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Flippa used to be a great place to sell domaisn especially tech related ones.

I have sold domains in 4 figures range for good profit and also a 5-figure domain to an enduser (big entreprenaur) . But now seriously, go check out the Editor Choice domains. Is surely becoming a mess.

Why would domains as such get EC:

BartendNYC.com
beachfronttowns.com
INCHtoCM.com


Just to name a few..
 
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I've been baffled with their EC choices as well..

I even contacted some of the support folks there to get some of my domains reviewed for EC and even though most of the ones I submitted were better than the EC's at the time I was turned down...
 
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You need to be friends with management to get EC. That's it.

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I paid a big fee to list stamp.org - sold for a price I could live with and then they suspended the guy so now he cant pay me? Wont tell me why. They let me relist but now the name is tainted and doesn't sell.
 
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It was accepted to the next Great Domains auction on Sedo - lets see how that works
 
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I've been baffled with their EC choices as well..

I even contacted some of the support folks there to get some of my domains reviewed for EC and even though most of the ones I submitted were better than the EC's at the time I was turned down...
yes they used to only accept single word domains or other premium ones for EC but not it's the other way around. Premium domains won't get much exposure anymore due to all the crap domains.
 
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You need to be friends with management to get EC. That's it.

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Ive said the same thing multiple times. Its gotten to the point where Flippa is an in joke in the industry. When a domain is really bad, Ive started sayong its as good as editors choice.
 
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Not only is their Editor's Choice bad, their customer service is non-existent as well. Flippa really don't deserve the fees they charge, which is extremely high for their bad customer service.
 
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You need to be friends with management to get EC. That's it.

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same nonsense that sank their marketplace. why give preferential treatments? I thought they were there for business? sick!
 
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Flippa is literally the worst.
 
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I don't mind flippa

I only pay the basic $9 listing fee and the $4 resisting fee

I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't bought out at some point
 
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Looks like Escrow.com is no longer an option:

"As part of improving the safety of transactions and reducing the transfer fees associated with Escrow on Flippa, we have decided to remove Escrow.com as an available payment option."
 
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IDMdownload.com is on EC. LOL
 
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That is the exact reason. That is why flippq will be dead soon.
Staff doesn't even bother to respond. I tried reaching up the Editor's but no one responded.
 
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Looks like Escrow.com is no longer an option:

"As part of improving the safety of transactions and reducing the transfer fees associated with Escrow on Flippa, we have decided to remove Escrow.com as an available payment option."

Oh my goodness. Are you kidding me ? Paypal is still there, but not Escrow.com ?
The only reviews of Flippa Escrow are less than glowing.
What I want to know is can a seller on Flippa still offer Escrow.com privately.
I am looking everywhere on Flippa for an FAQ/Rules , but coming up empty.
Anyone have the link, please share it.
And it is so rich to state they removed Escrow.com for "safety of transactions".
Uh Paypal is considered risky, NOT Escrow.com
Escrow.com JUST won the Better Business Bureau’s most prestigious award, the Torch Award for Ethics for Silicon Valley and San Francisco!
Escrow won in the largest company category (50+ staff).

I am just in shock over this move. Wow, just wow.
 
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Oh my goodness. Are you kidding me ? Paypal is still there, but not Escrow.com ?
The only reviews of Flippa Escrow are less than glowing.
What I want to know is can a seller on Flippa still offer Escrow.com privately.
I am looking everywhere on Flippa for an FAQ/Rules , but coming up empty.
Anyone have the link, please share it.
And it is so rich to state they removed Escrow.com for "safety of transactions".
Uh Paypal is considered risky, NOT Escrow.com
Escrow.com JUST won the Better Business Bureau’s most prestigious award, the Torch Award for Ethics for Silicon Valley and San Francisco!
Escrow won in the largest company category (50+ staff).

I am just in shock over this move. Wow, just wow.

Here's the copy of the email for those who didn't get it. I had one domain in draft status:

As part of improving the safety of transactions and reducing the transfer fees associated with Escrow on Flippa, we have decided to remove Escrow.com as an available payment option.

So what does this mean for your draft listing?

All you have to do is to get into your draft listing and update the payment methods to the following options:

  1. Flippa Escrow (Recommended) - Flippa Escrow is an accredited Escrow provider powered by Assembly Payments.
  2. PayPal (Max transaction of $10,000) - PayPal does not accept any payments over $10,000. We do recommend that you increase the safety of your transaction by using Flippa Escrow.
Does it impact any of your live listings?

No, if your listing is live and if you have opted in for escrow.com, you can continue with your transaction.
 
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Here's the copy of the email for those who didn't get it. I had one domain in draft status:

As part of improving the safety of transactions and reducing the transfer fees associated with Escrow on Flippa, we have decided to remove Escrow.com as an available payment option.

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Thanks for sharing. Leave Paypal as an option and remove Escrow.com ? Totally absurd. Seems like an obvious move to make more money by cutting Escrow.com out as visible option.

Flippa should have been adding MORE options ot pay (Bitcoin, etc), not less....

Paypal burns many with chargebacks. Haven't used them in years after someone stole a domain via chargeback. (2k domain)

Escrow.com is highly respected. I wonder what Jackson Elsegood's thoughts on Flippa doing this would be.
I just want to nail down Flippa's exact rules on this.
Does it violate selling rules if sellers accept other Escrow services, etc.
 
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Everytime i remember @Kate. ''If a buyer wants your name, he will find you.''
Top quote, by a top member. Who needs them?
 
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Flippa is finally down for good.
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flippa.com no longer resolves.
 
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Here's the copy of the email for those who didn't get it. I had one domain in draft status:

As part of improving the safety of transactions and reducing the transfer fees associated with Escrow on Flippa, we have decided to remove Escrow.com as an available payment option

And it is so rich to state they removed Escrow.com for "safety of transactions".
Uh Paypal is considered risky, NOT Escrow.com

I'd guess that Flippa likely experienced similar issues with escrow.com to what John Berryhill disclosed in pdd.com thread, 6th page:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/i-...saction-as-pdd-com-help-please.1059035/page-6

At least, I see no other reasons why would one industry participant (flippa) accuse another industry participant (escrow.com). One would expect somewhat different wording in case of a routine processing optimization...
 
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