All terms under E in DOMAINS GLOSSARY.
Third-party service holding buyer's funds until domain is transferred. Fees 0.89-3.99% of transaction value. Escrow.com is the ICANN-approved gold standard. Mandatory for any transaction >$1,000.
Four stages from expiration to drop: Expired (0-30d, renewable + early auction), Redemption (30-75d, ransom fee), Pending Delete (5d), Drop (deleted from registry). 30-40% of domain industry profits come from this segment.
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