Open A Site To Sell Domains

[VfV]

Hello, if I open a site to sell third part domains, how can I prevent that after I transfer a domains, the buyer do a credit card chargeback? thanks

 

[Biggie]

use Escrow.com

 

[VfV]

I'd add a payment processor with credit card and PayPal...with escrow.com I'll have to pay the fees

 

[Biggie]

you can always state that: "Buyer Pays Fees" on all transactions or you and buyer can split the fee's

but it's better to pay the escrow fee, than to have a buyer do a cc chargeback or a paypal dispute.

imo...

 

[Tikkun]

Yeah, credit card companies do not care about financial fraud.

Maybe in the fantasy land of Europe they do, I don't know, but here in wild west of the US Visa and Mastercard might as well be considered third world services that aid thieves every whim.

Maybe you are considering doing it yourself, because you are European and are used to the Euro ways of doing things. (And for other Euros reading, I'd love to know how this differs over there -- I know Paypal gives users drastically more rights in Europe, which is always a shock to an American)

Keep in mind, though, you are dealing with a whole wide world of different jurisdictions and levels of protections. That is why escrow of some sort tends to be important.

As part of the escrow fee, an insurance pool is created in order to make sure you get to keep your payment should the buyer decide to try to steal your property whilst reversing the charge.

That fee is kept low by the anti-fraud, legal and collections department of companies such as escrow.com. They usually keep lawyers on staff to minimize their own costs of serving process.

You could do it all yourself, but be aware you will be recreating the infra escrow companies already have. If you have enough domain sales, it may be worth it. If you're a smaller player, a third party system makes more sense at first.

Escrow.com actually has domain name specialists, and has been doing this for over a decade. They have the most trustable name in the biz, and actually provide good service.

If you or your buyers are penny pinchers, you may want to give Transpact.com a try. I've been seeing more people talk about them the past year, and have been thinking of giving them a shot. They're the only competitor to escrow.com that seems to be worth a look. They have arguably the lowest rates anywhere, yet they seem to be legitimate. They are also European, so maybe it'll make more sense for you overall.

People who like more of a paypal oriented flow seem to like ecop, but they look more expensive to me that escrow.com, so I don't personally understand the advantage. Maybe someone else can chime in.