Domain Sale Issue

[rstein68]

Hi:

I agreed to sell a domain and transferred the domain before receiving compensation.

I realize there may be not much I can do now, but any suggestions would be helpful.

I know now not to take anyone's word, get it all in writing.

[Webwork]

What country does your buyer reside in?

Was the sale price <$1,000 U.S.?

We don't need the domain, buyer identity or anything else. Sounds like you're out the money.

Your attempts to get paid have been ignored? No response to a phone call? A letter?

[rstein68]

Hi: I am in the US and it is a .com. The purchaser resides in Canada. The price agreed to was slightly less than $1000.

I received an email from the purchaser that we did not have an agreement, there is nothing in writing. It could be the purchaser is trying to give me a hard time or worse.

I have already written it off, I did try to reregister the domain back t myself, but I do not think that will prove effective.

Live and learn. If there is anything that has worked for you guys for situations like this in the past, let me know.

Thanks!

[Webwork]

A letter from a local lawyer - one located where the buyer lives - has been known to get attention. Suddenly, you - the seller - don't look like a distant threat anymore.

Some lawyers will do 1 shot (1 letter) deals for a few hundred dollars.

[rstein68]

That is an excellent idea. Thank you very much, webwork. I knew I came to the right place!

[Dave44]

<I suggest you> contact ICANN.

[edited by: Webwork at 1:33 am (utc) on Feb. 21, 2006]
[edit reason] Charter [webmasterworld.com] [/edit]

[wmuser]

True,a single lawyer letter may "help" them pay you

[angelos]

Hi,

I personally think that a lawyer will have to work hard in this case. A lawyer needs papers to rest on, but there are no any contracts in writing here. The only thing that appears to be an evidence is that e - mailed offer you accepted. Later you transfered the domain. Thus, there were an offer and acceptance and you can prove that there was a deal.

Good luck,

[nativenewyorker]

Did you transfer the domain within the same registrar or to a different registrar? There may be some glimmer of hope if you transferred it within the same registrar to a different account. For future reference, you should use an escrow service, which will protect both the buyer and seller.