Network Solutions?

[Fewski]

I got the following Email from Network Solutions:

A third party (the Buyer) using our Certified Offer Service(SM) has made an offer to buy MYDOMAIN.COM. The Buyer has entered into a binding agreement with Network Solutions to use our Certified Offer Service and funds to purchase the domain name have been pre-authorized on the Buyer's credit card.

Domain Name: MYDOMAIN.COM
Offer Amount: $100.00 USD
Offer Expires: Jun-30-06 00:00 EDT

To accept, reject, or propose a minimum acceptable price, go to:

LINK WAS HERE
Secured Link. Do Not Forward.

From this page, you can opt-out of receiving future offers for this or any domain name registration associated with your e-mail address.

Certified Offer Service is a Network Solutions® service that enables customers to make an offer to buy a domain name that has already been registered. To learn more about Certified Offer Service visit www.CertifiedOfferService.com.

If the offer has already expired, for a certain period of time you may ask the Buyer to reopen the offer. For more information, go to: LINK WAS HERE
Network Solutions is the first and one of the largest registrars of domain name services. Additional information about Network Solutions is available at www.networksolutions.com.




Please do not reply to this message. For Network Solutions Customer Service, contact us at [email protected].

The Certified Offer Service is governed by the terms of our Service Agreement.

© 2005 Network Solutions, LLC. All rights reserved.

Is this legit? Or another scam?

Thanks

 

[DomainSage]

Hi Fewski,

Assuming that the link you removed does actually go to their site then it is legit, I've not actually bought of sold a domain through their service so can't really comment on how efficient they are.

All the best.

Richard

 

[Fewski]

Thanks for the reply, the link goes to:

https://www.certifiedofferservice.com

 

[gazzip]

It looks legit - thats a nice name and probably worth alot more

whois

Registrant:
Network Solutions, LLC
13200 Woodland Park Road
Herndon, VA 20171
US

Domain Name: CERTIFIEDOFFERSERVICE.COM


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[DomainSage]

Looks legit then, I assume that you have replaced your actual domain name with MYDOMAIN.COM Otherwise I think I few people would be interested in offering you more here

All the best.

Richard

 

[Jo]

yes, the domain name "mydomain.com" is worth way more than $100!

Do a google search with that link, web address, see if anyone else has posted somewhere about it.

 

[creekway]

Fewski,

I have sold some names through the Network Solutions certified offer service so the email is legit. The strange part is that they only offered you $100 when it costs them $19 to make the offer. If they really had such a low budget, wouldn't they want to save that $19 and contact you directly?

Also, for those who are wondering, I am sure he is not really selling MYDOMAIN.COM as it belongs to another big company. In the email, he used ALL CAPS to show where information was removed or replaced.

 

[Fewski]

Thanks for the reply all. Did everything they asked just waiting for a reply back.

And yes, the domain is not "MYDOMAIN.COM". :hehe:

 

[gazzip]

Fewski,

Also, for those who are wondering, I am sure he is not really selling MYDOMAIN.COM as it belongs to another big company. In the email, he used ALL CAPS to show where information was removed or replaced.

:hehe: I thought he did own it ! but I understand what you mean Thats a big $$$$ name.


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[Fewski]

Got these for the transfer:

Dear Network Solutions Customer,

We received a request on June 21, 2006 10:56:12 AM EDT to transfer the domain name(s) listed below to a Network Solutions account.

Domain Name E-Mail Address

RACINGEAST.COM [email protected]


An authorization e-mail, with the subject "Please Confirm Your Domain Name Transfer" has been sent to the Administrative Contact e-mail addresses listed above. Please follow the instructions in the authorization e-mail to ensure our ability to process this transfer request.

You must have access to the e-mail addresses listed above in order to authorize the transfer. If one of the addresses is incorrect or you no longer have access to it, simply follow these steps:

1. Access your account through your current domain name service provider and update the WHOIS Administrative Contact with your correct e-mail address. Please note that it may take 24 hours for the change(s) to be visible in WHOIS.

2. Once your updated e-mail address is listed in WHOIS, contact Network Solutions Customer Service at [email protected] and request that the authorization e-mail for your transfer to Network Solutions be re-sent. You may check the status of your update(s) in WHOIS by going to http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp.

