{"id":4002,"date":"2014-05-17T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T17:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2014-05-17T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T17:15:49","slug":"escrow-com-two-new-things-just-learned-decade-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/escrow-com-two-new-things-just-learned-decade-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Escrow.com : Two new things I just learned after more than a decade of use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been using Escrow.com for <a title=\"Ten years already: My extended testimonial about Escrow.com\" href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/ten-years-already-my-extended-testimonial-about-escrow-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>more than a decade<\/strong><\/a> of successful domain transactions &#8211; <em>both sales and acquisitions<\/em> &#8211; and it is the &#8216;de facto&#8217; escrow option at Domain Name Sales.<\/p>\n<p>Despite my lengthy use of Escrow.com, I learned two new things about the escrow service during my latest domain sale, that surprised me a bit, albeit, in a neutral or positive way.<\/p>\n<p>First off, I&#8217;ve been spoiled expecting all transactions to complete the very day that inspection period ends. In the past, depending on the exact time of completing the one day inspection period, the funds were released within 24 hours; sometimes, even the same day.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, it took three days, perhaps because the wire was sent from a domain <a title=\"Negotiating with Chinese domainers and the language barrier\" href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains\/negotiating-chinese-domainers-language-barrier\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>buyer in China.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secondly, one can inquire about a buyer&#8217;s profile at Escrow.com, regarding that person&#8217;s prior history and ability to complete transactions. While no details are released, Escrow.com can share some basic information, indicating whether an ongoing transaction is looking good, based on the other party&#8217;s prior history.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Escrow.com is my domain escrow of preference, but I&#8217;m open to trying out both <a href=\"http:\/\/Agreed.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Agreed.com<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/EscrowHill.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EscrowHill.com<\/strong><\/a> as long as the other party is willing as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been using Escrow.com for more than a decade of successful domain transactions &#8211; both sales and acquisitions &#8211; and it is the &#8216;de facto&#8217; escrow option at Domain Name Sales. 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