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It suddenly appears a much riskier thing to push a domain in a transaction (not to mention transfer). I must have an 17 or 18-year history of using Escrow.com, but it was suggested to me on the phone with them that if a new Whois contact information did not exactly match that of the buyer’s Escrow account info, and the buyer fails to click the button “Received the domain,” then they have “no way to prove” that the domain went to the right buyer.
The sale in question was to a large company. Both the registrar account I pushed the domain to, and the escrow account, used email boxes at “XYZcorp”.com. However, the escrow account was listed under one executive’s name, and the Whois information showed another executive’s name and email.
I also forwarded the push confirmation from my registrar. I was told by Escrow.com this “helped,” but was not definitive. I suppose technically they’re right, but….
The buyer finally clicked that acknowledgement button, but the whole event has given me new concerns.
Guess you've got to ask for all the contact info and tell them it needs to match.
The sale in question was to a large company. Both the registrar account I pushed the domain to, and the escrow account, used email boxes at “XYZcorp”.com. However, the escrow account was listed under one executive’s name, and the Whois information showed another executive’s name and email.
I also forwarded the push confirmation from my registrar. I was told by Escrow.com this “helped,” but was not definitive. I suppose technically they’re right, but….
The buyer finally clicked that acknowledgement button, but the whole event has given me new concerns.
Guess you've got to ask for all the contact info and tell them it needs to match.