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Verysassyc

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Hello!!!

I've had a frustrating week...

Last week I sold my domain name on Sedo insurance.casino for $$$$ to Sriram Gopalan. He immediately wanted a receipt with my signature. (Red flags are going up.) I waited and waited and no payment...then I decided to do a name look up and I found my domain for sale on Dan.com with Sriram Gopalan listed as the owner. :rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage:
I contacted Sedo and they said that his cc was rejected due to security reasons. They would try a wire transfer and then cancel the escrow.

I CONTACTED DAN.COM
(See below)
Sriram Gopalan is selling insurance.casino on your site.

He bought the domain from me on Sedo over a week ago... but has yet to pay for it...so he should not be selling a domain name he does not own.
Their reply:

Thank you for notifying us.

Please grant a print screen of the domain residing in your registrars account and I will make sure to remove the domain for you.


What kind of security does DAN.COM use??? I guess anyone can sell a domain without verification??? Why am I on the hook to provide them with proof of ownership??? HEY DAN.COM - SHOULDN'T SRIRAM GOPALAM BE PROVING HIS OWNERSHIP OF THE DOMAIN???

PS Everyone...it is STILL UP FOR SALE!!!!
 
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They already know this. But of course for them is more easy to let people upload 1000 domains without any probe of ownership.
The Sedo way, that is uploading a TXT DNS record to probe domain ownership or use their DNS servers, is the proper and professional way to go. It's more time consuming, but at least they know they are listing for sale domains with probed ownership.
PS: They would not be the first. Sedo already requires this kind of verification to list domains at their platform, and has been requiring this from some time ago.
Yayyy!!!
 
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In this case, the new owner would have it very easy to change the TXT DNS records.
You cannot say this method is not sufficient, because it works in 99% of the cases.
I understand that for you is more easy to let people upload 1000 domains without verification, because it's a lot faster for the sellers.
But, this method is not professional in any way, having the TXT DNS record verification method available.
By doing this you let growing your domain listings very fast, but also you know that some buyers can pay for a domain not owned by your seller, and this won't give a good image to your company neither.
This is just what I think. Of course you will do what you think it's better for your business.
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We just observe this. Laszlo has assisted you @Verysassyc with respect. He has answered all your questions professionally before you created this post, please delete his image and name from this post.
....I am sorry...was he being professional and respectful when didn't take responsibility for what occured??? Are you being professional by trying to threaten me on a chat thread???
 
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We can feel you. But I think you should at least remove the Dan Staff's photo. If you don't, that innocent guy will soon be indexed on Google with these tags, which isn't good for him.
Done
 
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Yes, Dan confirmed the listing is old. The previous owner seems to need the domain a lot since he was willing to pay 4400 for it. I believe @Mod Team Alfa @Mod Team Echo @Mod Team Bravo @Mod Team Foxtrot should fix this thread, the title and some of the contents.
He wasnt willing to.pay for it...he used a bad cc and hasnt responded to sedos request for wire payment...he wanted me to send him a receipt for the sale asap with my signature...which...like a dummy ...I sent...so he has that now.
 
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He wasnt willing to.pay for it...he used a bad cc and hasnt responded to sedos request for wire payment...he wanted me to send him a receipt for the sale asap with my signature...which...like a dummy ...I sent...so he has that now.
He also ignored my request to remove my domain for sale until end of escrow.
 
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@Verysassyc your in the right the guy is clearly really sketchy and is now spamming you with his buddies to bully you to get it off. Don't believe a word from these people him and his buddies are clearly bad people who want to scam others by removing threads that tell the truth.
 
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A lot of you are thinking this is an innocent guy...professional domain investors don't enter into escrow without the intention of paying for it...I have no idea what his plan is...all I know is that he immediately wanted a receipt with my signature.
 
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@Verysassyc your in the right the guy is clearly really sketchy and is now spamming you with his buddies to bully you to get it off. Don't believe a word from these people him and his buddies are clearly bad people who want to scam others by removing threads that tell the truth.
Thank you for your support!! Big hugs!!!
 
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Not exactly defending. Not enough evidence. Removing incorrect listings of own domains from marketplaces or parking companies is such a routine daily job - so there is no space for emotions. Periodical checks, ownership conflicts, proofs of ownership, dns txt records etc. - it is all as common as monthly renewals. It may well be that there was something fishy with your sale. Maybe not. Only Sedo can find out. They should have no issues contacting DAN (and receiving a response) if indeed something too questionable happened - both marketplaces should be well known to each other. So, just tell Sedo all the things you know, and ask Dan to remove incorrect listing, sending them account screenshot if necessary...
Are SquadHelp the only ones in the domain branch that have invested in automating these checks?

Simple CRON jobs that can be programmed in a short time..
 
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A lot of you are thinking this is an innocent guy...professional domain investors don't enter into escrow without the intention of paying for it...I have no idea what his plan is...all I know is that he immediately wanted a receipt with my signature.
Hmmm... I wonder if this lot think it's ok for strangers to just... take their cars when they feel like it.

That's a crime in this country. We call that one theft. Your case would probably be fraud.
 
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He wasnt willing to.pay for it...he used a bad cc and hasnt responded to sedos request for wire payment...he wanted me to send him a receipt for the sale asap with my signature...which...like a dummy ...I sent...so he has that now.

