Buying a Domain Name Privately? Use Escrow to Avoid Losing Your Money

Marketplaces like Sedo, Dan, and Afternic take 10–20% in commission. For high-value domains that's tens of thousands of dollars — which is why most premium domain deals close privately. The trade-off: no marketplace, no built-in escrow, no recourse if the seller disappears with your wire.

Why private domain deals are high-risk

• Domains are valuable, portable, and the transfer is reversible during the first 60 days if disputed at the registrar.
• Sellers can accept payment, push the domain, then file a fraud claim with their bank and try to recover both.
• Buyers can take the domain and stop responding before final payment in milestone deals.

The escrow-secured flow for domains

• Buyer and seller agree on price, registrar, and transfer method (push vs. authorization code).
• Buyer funds escrow with the agreed total + 2% fee in USDT or BTC.
• Seller initiates the transfer at the registrar — either an account push (instant) or a full inter-registrar transfer (5–7 days).
• Buyer confirms ownership inside their own registrar account and signals delivery in the deal.
• Funds release to the seller's wallet after the registrar's reversal window is safely past.

What an escrow agent verifies

We confirm the WHOIS update, that the buyer has full administrative access, and (for high-value names) that the domain isn't under any existing UDRP or legal hold. Only then do funds release.

Escrows Click holds funds in a neutral wallet, verifies delivery, and only releases payment when both parties are satisfied. Start a deal in two minutes at escrows.click.