Is your Afternic username professional?

Where exactly is it being shown? I believe one can configure their privacy settings to avoid it.

Not sure - I can only assume a potential client sees our username before or during the transaction process

I got the info from the below link
http://www.networksolutions.com/support/getting-started-3 - don't know how old the article is

thanks @Don Gondon

Went to Afternic settings and saw that the below is hidden

• My Avatar
• "Share Profile" Social Media Links
• My Username

I think for transparency sake I will get a new username and upload a picture.......

Dam....I have emailed them, will post their response once received

definitely worth keeping it professional (if I can change it that is) then if you want to share or showcase your portfolio

You can hide your portfolio and username from public view, but I think that is mutually inclusive.
I imagine your name will show when a transaction is finalised.

What I am keen to know is when I make an offer, does the other party see my username if I have hidden it as above?

good question......hopefully someone can answer that

Personally I do not want to be in private mode, I have some domains that fall under one category (Defi for example) so keeping my portfolio & username public keeps these names in full view and shows a selection of names for that category for any potential end user......

Always been private, so I would love to have those questions answered.

your brand is important?
your name is important?
your domain is important?

Fair enough. I imagine that limits shady operators to some extent.

EDIT: I cannot recall when I signed up at Afternic, if it was made clear that you are stuck with the username you choose.
Anybody?

@NickB

I made an offer the other day, and checked that offer today in the Afternic panel and can confirm that the offer was made via a different username to mine.

Nice one.....

Also got an email from Afternic and @MasterOfMyDomains was right (didn't doubt he was!)

"Thank you for contacting Afternic Support.

Unfortunately, there is not a process to change an Afternic User Name. If you must still have a new User Name, then please proceed instead by creating a new account with your desired User Name.

If you would like this same email on the next account that you make, then we will need to officially close this account first. For us to do so, we need to receive the request to close the account from the email address that is on file. Once that is processed, you would be able to create the new account with your new User Name and same email address.

We hope that your future Auctions endeavors are successful. Please contact us again if we can be of further assistance."

Yes, it is half the info needed to hack your Afternic account and change prices - so if you have Fast Transfer enabled, someone can set the price of your domain as low as they like, say $20, then they or their accomplice buy it and get it at once, probably no way to get it back.They could also change your payment details so they receive your afternic payments.

There is no 2FA at Afternic so once you know a username you just need to find a password to get in.

Exposing usernames at Afternic also came up in Afternic bugs thread at https://www.namepros.com/threads/problems-bugs-and-fixes-at-afternic-report-problems-here.1006373/

I have never been convinced that TFA is all that safe in certain circumstances.
eg: Phone numbers can be ported in some dodgy situations. What if your phone is stolen and not locked?
I wont go into specifics, but be wary what you click on in SMS, emails, and other platforms.

Actually, I emailed afternic and they told me there is no option to change username at present.

Afternic's email response attached.