To which register you move your domains?
We also have .io domain in Gandi.net. but the problem with the .io domains in Gandi.net is that if you want to move them to GoDaddy, you need to pay $59.99 transfer fee In addition to all the paperwork !!!
https://www.godaddy.com/domains/domain-transfer.aspx
I am thinking of moving them to
iwantmyname.com ($45 transfer fee incl 1 year of registration)
NameCheap.com is $32.88 but I dont think they support transfers OUT.
Amazon Route 53 is $35 but I never heard of them.
check here for approximate pricing:
https://www.domcomp.com/
I'll gladly do the paperwork to get them out of Gandi. They're my names, so it should be fairly easy as I would be the current and previous owner.
But if the buyer/seller is not in the same country or of the same language - I can see the logistical nightmare awaiting. Also, the process is what also angers me. Why do I have to fill out my end of the paperwork and then send it to the buyer, who fills it out, only to send it back to me, and then I have to scan/fax it back to Gandi? Why isnt Gandi, the ones with the documentation process requirements in place, the pivot point? I have to pay for this and the buyer likely has to pay but Gandi just sits and waits for documentation and does a very poor job of explaining what and why. How difficult is it to state this:
1) download this PDF, date and sign it along with your handle
2) scan or fax it to the buyer, ask them to do the same and send it back to you
3) scan or fax the fully completed form to us, along with your payment and your drivers license and you're done.
It shouldnt take MANY HOURS, up to twelve at times, to get a response and its basically "oh yea, and now you will need to get that signed by the owner.........." WTF!? Just say so at the onset!!
What I havent figured out yet is if this is a .IO registry requirement (meaning any registrar will be required to obtain signatures of both parties in a transfer of ownership) OR is this a Gandi requirement. Am pretty sure .IO requires some level of manual verification.
Nevertheless, its insane that in 2015 anything Internet related is done by hand. I feel like I went back in time 20 years.