I received Payment for 2 Domains and a Year later no push!

[DN BROKER]

Dude paid me $150 US or something close to that, almost a year ago and never responded back to my 20 PM's and 10 emails.... time is coming up and the domains are going to expire...

I want to renew the domains and keep them for myself.. what is the right thing to do here?

I'm not trying to take advantage of the drop, but rahter want to keep the domains for future development....

your opinion is important...

 

[Morph]

I think you have shown above reasonable effort to transfer the names. I'd renew.

 

[DN BROKER]

I think you have shown above reasonable effort to transfer the names. I'd renew.

Thank you for the input. I have tried numerous times, and no luck.... ill just renew the domains in the last 24 hours, so the record shows I waited.

 

[RogueWriter]

Thanks for the nudge, I actually need to try one last time to push a couple domains that folks here bought from me some time ago, I think there are 2 that never completed the transaction from their side, even though they paid me.

 

[DN BROKER]

i just dont get it, were not talking about pennies here, you pay someone and then what? you decide you dont want it! and dont reply back... that is just silly ... i just dont get it...

 

[conda]

same to me

 

[bmugford]

Here is what I would do in the this situation. Since you plan on renewing the names anyway, go ahead and renew them. I would give the person a month to claim the names. If he decides to claim the names then he also needs to cover your renewal fees.

 

[conda]

Just sent money back, with paypal fee. I do it

 

[DomainMayhem.com]

Here is what I would do in the this situation. Since you plan on renewing the names anyway, go ahead and renew them. I would give the person a month to claim the names. If he decides to claim the names then he also needs to cover your renewal fees.

This seems like a very fair alternative.

 

[mis_chiff]

20 PM's and 10 emails....

Is he a member here?

 

[hawkeye]

Here is what I would do in the this situation. Since you plan on renewing the names anyway, go ahead and renew them. I would give the person a month to claim the names. If he decides to claim the names then he also needs to cover your renewal fees.

I agree with this. I'd also send a 'last notice to claim these by' note, and then consider the $150 or whatever ... as pennies from heaven!

I'd also keep and print out all correspondence you've sent to them 'for future reference!'

 

[Albert]

maybe the guy died after sent you the money? Did he still log in here?

 

[conda]

maybe the guy died after sent you the money? Did he still log in here?

or he have a pool of money

 

[acronym007]

Renew, one year is crazy. Domains are yours. Even if he contacts I would say he I had to renew, what should we do about renewal fees? He should be responsible for those IMO.

 

[Ross]

Legally sound you should let them expire. Technically they are not your domains and renewing them would be like the person renewing them. What if the guy has records that he has and decides one day to pop up and want the domains?

I had the same thing happen to me and i have not touched the domain that is still in my account since the guy paid for it. Tried contacting him but with no answer. I dont even let it resolve.

When the time comes i will let it drop. After that its all on the persons shoulders because technically that is what the person paid for was the domain and the time left till it expires.

If i wanted the domain i would let it drop and try to catch it. Sounds silly but it keeps your nose clean and avoids any future trouble.

 

[domainer50]

I say, send him a PM and an email once more. If still no response, renew them.

 

[acronym007]

Possession is 9/10th's of the law they say so until something changes hands it's yours. In my opinion letting them drop and them putting them in someone else's hands only compounds the issue. I don't think either of guys have anything to worry about but if dropped and someone else uses then the buyer comes knocking, I say that sounds potentially messier.

Like I mentioned, I believe the buyer is responsible for the renewal fees if he doesn't pay those, then he doesn't own the domains.

 

[Ross]

Possession is 9/10th's of the law they say so until something changes hands it's yours. In my opinion letting them drop and them putting them in someone else's hands only compounds the issue. I don't think either of guys have anything to worry about but if dropped and someone else uses then the buyer comes knocking, I say that sounds potentially messier.

Like I mentioned, I believe the buyer is responsible for the renewal fees if he doesn't pay those, then he doesn't own the domains.

Thats why you let them drop. Once they drop its fair game. The buyer paid for the names and the reg that was left on them. If they fail to claim the names and let them drop thats their fault.

You can claim that the person never claimed the names but what happens if you sell them to someone else and the first person tries to claim the names then. Seems way messier this way.

 

[thebrokenbox]

You should renew them. If he was serious about this transaction he would have responded to your messages. Just make sure you cover all of your bases so if he does come back you can show him that you tried to get the domains to him.

 

[bmugford]

The payment he provided was for the domains until the original expiration date. Once the domains expire unclaimed, he loses the right to them. When you renew the names it is no different than letting them expire, then buying them back from a drop list.

However, in a show of good faith, I would give him one final chance. After that I would consider these domains yours.

There is no way if he hasn't contacted you a in a year, he is going to come back and take legal action over $150.