Hi there, I'm looking at purchasing a relatively expensive domain name from a domain selling company, what does the following mean for the domain: Status: clientTransferProhibited Status: clientUpdateProhibited Status: clientDeleteProhibited Firstly what does each of the above mean, and secondly: Does this mean I would be unable to transfer it to Namecheap for example, and I would have to keep it in this companies 'control panel' forever and ever? Cheers, Pete
Yup, it would mean that you cannot get the domain name transferred out. However, if you purchased the domain name, the current owner can push the domain name over to you. To change the status, once you have the domain name, you can just unlock it. No, you do not need to keep the domain name at the current place, you can always transfer it out to namecheap. Typically, after the domain name is transferred to your account, there may be a 60 days lock in which you cannot do any transfer out of that registrar. Once that 60 days is up, you can unlock the domain name then go to Namecheap and request for the transfer and pay a year worth of domain name registration fees at namecheap. At the same time, you need to obtain the EPP code and enter it in Namecheap to initiate the transfer. The transfer from one registrar to another would typically take between a few hours to maybe about 7 days. You do not need to be wary about the current status because it is always best policy to keep a domain name lock as what the current owner is doing. Locking would prevent anyone from transferring the domain name away from the current owner. I would be sure the current owner would push the domain name to you when both of you conclude the sale.
Thanks Scott - this technical jargon really narks me off. I assume I am ok to go ahead with the purchase based on that information. Dear oh dear.. I wish I was a techie sometimes. Pete
If it is very high value and you do not know the buyer, suggest going to escrow or something, this way both of you would be protected in the sale. I can see your fear that if you paid and he does not transfer the domain name to you then you be out of pocket and get nothing. Don't use e-gold for such a transaction since all payments are irreversible. With other payment methods, as a customer you can still dispute the transaction if it does not work out for you. All the best!
It's a well established company by the looks of it - I will be purchasing with a credit card so if anything isn't right or I'm unhappy, their @ss will get a chargeback. Thanks mate, Pete
Yeah if your spending high xxx upwards use escrow, I have done quite a few domains through escrow with one going through just now, its the only way to feel safe when doing the deal. Edit: seen your post, yeah a CC with the company charging it should be safe enough.