Selling domain on TDNAM not registered at GoDaddy

[Timewarp]

I am wondering if I can sell a domain through TDNAM that is registered at name.com and what the fees would be like? Also what would the transfer procedure be?

Usually I only list GoDaddy domains on tdnam but I must have transferred this one away at one time and now I have an offer on it. Its only around $200 so I dont want to pay $80 fees or something like that. Also I wonder if the buyer will have a problem if its not at GoDaddy.

 

[Name Trader]

You can sell domains which are not registered at GoDaddy. It's the same price. The buyer might be surprised the domain isn't at GoDaddy though.

 

[Timewarp]

Cool, thanks for the quick reply stub.

 

[Timewarp]

Okay, a month later and this situation continues to be a huge hassle.

I already wasted half an hour on the phone with GD support with no luck.

Things seemed ok at first and I got the email from GD that the customer had paid...then things get messed up...

At this stage the customer should have purchased the domain transfer from GD so I could transfer the domain from my name.com account to the customers GD account.
I think they did that (hard to tell as I have gotten zero communication from the buyer)

Now the first strange thing is GD sent ME the transaction ID and Key Code with instruction on how to complete the transfer into my GD account...but Im not trying to transfer to my own account and I didnt request that nor pay for it, it should be going to the customers GD account...furthermore there is nothing in my pending transfers on GD anyways.

So then I forwarded the ID and Key Code from GD plus the authorization code I got from name.com to the customer...twice since nothing seemed to be happening.

Now today I get another email from GD saying the transaction is complete...however the domain is still in my name.com account and I have gotten no confirmation emails.

Oh...and to make things more difficult the name is up for renewal in 2 days, even if I renew now and eat the cost the name will be stuck at name.com for 60 days, Im thinking of just transferring it to my GD account - although that is money lost at least I could get the sale completed.

Any ideas what is happening here?

 

[DN_Hunter]

Check the WHOIS for the domain name to see if it's at Name or GD. It might just still be listed in your NAME account for a little bit before it gets removed (that happens to me when I xfer from ENOM to GD).

 

[chandan]

Now today I get another email from GD saying the transaction is complete...however the domain is still in my name.com account and I have gotten no confirmation emails.

you can check whois and see the registrar

name.com shows transferred domains too in account area :D and they really have weird kind of support for transfer because u can't cancel transfer and u never know if it transfer without your knowledge

 

[Timewarp]

The whois has not changed - still in my name and registered at name.com

Also throughout this process I have had NO emails from name.com - at some point they should have sent me confirmation for release of the domain and I would have had to authorize it.

 

[NetOctave]

Now the first strange thing is GD sent ME the transaction ID and Key Code with instruction on how to complete the transfer into my GD account...but Im not trying to transfer to my own account and I didnt request that nor pay for it, it should be going to the customers GD account...furthermore there is nothing in my pending transfers on GD anyways.

It had happened to me once @ godaddy. What I did was to send the authorization code and other details that I received to the buyer. He then used that to complete the transfer.
It was confusing at the beginning becuase I did not initiate any transfer. I think godaddy is sending the authorization to the administrative contact of the domain. Currently it is your email id.

 

[Timewarp]

Thanks nmridul, sounds like the same situation.
I already sent the customer the info so hopefully they will complete the transfer soon.