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lawpal · 05-20-2002, 10:13 AM

Has anyone here purchased a domain name from a private party? Good and bad stories would be appreciated. Did you use an escrow service like escrow.com or greatdomains.com, or use a lawyer, or just keep it private?

Rod · 05-20-2002, 10:16 AM

I only buy domains from companies that are registered at ICANN

Dax · 05-20-2002, 02:07 PM

I have bought domains, and all I did was fill out a purchase order pay and got my domain.

So I did ok, it was easy and painless for me!

Good Luck!

Milton · 05-20-2002, 02:14 PM

Mr.Fiction · 05-20-2002, 02:16 PM

Depends on the cost of the domain & who you're buying from.

Escrow services aren't worth it for a $100 domain, generally. If you're paying $25k to a company you don't know, then I would definitely use Escrow.com.

We've done five figure domain deals with companies we know without any escrow or anything. On the other hand, we've used Escrow.com on domain under 1k too.

Use your judgement.

Evil Chris · 05-20-2002, 02:21 PM

I've got a few gambling domains available...

05-20-2002, 10:13 AM	#1
lawpal Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 824	purchasing domain names Has anyone here purchased a domain name from a private party? Good and bad stories would be appreciated. Did you use an escrow service like escrow.com or greatdomains.com, or use a lawyer, or just keep it private?

05-20-2002, 10:16 AM	#2
Rod Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: MTL, QC, CAN Posts: 1,243	I only buy domains from companies that are registered at ICANN __________________ woohoo!

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Milton Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mauritius Posts: 1,118	hehe

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05-20-2002, 02:07 PM	#3
Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	I have bought domains, and all I did was fill out a purchase order pay and got my domain. So I did ok, it was easy and painless for me! Good Luck!

05-20-2002, 02:16 PM	#5
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Depends on the cost of the domain & who you're buying from. Escrow services aren't worth it for a $100 domain, generally. If you're paying $25k to a company you don't know, then I would definitely use Escrow.com. We've done five figure domain deals with companies we know without any escrow or anything. On the other hand, we've used Escrow.com on domain under 1k too. Use your judgement.