How do I securely buy a domain from a private party?

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Published on 2010-06-15T17:50:44Z Indexed on 2010/06/15 18:03 UTC
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I have a domain I want. I found the owners contact information, and negotiated a price. Is there a domain brokerage service out there that would help me with the exchange. I don't want to send off money, and never hear from him again, and I'm sure it's likewise.

I've found a lot of sites that carry collections of domains for sale, but I've already found mine, and contacted the owner. I just want a service to facilitate the hand-off.

Has anyone used a service like this that they could recommend?

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