Simmo Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I've agreed a price with someone for purchasing a domain name they have parked doing nothing. Obviously I don't want to pay the money first and be left with nothing. Looked at some of the escrow services but they only offer credit card or paypal payment for US residents. Anyone with advice on how to proceed? The seller is in Korea so I'm a bit wary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 you need to pay in advance when you buy a domain name. If you want to be on the save side - try sellers in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I've agreed a price with someone for purchasing a domain name they have parked doing nothing. Obviously I don't want to pay the money first and be left with nothing. Looked at some of the escrow services but they only offer credit card or paypal payment for US residents.Anyone with advice on how to proceed? The seller is in Korea so I'm a bit wary. How much money are we talking here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 open an account at the same company the domain is registered, send money to the company and tell them to credit the sellers account when the name has been transfered. or open a account with a company that offers escrow. if your going to use a different registrar be careful that the name is over 3 months old, or else you will not be able to change registrars until after 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsKnight Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 open an account at the same company the domain is registered, send money to the company and tell them to credit the sellers account when the name has been transfered.or open a account with a company that offers escrow. if your going to use a different registrar be careful that the name is over 3 months old, or else you will not be able to change registrars until after 3 months. Good tactics Clipster. However be aware not everyone likes to use Escrow (for whatever reason). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 How much money are we talking here? Nothing huge - $200US. The seller wants to use escrow.com - and I pay the $25 fee. Seems pretty reasonable, I'll go ahead with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxm88 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) How are you transferring ownership of the company/organization that holds the domain name? (I'm not sure if Thnic allows one to hold a domain without also holding control of its parent company/organization -- see http://register.thnic.co.th/policy.html for more info.) Edited January 19, 2007 by fxm88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Always use escrow when selling or buying domains. A golden rule. Escrow.com is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 How much money are we talking here? Nothing huge - $200US. The seller wants to use escrow.com - and I pay the $25 fee. Seems pretty reasonable, I'll go ahead with it. You shouldn't have any problems then. He's probably as worried about giving away his domain as you are the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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