{"id":5381,"date":"2017-06-26T16:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T20:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2017-06-26T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T20:24:19","slug":"hello-are-you-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/hello-are-you-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello? Are you there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uniregistry.com\/market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Uniregistry Market<\/strong><\/a> is a clean, functional venue to sell your domain names; whether they are at Uniregistry &#8211; <em>the registrar<\/em> &#8211; or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using its predecessor, Domain Name Sales, since its opening to the public in 2012; the Uniregistry Market and its associated apps for iOS and Android make things considerably easier.<\/p>\n<p>No product is without issues or glitches, and I consider myself fortunate to have been involved with beta-testing these Uniregistry products. 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