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I bought a domain 10 years ago d/e/d/i/s/e/r/v/e/r/dot/com which I put on GoDaddy auctions and forgot about it.

I received multiple offers last night through GoDaddy one for $7,777 and another for $10,000 within minutes. My gut tells me this is too good to be true and not real. However, I then think does somebody know something I don't?

I have not had any involvement in buying/selling domains for years so wanted to get some advice on what to do. Do I just accept and see what happens?

Thanks in advance.
 
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perhaps @Joe Styler could help you out, he is official godaddy/afternic staff
 
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It is easy, accept the highest offer and wait :) soon you will see it is fake or not :)
You don't loose anything if you accept the offer :)
 
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Thanks for the advice. I was not sure of the risk of accepting an offer if it is fake.

As I understand at that value it goes through escrow, if it falls through am I left with fees that I have to pay?

If there is no risk then I would guess taking an offer makes sense. I just find it strange to have received multiple offers out the blue when it has been on the auction site for years.
 
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hope its not fake, give it a chance
 
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There's no risk. I've had higher fake offers and never had to pay anything. The only thing is nobody else can buy your domain while the sale is pending.
 
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The buyer pulled out, so it was fake. It sat at status "Pending Buyer Purchase" for 7 days. I contacted Godaddy and the buyer confirmed they were not going ahead.

Its frustrating that purchases are not binding on these auction sites.

On the plus side I did not have any fees so thanks to all for the advice.
 
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