NEVER give a receipt prior to funds hitting your bank account.

Keep a close eye on that domain as he might try to use that receipt to transfer out. (Make sure domain is locked) in your account.
 
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NEVER give a receipt prior to funds hitting your bank account.

Keep a close eye on that domain as he might try to use that receipt to transfer out. (Make sure domain is locked) in your account.
Yeah I think the fraudster and his friends ran from this thread when they realized they had been outed anyway hopefully this will stop someone else getting conned in the future by these people.
 
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@Verysassyc your in the right the guy is clearly really sketchy and is now spamming you with his buddies to bully you to get it off. Don't believe a word from these people him and his buddies are clearly bad people who want to scam others by removing threads that tell the truth.

Don't start again! It's already too much. New account?
 
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Are SquadHelp the only ones in the domain branch that have invested in automating these checks?

Simple CRON jobs that can be programmed in a short time..
Yessss :)
 
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Great, and the subject also appears to be edited if I am not mistaken. DAN are good guys actually :) I Hope they will implement DNS (TXT records and maybe CNAME) ownership check though. Which was discussed with a lot of details in this thread. Will this result temporary decrease of the number of domains listed? Yes. But it would be temporary side effect. Until such a time the customers will adopt. Familiarizing yourself with DNS records, such as custom txt or cname records, is something any domains should do. Regardless of DAN or Sedo. We are all pros here at NamePros, aren't we? Doing DNS stuff is something that a PRO should always be able to :)
@DAN.COM - just think about it, promoting a marketplace as a marketplace that cares, that lists only domains really owned by those who listed them - how great would it be.
@Verysassyc - sorry if I missed it, but was the domain in question finally removed from DAN?
 
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In conclusion Dan is a scammer all round bad person and has some other fraudsters spamming fake stuff about him so innocent victims can continue to be duped by him. So many of these con artists online be carefully guys.
 
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Try to list a domain you don't own at Sedo.com, and let me know if you have success.
Sedo.com, and even Godaddy.com, are using TXT DNS record validation to validate domain ownership (Godaddy for domains not registered with them). And they have been doing this kind of verification already from some time ago.

I have had success, it was actually a typo a name I did not own, it sat there for a couple days and then it was accepted. The first and only time in 23 years of domaining I bought a typo at Name.com and then it sold, the correct spelling. It absolutely was accepted without me doing anything and the real owner did not have the name parked at Sedo.
 
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I have had success, it was actually a typo a name I did not own, it sat there for a couple days and then it was accepted. The first and only time in 23 years of domaining I bought a typo at Name.com and then it sold, the correct spelling. It absolutely was accepted without me doing anything and the real owner did not have the name parked at Sedo.
Is that business tactic legal?
 
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Since you mention Sedo, it seems Undeveloped.com is listed for sale at Sedo:
No, it is not. Looks like a Dofo issue, not Sedo's.
 
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I have had success, it was actually a typo a name I did not own, it sat there for a couple days and then it was accepted. The first and only time in 23 years of domaining I bought a typo at Name.com and then it sold, the correct spelling. It absolutely was accepted without me doing anything and the real owner did not have the name parked at Sedo.
Was this before or after they implemented the TXT record validation?
 
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Then it's strange. If they have implemented the TXT record validation, it's precisely to prevent the listing of unverified domains.
 
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Then it's strange. If they have implemented the TXT record validation, it's precisely to prevent the listing of unverified domains.

That was my thought as well, I explained to them look I thought I bought IOTGLOBAL.com on Name.com, but I made the mistake and purchased IOTGoBAL.com. I listed it as IOTGLOBAL.com in SEDO and it sold. How did it sell? I made the mistake but you should have never listed it because I did not verify anything and the nameservers which they also use as verification, (all I have ever done, I have never used TXT verification) were not pointed to Sedo.

They were like we can't be perfect. Because my point was I screwed up listed the wrong name but how did you list it?
 
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That was my thought as well, I explained to them look I thought I bought IOTGLOBAL.com on Name.com, but I made the mistake and purchased IOTGoBAL.com. I listed it as IOTGLOBAL.com in SEDO and it sold. How did it sell? I made the mistake but you should have never listed it because I did not verify anything and the nameservers which they also use as verification, (all I have ever done, I have never used TXT verification) were not pointed to Sedo.

They were like we can't be perfect. Because my point was I screwed up listed the wrong name but how did you list it?

Yes it's strange. Maybe it was a bug. But the fact is that at least they are requesting the TXT or DNS verification, in order these things don't happen.
They have implemented this verification precisely these mistakes can't happen again.

Maybe they also check and approve manually some pending listing domains, and the person checking the listing did a mistake. I really don't know.

But as you can see, the domain verification tries to prevent these situations.
It's more work for sellers, having to add the txt records for each domain, but I think it's the least a marketplace platform should do, that's trying to avoid the listing of domains not owned by the seller.

I am tired of finding domains I own, listed for sale at other platforms, because they don't have these domain checks. People forget to remove the domain listing at marketplace (understandable, if you have 1000s domains and let expire some of them, even without knowing).
But the marketplace system should have a daily task, checking for this DNS or TXT records for their listed domains, and if any of them fails to pass this check, then the domain should be automatically disabled at their marketplace.
 
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