question Should I hide/show owner info?

[Joytu]

Hello,
I buy domains for flipping. While buying them I see an option "hide domain owner information". Should or should I not check that box? Does it have any impact on selling domains if I hide owner info?

 

[Henry Y]

I must hide my information to avoid spammers or privacy leakage. It does not affect domain selling if selling on a trusted platform or trusted way.

 

[7363824]

I don't bother with hiding it. But I do use an email with good spam filtering, a google voice number that sends all calls to voicemail and emails me any voicemails, and a PO Box I empty out once a month.

The reason I dont block it boils down to 3 reasons:

1. If someone wants to use WHOIS to make an offer I want them to.

2. Public WHOIS simplifies and streamlines proof of ownership for marketplaces like Afternic if a name is already listed by a previous owner who never removed it.

3. Not all registrars have free privacy and I am too cheap to pay for it. Though to be fair Epik has a privacy service that is free and can be used with any registrar, but my first two points still stand.

FWIW I find most spam actually comes in the form of calls but they never leave a vm. Looking at the logs for my number I get lots of calls, none seems to leave a vm though.

 

[Kai W.]

Don't hiding.The blocking mechanism is now smart enough that the public mailbox will not receive a lot of spam. Public information can have more pit stops and lead quality is very high.