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		acrum on April 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Finding And Buying A Domain Name >> I would be reluctant to build a business around a domain which an unscrupulous domain "land-lord" could then redirect to a different site at his whim. That was my first thought when reading that option. You'd definitely need some legal coverage if you decide to enter into that kind of agreement.

dclaysmith on April 28, 2011 [–]

If the demand was high enough, someone could make a company that held domains in escrow during these sorts of arrangements.

ojilles on April 28, 2011 | [–]

Is already there, see: https://www.escrow.com/solutions/domain_name/domain_name_hol...

mthoms on April 28, 2011 | | [–]

Unless I missed something, it doesn't appear that the buyer can "use" the domain while in Escrow.

ojilles on April 29, 2011 | | [–]

My apologies -- you seem to be correct.

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