Okay, first of all, I'm as green as can be so hopefully I posted in the right place. I only started buying domains in the last few days. I've hit an apparent snag though, among many others. At GoDaddy, where I see that most people have their domains registered, it appears they have a waiting period or freeze or whatever you want to call it (60 days!) on newly transferred and registered domains...
Is there a way around this? I was hoping to sell the domains quickly, or at least try to sell them.
If it's a high-value domain (between $100 and $25,000) and you've found an interested buyer, have him/her make a Network Solutions certified offer (www.certifiedofferservice.com). There's a $20 PLUS 5% commission imposed on the buyer, but I've found that NS somehow circumvents GoDaddy's 60-day restriction rule. NS also conveniently escrows the transaction for you.
If it's a lower value domain (< $100), you could ask the buyer whether he/she wouldn't mind using GoDaddy as his/her registrar. If the buyer is willing, you could ask him/her to sign up for a GoDaddy account, after whih you simply perform an account change (a.k.a "push") on the domain. The whole process takes 5 minutes.
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There's no problem if the buyer uses Godaddy as his registrar you just push it through to their account - it's almost instantaneous (i.e. 15 minutes or so)
Yeah, the 2nd customer support dude at godaddy told me it's okay to transfer to another godaddy user. The first one I spoke to said there is no way. Thanks. I guess I got my question answered.
Now I have another one...
Could someone tell me or give me a link to the best places to sell/auction domains. One with none to minimal listing fees. Much appreciated!!! This site is a true education!!!
