I've had difficulties when it comes to paying for domains I have purchased from owners who are not domain investors (i.e. the name was not listed for sale, but I reached out to the owner to ask if I could purchase the domain).
For example, I bought a domain recently, and the owner did not have an Escrow.com account (and was not familiar with the company, or the idea of using a third party service to handle a domain transaction), and he also did not have an account with any marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic (and had never heard about them). He didn't want to deal with the perceived hassle of signing-up with any them. Since I was the one asking to buy his domain, I was not in a position to make him join when he didn't want to.
There seemed to be no secure way to deal with it, and because I really wanted the domain, and since he seemed trustworthy in his emails, and the amount agreed on was mid $XXX, I ended up just sending him the payment directly through PayPal. Fortunately, he was as trustworthy as he seemed, and he transferred the domain to me after I sent him the payment.
I would like to acquire more domains in this way, but just sending the payment directly in advance is bound to go wrong eventually.
If you reach out to domain owners who are not domainers, and they are not familiar with Escrow.com, Sedo, Afternic, and don't want to go through the hassle of joining these platforms just to make a $xxx sale, how do you (securely) handle the transaction?
For example, I bought a domain recently, and the owner did not have an Escrow.com account (and was not familiar with the company, or the idea of using a third party service to handle a domain transaction), and he also did not have an account with any marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic (and had never heard about them). He didn't want to deal with the perceived hassle of signing-up with any them. Since I was the one asking to buy his domain, I was not in a position to make him join when he didn't want to.
There seemed to be no secure way to deal with it, and because I really wanted the domain, and since he seemed trustworthy in his emails, and the amount agreed on was mid $XXX, I ended up just sending him the payment directly through PayPal. Fortunately, he was as trustworthy as he seemed, and he transferred the domain to me after I sent him the payment.
I would like to acquire more domains in this way, but just sending the payment directly in advance is bound to go wrong eventually.
If you reach out to domain owners who are not domainers, and they are not familiar with Escrow.com, Sedo, Afternic, and don't want to go through the hassle of joining these platforms just to make a $xxx sale, how do you (securely) handle the transaction?