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Discussion in 'Technology' started by Gran Drewismo, Oct 11, 2009.

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  1. Gran Drewismo

    Gran Drewismo F1 Rookie

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    #1 Gran Drewismo, Oct 11, 2009
    This might not be the best place to ask this buy like the title says has anyone here used a third party service to purchase a domain that is already owned by another person?

    I found one that I want but it looks like it is owned by a squatter. The .net and .org variants are available and the .com (the one owned) goes to a generic Godaddy web page. I used a whois and emailed the owner direct to see if he is willing to give it up. No response yet.


    Godaddy and Sedo both want $69 for a broker to facilitate the transaction. Is it worth it?
     
  2. dma550

    dma550 Karting

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    #2 dma550, Oct 11, 2009
    I've had a very poor track record with trying to do this, for me and for clients. One squatter wanted 50K for one domain. I lol'ed @ his email, and he came back "25K then?".

    I wanted to pay 500-$1000 for it. I sent him my $1000 offer and he never replied, nor will he answer any of my emails, I guess I made his permanent kill list.

    Another for a client went awry, and the small ($500) paypal was taken but the keys to the domain never given. Paypal reversed it in a few months, but my guess is he got a better deal. I would recommend using a third party escrow for it if you can, or pay with someone "in your corner" like Amex.
     
  3. LetsJet

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    #3 LetsJet, Oct 11, 2009
    You don't need a third party yet.

    See if you get a response from the owner. If you do, he may want to use a third party. I believe godaddy can facilitate a transfer without paying them. Just setup a free account with them and have the owner transfer it.

    The only time to use a third party is if you think the owner will scam you.
     
  4. Innovativethinker

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    #4 Innovativethinker, Oct 11, 2009
    I have purchased many domains from third parties, check out www.greatdomains.com

    I have also purchased some from individuals, but I find that is becoming harder to do.

    Never had a problem, unless you count price as a problem, but to me that's just business.
     

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