What kind of questions can I expect regarding transfer and such when selling a domain

[Damion]

When i read the sticky about finding potential end users i noticed the remark to be prepared for questions regarding the transfer and such, so i am curious...what can i expect?

Which questions should i have prepared since this would be the first domain sale or better put... domain that i put for sale

Advice is much appreciated.

 

[fonzie_007]

When will the transfer take place?
Where will the transfer go (i.e. will it be a push and stay at the same registrar or be transferred to a different registrar?
How do I know I have control over the domain?
Assuming domain was pushed, how long after this push can I transfer the domain to another registrar?
How do I accept the domain transfer?

I'm sure there are more you could be asked, these are just a couple I came up with off the top of my head.

 

[Damion]

Thanks Fonz.

Question about '' how do i accept transfer?'' is somewhat puzzling me right now though.

How would this work?

 

[fonzie_007]

If you are at a place like godaddy, they send the person an email with a code they need to type in. The person goes to their control panel and accept account change. They then type in the code they received in the email. The domain will pop up and all they have to do is accept the domain. After that, the domain should be in their account. They can change DNS, contact info, etc.

 

[Damion]

Ah thanks. I see what you mean.

If you or anyone else can think of any more questions that can come up then please don't be shy to post them

 

[EbookLover]

The answer to the transfer questions are null because you should not get involved in transfers with another party.

Merely push the domain to your buyer's account within the same registrar and let them worry about transferring the domain out to another registrar.

Here's what I have posted about the subject a million times in other threads...


The term "transfer" (as it applies to domaining) refers to moving the domain from one registrar to another.

The term "Push", on the other hand, means that you are moving the domain, but not from one registrar to another registrar but rather from one account to another account from within the same registrar.

If you sell a domain to someone, never do a "transfer" as it sets you up for fraud. Instead, tell your buyer to open a free account at the registrar where you registered the name (if they already don't have an account there) and then "push" the domain into their account (check your registrar for their pushing procedure). Leave the "transfer" process to the buyer to do for himself if in fact they desire to transfer the name out of that registrar into another.

Same thing goes if you buy a domain from someone else. Don't let them get involved in your transfer process if you want to transfer that domain from that registrar where they registered the domain you just bought to another registrar. Instead, open and account with that registrar and tell them to "push" it into your account. You can then worry about the transfer yourself if you want to move that domain to another registrar. That is much safer and also less confusing.

BTW, pushing should cost you NO MONEY. But I guess that depends on your registrar. I know that most reputable registrars do not charge for a push.

 

[Chappy]

It's more difficult when the domain is at Network Solutions. You have to initiate a 'transfer' of the domain from one account to another at Network Solutions. I guess its like a push but they call it a transfer.

 

[fonzie_007]

ebooklover makes some very good points. If you can, push the domain rather than transferring it.

 

[Damion]

Thanks for sharing that advice ebooklover.

 

[EbookLover]

Thanks for sharing that advice ebooklover.

Your welcome.

It's more difficult when the domain is at Network Solutions. You have to initiate a 'transfer' of the domain from one account to another at Network Solutions. I guess its like a push but they call it a transfer.

Thanks for letting us know that. I never knew that. Never dealt with NetSol. They should know better than to call both a "transfer". Makes things confusing for some people. They could call them INTERregistrar and INTRAregistrar transfers, but still, that can be confusing to many. :imho: