDs (including .de at €1.25/year, .eu at €3.95/year, .com at €10.75/year, and specialized .game domains) with a secondary marketplace for buying, selling, and auctioning already-registered domains, plus a domain catching service for expiring inventory. The platform supports multiple acquisition methods (fixed-price listings, negotiated offers, auctions including Last Minute and 1-PLN entry auctions, leases, and catching), and is accessible in English, German, and Polish with EUR/GBP/PLN pricing.

Underlying technology centers on a web-based marketplace front end and a JSON API at json.aftermarket.pl for programmatic registration and management, supported by an internal inventory and transaction system that has processed 611,523 completed sales and currently lists 415,311 sale offers and 1,187 active auctions. Additional modules include web hosting, a partner/affiliate program, and domain lease options.

The business model blends recurring subscription revenue from registration fees and domain catching with transactional revenue from marketplace commissions and auction fees. Distribution is entirely self-serve: customers discover the platform via organic search, an educational blog (blog.aftermarket.pl), and direct navigation, then transact without intermediary involvement. The platform carries 149,161 registered users, 445,787 registered domains, and strong third-party review scores (4.9 on Google across 438 reviews, 4.8 on Trustpilot across 191 reviews), with Digital Services Act compliance documentation published for EU regulatory alignment.

Name

Gminne Centrum Kultury i Sportu

Legal name

Aftermarket.eu

Website

https://gckis.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aftermarket.eu is an internet domain name marketplace operating across Europe in English, German, and Polish. It offers domain registration, a secondary marketplace for buying and selling registered domains, auctions, domain catching for expiring inventory, and a JSON API for programmatic access, serving SMB website owners and domain investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domain Marketplace Services

NAICS

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (53311)

SIC

Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAGAG

Digital Goods, Subscriptions & Gift Card Marketplaces

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/E-commerce Marketplaces & Shopping Platforms

Keywords

• Domain marketplace
• Domain registration
• Domain auctions
• Domain catching
• Premium domains

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration: Domain registration services for TLDs including .de, .eu, .com with annual registration fees
2. Marketplace Commission: Fees charged on domain sale transactions conducted through the marketplace platform
3. Auction Fees: Fees associated with domain name auctions conducted on the platform
4. Domain Catching Service: Premium service for catching expiring domains with associated fees

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aftermarket.eu operates an internet domain marketplace enabling domain registration across multiple TLDs (.de, .eu, .com, .game), buying and selling of registered domains, domain auctions (including Last Minute auctions and 1 PLN starting-price auctions), and domain catching for expiring domains. The platform serves businesses seeking to establish online presence, brand protection, and domain portfolio management, plus individual domain investors treating domains as investment assets.

Product overview

Aftermarket.eu operates as an internet domain marketplace platform offering a comprehensive suite of domain services. The core offering consists of Domain Registration (supporting .de, .eu, .com, and .game TLDs) and the Domain Marketplace for buying/selling domains. Additional modules include Domain Catching (for expiring domains), Domain Auctions (including Last Minute and starting-from-1PLN auctions), Domain Selling tools, Web Servers and Hosting, and an Affiliate Program. The platform also supports domain leasing options and maintains a JSON API for programmatic domain registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domain Registration

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Flippa: Flippa is a broader marketplace for buying and selling digital assets, including domains, websites, and SaaS businesses. It overlaps thematically with Aftermarket.eu's domain-investor segment and offers an alternative exit channel for domainers.

Direct peers

• Dynadot: Dynadot is a domain registrar that also operates an aftermarket marketplace and domain auction platform. Its combination of registration + auction + marketplace mechanics is structurally very similar to Aftermarket.eu.
• Afternic (GoDaddy): Afternic is GoDaddy's domain resale marketplace, featuring a large inventory and integration with the world's largest registrar. It is a direct marketplace competitor with deep inventory and global distribution via the parent registrar.
• Undeveloped: Undeveloped is a curated domain marketplace focused on short, brandable, and premium domains with a strong European footprint. It directly competes for premium-domain sellers and buyers in overlapping European markets.
• Sedo: Sedo is the world's largest domain marketplace, offering domain sales, auctions, and brokerage services. It directly competes with Aftermarket.eu in the secondary market for registered domains and is the most comparable peer in terms of marketplace mechanics.
• Dan.com: Dan.com is a domain marketplace specializing in buy-now and lease-to-own transactions for premium domains. Its lease option directly mirrors a key feature on Aftermarket.eu and its buyer-friendly UX is a structural competitor for European SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: GoDaddy is the world's largest domain registrar and the parent of Afternic, plus a broader suite of web services including hosting. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering registration, marketplace, hosting, and ancillary services that overlap with the full Aftermarket.eu product set.
• Namecheap: Namecheap is a major domain registrar with an integrated marketplace for aftermarket sales. As a broad incumbent serving both registration and resale, it competes with Aftermarket.eu across multiple legs of the platform's revenue stack.

Emerging players

• Porkbun: Porkbun is an independent registrar known for aggressive pricing and a streamlined registration flow. While it focuses primarily on registration, its pricing pressure on low-end TLDs (.com, .eu) is a structural threat on Aftermarket.eu's subscription leg.
• Squadhelp: Squadhelp combines a curated brandable-domain marketplace with a naming/contest platform, serving brand owners and SMBs. It overlaps with Aftermarket.eu's premium-domain positioning and brand-protection use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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