Someone Is Selling Me a .EDU

[Ajeet]

Hi,

Someone is selling me a .EDU domain name. Please share your experiences of buying / selling .edu domains. And let me know if there is something I should beware of.

Thanks
Ajeet

[tobycoke]

I think its a scam. EDU domains can only be bought by accredited US educational institutions.

[bobby9101]

Can't be done, even if somehow you were allows access to a .edu, it would be revoked by Educause

[bobby9101]

Can't be done, even if somehow you were allows access to a .edu, it would be revoked by Educause

[amazingronit]

how much for it! if you get it real cheap, i.e >$20-30 , it's worth it, even for 24 hours. just get into the account and put your domain link there. .edu and .gov backlinks are precious!

[dtzy]

I did saw a few guys here in dp own some .edu domain, i would love to own 1 myself.

[wmghori]

Looks like a scam to me. As tobycoke said, you need to be an accredited educational institutions to get edu domains.

[newzone]

why buy an edu if you will lose it

[Fka200]

I call BS.

[microbrain]

If its only .EDU then he is playing with you , if its .EDU.PK or something like that then it can work!

[DisneyGeek]

Do not buy it...

[eddy2099]

You can only acquire the .edu domain name if you bought over the US accredited school that it is linked to.

Check out the qualification for a .edu domain name

http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/show_faq.asp?code=EDUELIGIBILITY

Transfers are not possible , see http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/show_faq.asp?code=EDUCURRENT#faq188

3. When I change or release a name, can I transfer the old name to another institution?

No. You do not "own" the name and, therefore, may not give, sell, or in any other way transfer it to another institution. When you release a name, it becomes available for all institutions to select on a first-come-first-served basis.

[wisdomtool]

Yeap don't buy it, firstly you cant get it to transfer to you successfully, secondly even if you do, you will be terminated as soon as the registrar found out. Edu is the same as Gov you need the correct identity to register them.

[jman26]

I agree its most likely a scam. The only people that can have .EDU's besides institutions are people that are grandfathered in from owning the domain before all the current regulations came into place.

[ePhase Networks LLC]

Not worth it. .GOV - .EDU domains will be taken away almost instantly.