{"id":5186,"date":"2016-11-11T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2016-11-11T12:41:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:41:21","slug":"domains-and-escrow-com-its-been-14-years-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domains-and-escrow-com-its-been-14-years-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Domains and Escrow.com : It&#8217;s been 14 years already!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend marks the 14th anniversary of my first encounter with domain escrow services provider, <a href=\"http:\/\/Escrow.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Escrow.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sale was that of the domain <strong>Quintet.net<\/strong>, a hand registration that I sold for low $xxx; before that, using PayPal or wire\/check\/CC payments were the primary methods.<\/p>\n<p>Its buyer, German composer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georg_Hajdu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Georg Hajdu<\/strong><\/a>, still uses the domain as a forwarder to a much longer, dashed .de. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to point out that in my communications with the buyer, he appeared not to be familiar with the concept of having to renew domains perpetually, and I explained to him how domain registrations work.<\/p>\n<p>The use of Escrow.com as the handler of funds made the process easy even for a novice at the time. Escrow.com would also attach its terms and conditions in every intro email!<\/p>\n<p>In the 14 years since, Escrow.com has been <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/how-i-first-found-out-about-escrow-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>one of my top choices<\/strong><\/a> for engaging in domain acquisitions and sales. It represents an indispensable funds processor for the expanded domain investor community, and a secure, swift method for engaging in domain transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to many more years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend marks the 14th anniversary of my first encounter with domain escrow services provider, Escrow.com. The sale was that of the domain Quintet.net, a hand registration that I sold for low $xxx; before that, using PayPal or wire\/check\/CC payments were the primary methods. 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