Process
How the sale works
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1. Offer
You submit an offer — just an amount and your email address. Nothing is binding at this stage; an offer is an invitation to negotiate, and it is not accepted until the seller confirms it in writing.
2. The seller is notified
Your offer is delivered to the seller straight away, and you receive a private link to follow its status. The seller responds by email — accepting, countering, or declining.
3. Negotiation
The seller may accept, decline, or counter. You can respond to a counteroffer by accepting it, declining it, revising your offer, or withdrawing. Every version of the proposed deal is preserved — nothing is edited in place.
4. Escrow
When terms are agreed, the commercial terms are frozen and the seller opens a transaction at Escrow.com. From there, the regulated closing process runs on Escrow.com: identity verification for both parties, acceptance of the escrow agreement, buyer funding, domain transfer, a buyer inspection period, and finally disbursement to the seller.
5. Transfer and inspection
After escrow is funded, the domain is pushed or transferred to you. Your inspection period (5 calendar days by default) starts when you confirm receipt; funds are released to the seller only after you accept, or the inspection period lapses under Escrow.com's rules.
Disclaimer
This page describes the intended process in plain language and is not legal advice, nor a complete statement of Escrow.com's terms. The escrow agreement you accept at Escrow.com governs the closing. Ready when you are: make an offer.