3. Our Customer Service Representative will re-send the authorization e-mail to your new Administrative Contact e-mail address. To protect your account, the authorization e-mail can only be sent to the Administrative Contact listed in WHOIS.

4. Once the new authorization e-mail is received, simply follow the instructions to authorize the transfer to Network Solutions.

If you have any questions, please contact Customer Service at [email protected].

Network Solutions is committed to delivering high quality services to meet your online needs.


Sincerely,

Network Solutions Customer Support

and

Re: Transfer of the following domain names

Domain Name Current Registrar

RACINGEAST.COM GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.


Network Solutions, LLC has received a request from Matt Larmore on June 21, 2006 10:56:12 AM EDT for us to become the new registrar of record. You have received this message because you are listed as the Registered Name Holder or Administrative contact for this domain name in the WHOIS database. Please read the following important information about transferring your domain name:

You must agree to enter into a new Registration Agreement with us. You can review the full terms and conditions of the Agreement at http://goto.networksolutions.com/service-agreement.
Once you have entered into the Agreement, the transfer will take place within five (5) calendar days unless the current registrar of record denies the request.
Once a transfer takes place, you will not be able to transfer to another registrar for 60 days, apart from a transfer back to the original registrar, in cases where both registrars so agree or where a decision in the dispute resolution process so directs.

If you WISH TO PROCEED with the transfer, you must respond to this message. Please go to our secure website LINK WAS HERE to confirm. If you do not respond by July 6, 2006 3:56:16 PM EDT, the domain names listed above will not be transferred to us.

If you DO NOT WANT the transfer to proceed, then don't respond to this message. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Customer Service at [email protected].


Sincerely,

Network Solutions Customer Support

Everything still look okay to all of you? I just don't want to lose the domain, I already lost $50 to the appraisal scam.

Thanks for your opinions.

 

[fonzie_007]

You can always email their support and have them confirm if you are feeling uneasy about the situation.

 

[houftie_bbd]

They're legit. Just remember, if you don't want to transfer, then do nothing with Netsol. You have to go to their provided link in order for a domain transfer to go through.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I got an offer through their buying sevice a few months ago. I dont' remember the exact details, but I think the offer was about $350 for a domain I had listed on my site for about $200. Just for the heck of it, I countered with $850 and they accepted it. Sale went through without a hitch. I did carefully check all urls though to make sure it wasn't a scam.

Goes to show that a lot of NSI customers probably don't even check the whois or visit the live site. I would have accepted 1/4 of what I actually got.

 

[greenlake]

I have sold one domain through the NS "certified offer" process, and will never do it again. I got their check 3 month after the sale.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I have sold one domain through the NS "certified offer" process, and will never do it again. I got their check 3 month after the sale.

I sold one just a few months ago and was worried about that. However, I got paid within a week.

 

[Dannoth]

Looks pretty legitamite, Good luck!

 

[Dave_Z]

It's legitimate since it's being done through netsol's certified offer service. The
catch with your case is the domain name has to be moved to them.

From their Service Agreement:

http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/static-service-agreement.jsp#cos

Through the COS, you are applying to transfer and register the Domain Name to the Buyer with Network Solutions as the sponsoring registrar. Any successful transfer and subsequent registration of the Domain Name to the Buyer is governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (which includes the General Terms and Conditions and the Schedules applicable to domain name registrations and registrant name changes).

So make sure your contact details are updated with your current registrar to
ensure the check gets to you. Good luck, Matt/Fewski!

 

[Fewski]

Just an update if anyone else gets an offer like this... I got the check today in the mail! Couldn't be happier with the speed of the proccess, much faster than Sedo!

Thanks to everyone who put in comments and advice.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

...much faster than Sedo!

Sedo usually sends payment to my paypal account with a week of closing a sale, sometimes only a couple days. It's much quicker than waiting for a check from them, which I think they cut once or twice a month.

 

[Fewski]

Sedo usually sends payment to my paypal account with a week of closing a sale, sometimes only a couple days. It's much quicker than waiting for a check from them, which I think they cut once or twice a month.

I meant the speed of the transaction, from the point they contacted me to when the domain was transfered to them went pretty fast. Waiting for the check took about 10 days, but I wasn't in a hurry... Actually forgot about it until I received it today. :hehe: