What is the Safest way to sell Domains/Websites Withour being Ripped off

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From time to time I look at selling a few of my sites, I always decide not to due to the horror stories I read. I see people have placed their sites on places such as flippa and Sedo. Only to have the buyer take the domain and not pay, I cannot seem to find a process that protects the seller.

My interest was renewed because today I received an enquiry regarding one of my premium mobile domains, I am wondering if it is some kind of scam. I only decided last week to develop the site, put up a home page and bam. a week later the enquiry comes in...

Are there any domain services which protect both the seller and buyer?

Many thanks in advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author orcasea
    I have sold 3 websites & domains you just use escrow.com

    - The buyer pays escrow.com.
    - escrow.com informs you the payment has been received and verified.
    - You submit the domain details via escrow.com.
    - escrow.com informs the buyer.
    - escrow.com issues the $$$ to you.
    - you confirm you have received the money.
    - escrow.com releases the domain account info to the buyer.
    - you take your wife out for a nice meal. *optional, but that's what I did
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    • Profile picture of the author majestic12
      Hi Orcasea

      firstly thanks for replying, is there any way the buyer can cheat this system? for example could the buyer say the details you submitted were fake? in the meantime run off with your site whilst a dispute is being looked into?

      No the meal sounds a great idea lol ...


      Originally Posted by orcasea View Post

      I have sold 3 websites & domains you just use escrow.com

      - The buyer pays escrow.com.
      - escrow.com informs you the payment has been received and verified.
      - You submit the domain details via escrow.com.
      - escrow.com informs the buyer.
      - escrow.com issues the $$$ to you.
      - you confirm you have received the money.
      - escrow.com releases the domain account info to the buyer.
      - you take your wife out for a nice meal. *optional, but that's what I did
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      • Profile picture of the author CandyxLand
        Escrow.com will pay out by bank transfer, which they cannot reverse. There's no way that somebody can get their money back after that point without suing you or bringing criminal charges against you, which they are not going to do if they are simply scammers.
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      • Profile picture of the author orcasea
        It's a fairly fool-proof system really, as escrow.com confirms everyone has received what they are entitled too AFTER each party has confirmed they are happy with the transaction.

        It's a very safe way to do it.

        I purchased a $7000 website and have sold two others under $3000 and found it to be the best way to do it.

        Best of luck and your very welcome

        Originally Posted by majestic12 View Post

        Hi Orcasea

        firstly thanks for replying, is there any way the buyer can cheat this system? for example could the buyer say the details you submitted were fake? in the meantime run off with your site whilst a dispute is being looked into?

        No the meal sounds a great idea lol ...
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  • Profile picture of the author pinakin
    If you are going with paypal keep your domain with you until the paypal chargeback time limit is over. You can tell the buyer that you will give him total control of the Domain via teamviewer until the chargeback time limit is over I always go this way
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Escrow.com is the safe way to sell them.

    If your current prospect asks for a domain appraisal, it most likely is the domain appraisal scammers at it again. They own several domain appraisal sites and they offer big amounts for people's domains, but only if they get it appraised using one of their sites. They of course do not tell you that it is their site and as soon as they get your money for the appraisal, that's the last you'll hear from them..
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  • Profile picture of the author majestic12
    Thanks for the replies everyone, looks like escrow.com is the way to go. I think its time to test the water...
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  • Profile picture of the author Gene Pimentel
    I use escrow.com all the time, and have for many years. Never had a problem. That's not to say the system can't be cheated though - it can. If you transfer the domain/site to the customer after escrow receives their payment, the customer can simply say they never got it. Then it becomes a matter of how far escrow will go to investigate. But until the customer says "I got it", you won't see the money. That being said, it would take a serious scammer to try to pull off something like this.
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