{"id":3618,"date":"2013-12-14T17:28:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T22:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2013-12-14T17:33:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T22:33:22","slug":"escrow-com-ups-the-ante-with-faster-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/escrow-com-ups-the-ante-with-faster-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Escrow.com ups the ante with faster service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Escrow.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Escrow.com<\/strong><\/a> needs no introduction; as the <em>de facto<\/em> escrow service for domain transactions, it has managed millions of dollars in sales &#8211; more than a billion dollars in total, when other products and services are included.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;ve used Escrow.com <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/ten-years-already-my-extended-testimonial-about-escrow-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>extensively since 2002<\/strong><\/a>, and their track record is flawless.<\/p>\n<p>How can a perfect service be improved further &#8211; this is a challenge that many successful companies face, at some point.<\/p>\n<p>If efficiency is flawless, then perhaps certain functions can be shortened in time, and that&#8217;s what I just witnessed with <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/quick-and-dirty-end-user-guide-to-accepting-a-domain-push-at-godaddy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>a sale brokered by Domain Name Sales<\/strong><\/a> and managed by Escrow.com.<\/p>\n<p>The deal completed on Thursday evening, and the closing statement email that funds would be released arrived on Friday, at 7:15am Pacific time. By today, the funds were already at my bank account, something that in the past took an extra business day plus the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>This type of time compression is phenomenal, a clear indication that Escrow.com is actively seeking ways to further improve its services.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, perhaps we will have instant transfers of funds and the whole transaction would be as if <a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\/domain-news\/domaining-with-cash-the-incredible-100-true-story-of-select-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>cash were exchanged for an envelope containing the domain credentials<\/strong><\/a>. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>Science fiction? Who knows.<\/p>\n<p>After all, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0pPfyYtiBc\" target=\"_blank\">in 1969 someone predicted the world of today<\/a><\/strong>, very accurately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escrow.com needs no introduction; as the de facto escrow service for domain transactions, it has managed millions of dollars in sales &#8211; more than a billion dollars in total, when other products and services are included. Personally, I&#8217;ve used Escrow.com extensively since 2002, and their track record is flawless. 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