I can deal with setting up the ebay aucion part because I'm an established ebay seller but don't understand a) how you transfer the domain name to someone else {and look like I know what I'm doing at the same time!!!} b) how can I prove to the buyer that it is mine before he is willing to hand over the cash.
Cheers tech wizards!
2006-12-20 12:43:13 · 6 answers · asked by Wotnot 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
To prove ownership all they have to do is a whois lookup of the domain names. The address for service I use is http://centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.vbs.asp
Here is a example go to the URL above and do a check (domain whois record) on domain silvermoonfurniture.com and newmtntavern.com and you will see my proof of ownership of the domains that I own
I would not give them username or password until after they pay you. with the administrator controls of the domain you can transfer ownership to them and then and only then with money in hand I would give them access to the account.
2006-12-20 13:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto what scybyte said. Just use any WHOIS service (like iwhois.com), type the domain name on the search box, then hit Search.
Look under the field "Registrant". If it shows you, then you're its legal name holder.
Transferring the domain name to the eventual buyer can be done in a variety of ways without possibly compromising your account. You can either have it transferred to another Go Daddy account, or the buyer can request it be transferred to their preferred registrar and you can approve it.
However, Go Daddy has 60-day transfer restriction rules: one is for newly registered domain names less than 60-day old from their creation dates, and those where any field under "Registrant" has been changed.
Which method of transfer to choose depends on your buyer's preferences.
Good luck.
2006-12-20 23:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Dave Zan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would give them the username/password as the other responder suggested, but I would hold back the pin # for awhile just to make sure there are no scams and such...that way if say the guy reverses the payment (after all, if he pays paypal there would be no proof of delivery), you could take back the site if you had to (because you have the pin # and the buyer doesn't). JMHO to keep you safe in the deal.
2006-12-20 20:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would assume that if you give them all the information like the username and password, it should be fine.
Tell them any other information that you might have used to get it started and it should be fine. I had a friend set up my yahoo e-mail account before I knew anything about computers and he just gave me the username and password to use. I am sure that is all you need for the domain also.
2006-12-20 20:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by sugarpacketchad 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give them all information to it, i.e. username/password and let them take over payments and you're done. You don't have to proove it to them on ebay, people will believe you if your seller rating is high. If it's 0 then you'll have problems though...
2006-12-20 20:46:11 · answer #5 · answered by Scott B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is definitely an interesting situation, you can maybe prove it by a screen shot of the "your account" page, but that's all I can think of.
2006-12-20 20:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by John Doerr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