Buyer never paid on Sedo..... (for domain DNMarketplace.com)

**fischermx** · 03-03-2009, 04:24 PM

Hi,

I sold...... wel I thought I sold a domain in sedo, like one month ago. The domain is "DNMarketplace.com".
Days passed and the buyer never paid. sedo told me the buyer said it was going to send the money soon, but it never happened.
Now, a month after, they cancelled the transaction and supposedly exposed the buyer data in the contract, so I can contact the buyer.

But the contract doesn't say too much about the buyer, just the name, zip code, city and country. I need the email and a phone number!

Anyway, isn't supposed that buyers need to enter at least some credit card information in order to place bids or buy domains?

**DirectoryNetwork.com** · 03-03-2009, 04:27 PM

What was the sold price?

**fischermx** · 03-03-2009, 04:30 PM

$1,500 USD......

but that has nothing to do with the way sedo handles the transaction... do you agree?

**Acro** · 03-03-2009, 04:41 PM

You cannot get more info at this point, it's unfortunate. Unless you're willing to press charges, in which case your lawyer would subpoena the info. Your best bet is to Google the info and try to locate the buyer, then contact them directly. I did that with one domain sale that failed, then sent that person an email and he claimed he had lost access to his email account etc. So eventually we repeated the process through sedo and he paid for the domain.

**NeoGen** · 03-03-2009, 07:39 PM

You can not do much.. this has happened to me twice...

My 2c: Forget about it and move on...

**bigboydog_0** · 03-03-2009, 07:44 PM

they did the same to me 1-800abogado.com i sold it and i never got paid and the transaction was cancelled...

**fischermx** · 03-03-2009, 08:45 PM

It happened that the guy's name is very uncommon. I already found several references.
I'll send an email, just in case.

**dvdrip** · 03-03-2009, 10:42 PM

I have about 30 of those.

**fischermx** · 03-04-2009, 09:14 AM

30 of those what?

**Carter** · 03-04-2009, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by fischermx

30 of those what?

I think he said 30 domains never paid...

**fischermx** · 03-04-2009, 09:34 AM

Oops! :(

**Rockefeller** · 03-04-2009, 09:38 AM

PM me the info of the guy, I'll find a phone number for ya.

**dvdrip** · 03-04-2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Carter

I think he said 30 domains never paid...

Exactly.

**Area52** · 03-04-2009, 10:53 AM

How about a thread to report sedo non-payers?
Actual names (maybe) would be reported, not usernames though.

**Rockefeller** · 03-04-2009, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Area52

How about a thread to report sedo non-payers?
Actual names (maybe) would be reported, not usernames though.

Good idea.

**Domainator** · 03-04-2009, 11:48 AM

I have had many cancelled transactions at sedo, they will not give buyers data past a name. frustrating but move on....

**JED** · 03-05-2009, 03:33 AM

sedo should have a rating system for buyers and sellers, where feedback could be left after a finished transaction. If a buyer would receive a certain amount of negative feedback their account would be closed and/or when starting an auction the seller could choose not to accept bids by a buyer who've received negative feedback for example the last three months.

**fischermx** · 03-05-2009, 10:45 AM

BTW, I contacted this person and it responded it had some severe family problems.
We're now doing the transaction through EscrowDNS.com!

Sometimes, there's an explanation!

**EG.domains** · 03-05-2009, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by fischermx

BTW, I contacted this person and it responded it had some severe family problems.
We're now doing the transaction through EscrowDNS.com!

Sometimes, there's an explanation!

Good news

It was a good idea listening to Theo suggestion.