I have 2 domain names I have owned for years. Someone made me an offer and now I wish to sell them. having never done this before any suggestions from more experienced people would be most helpful.

only 1 thing springs to mind, dont transfer the domain before you have the cash (or in a escrow account), also i wouldnt recomend accepting a creditcard payment.

once you have that, they can do most of it, you need to unlock the domain (if its locked) and then they initiate the transfer of it.

Always use escrow and never accept checks are two areas to start

Do you recommend any good escrow services?

The only one I was recommend is escrow.com

if it has a value over $500 , sedo.com

It is over $1000 so I am just making sure I am doing this ok

One more question, is it customary for the buyer or seller to pay escrow?

Originally posted by technanny
One more question, is it customary for the buyer or seller to pay escrow?

buyer

Originally posted by technanny
It is over $1000 so I am just making sure I am doing this ok

you should use escrow for something over 500
and i suggest you to use sedo.com

Originally posted by Ferman
you should use escrow for something over 500
and i suggest you to use sedo.com

I believe technanny said it was over 500.00

Thank you, it is over $1000. I have recommended escrow.com to the buyer based on what I learned here.

Wise Choice and good luck

escrow.com is fine, but sedo.com escrow's service is more into domains related and can help/guide both buyer/seller through the process :)

I settled on escrow.com. It appears like they are waiting on payment from the buyer. Hopefully it goes smooth

This transaction is complete, thanks to all for your wonderful input!

great! glad to hear that :)