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DomBuyer · 05-25-2005, 06:02 PM

Just thought I'd share with you a very disappointing domain transaction and fair warning on these two guys and how they operate.

Some weeks back I got Aga, co-owner from Netpond, to sell me dowloads.com. (I'd use his real name, but apparently it's against the rules here. email me if you need the straight goods). He approached me via my gfy thread.

We bargained back and forth and eventually I agreed to his asking price of $25k. He asked if we could do the escrow.com transaction when he returned on Friday. I told him via icq:

"Just give me your word we're done at $25k, and you can do it tomorrow or something. Fair enough?"

His response (direct from icq logs):

"you have my word

I own Netpond.com so you could always come and slag me off on my own board! lol.. hey.. would love for you to pop your head in every now and again.. its where webfather broke his teeth!"

Then he went ahead and decided to just agreee to the escrow.com transaction anyways.

I wired out the money the next day.

Then I get a note from escrow.com that he has cancelled the transaction.

"He doesn't want to sell at the price at this time." the cancellation says.

I'm thinking, WTF!!!??

I honestly have never had someone cancel an agreed-upon escrow. As far as I'm concerned, once someone agrees to escrow and gives me their word, it's a done deal unless someone doesn't pay or someone takes too long to follow through.

Long story short is he doesn't bother to even email me like a man and tell me why he's cancelling a binding contract.

Then I find out that he's sold the name out from under me to Slavik, a guy who has always been a standup guy with me, and with whom I've done lots of business.

I can't tell you how disappointed I am. Why would a guy like slavik do such a thing. To me, AGA from Netpond is now scum, blacklisted far and wide. But he's not who I care about. It seems awfully out of character for a guy like slavik.

When I ask slavik via icq what the deal is, he tells me that AGA was settling a debt by giving him the domain.

I say to him, "Yes, but I had an escrow with him. Do contracts mean nothing to you?"

Silence.

I ask him if he knew I had an escrow transaction with him? He says he didn't know.

I tell him: "Well, now you know and if the situation were reversed, you wouldn't have to ask me twice to get the domain back."

More silence.

Since then, I have sent four or five emails and icq's to slavik, all ignored.

I'm never surprised when people grub for an extra nickel, but this one caught me by surprise.

Mr. deltino.com? History to me. But slavik? That's more puzzling.

Slav, you going to let me have dowloads.com back at the $25k that I was supposed to have it back via escrow.com, or do contracts and word mean nothing to you.

PS: Don't expect to do any more biz with us until this is resolved. It may not hurt you, but that's not the point. Word is bond.

PPS: As I told you via icq, people approach me with names you have in escrow. I never touch 'em. Why can't you extend me the same courtesy?

05-25-2005, 06:02 PM
DomBuyer Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amalfi Coast Posts: 2,595	Don't trust aga from Netpond with an escrow (or Slavik for that matter) Just thought I'd share with you a very disappointing domain transaction and fair warning on these two guys and how they operate. Some weeks back I got Aga, co-owner from Netpond, to sell me dowloads.com. (I'd use his real name, but apparently it's against the rules here. email me if you need the straight goods). He approached me via my gfy thread. We bargained back and forth and eventually I agreed to his asking price of $25k. He asked if we could do the escrow.com transaction when he returned on Friday. I told him via icq: "Just give me your word we're done at $25k, and you can do it tomorrow or something. Fair enough?" His response (direct from icq logs): "you have my word I own Netpond.com so you could always come and slag me off on my own board! lol.. hey.. would love for you to pop your head in every now and again.. its where webfather broke his teeth!" Then he went ahead and decided to just agreee to the escrow.com transaction anyways. I wired out the money the next day. Then I get a note from escrow.com that he has cancelled the transaction. "He doesn't want to sell at the price at this time." the cancellation says. I'm thinking, WTF!!!?? I honestly have never had someone cancel an agreed-upon escrow. As far as I'm concerned, once someone agrees to escrow and gives me their word, it's a done deal unless someone doesn't pay or someone takes too long to follow through. Long story short is he doesn't bother to even email me like a man and tell me why he's cancelling a binding contract. Then I find out that he's sold the name out from under me to Slavik, a guy who has always been a standup guy with me, and with whom I've done lots of business. I can't tell you how disappointed I am. Why would a guy like slavik do such a thing. To me, AGA from Netpond is now scum, blacklisted far and wide. But he's not who I care about. It seems awfully out of character for a guy like slavik. When I ask slavik via icq what the deal is, he tells me that AGA was settling a debt by giving him the domain. I say to him, "Yes, but I had an escrow with him. Do contracts mean nothing to you?" Silence. I ask him if he knew I had an escrow transaction with him? He says he didn't know. I tell him: "Well, now you know and if the situation were reversed, you wouldn't have to ask me twice to get the domain back." More silence. Since then, I have sent four or five emails and icq's to slavik, all ignored. I'm never surprised when people grub for an extra nickel, but this one caught me by surprise. Mr. deltino.com? History to me. But slavik? That's more puzzling. Slav, you going to let me have dowloads.com back at the $25k that I was supposed to have it back via escrow.com, or do contracts and word mean nothing to you. PS: Don't expect to do any more biz with us until this is resolved. It may not hurt you, but that's not the point. Word is bond. PPS: As I told you via icq, people approach me with names you have in escrow. I never touch 'em. Why can't you extend me the same courtesy?