For buyers
Your dream domain: safe, simple, paid your way.
Negotiate directly with the owner or with our assistant, around the clock. Premium domains are bought via escrow, and any other purchase can be secured with an escrow order on request.
Looking for the goose that lays the golden eggs? We built the whole farm.
Negotiate in chat
Right on the domain: the owner's assistant replies instantly and may make binding commitments. You confirm the agreement by email.
Buy now
Fixed price, one click, then immediate payment instructions for escrow.
Price offer
Right on the domain, even without an account. Counter-offers back and forth until you agree, often answered in seconds.
Auction
Place a maximum bid; the proxy bids only as much as needed. Late bids extend the auction. No sniping.
Lease-to-own
Down payment plus monthly instalments up to 60 months. You can use the domain from the first instalment.
How the purchase works
- Agree
Suggest a price or negotiate in chat. - Confirm
You confirm the agreement by email and receive the owner's contact details. - Pay
Directly to the owner. For premium domains to our escrow account. - Receive the domain
By auth code or push at the registrar.
Tip: Even without a premium domain, you can secure any purchase with an escrow order. How escrow works
Purchase via escrow
- Agree
Buy, have your offer accepted or win the auction. - Pay into escrow
By bank transfer or credit card. The seller only receives the money at the end. - Receive the domain
By auth code or push at the registrar. - Check and confirm
You have 3 days to check. If there is a problem, open a dispute.
Lease-to-own in detail
- Calculator right on the page: choose a term and see down payment, monthly rate and total instantly.
- Use from the first instalment: enter your website and the domain redirects there immediately.
- Instalment plan with open and paid instalments, reminder before each due date.
- Pay off early with one click, no extra surcharge.
- After the last instalment the domain is transferred to you.
Auctions in detail
- Your maximum bid stays secret; the proxy bidder raises automatically.
- Bids shortly before the end extend the auction by a few minutes.
- Buy now until the first bid, if the seller offers it.
- Real countdown, real bids: all your bids at a glance in your account.
Security you can rely on
- Escrow: The money stays safely in escrow until the transfer succeeds.
- Dispute: The escrow agent decides with the full record; the money stays locked until then.
- Verified sellers: Badges after identity check, no invented visitor numbers, no fake countdowns.
- Clear terms: Before every purchase you see exactly the terms that apply.
What else you get
- All costs visible up front: price, fee, instalment surcharge and every single instalment.
- Invoice as PDF with correctly stated VAT, reverse charge for companies elsewhere in the EU.
- Reply usually within 24 hours, directly by email or WhatsApp.
- Personal account with offers, bids, instalment plan, escrow transactions and documents.
- Usable worldwide, in 6 languages.
The comparison: what we do differently
For buyers
| dns.legal Domains | Afternic / GoDaddy | Sedo | Atom | fruits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease-to-own | up to 60 months, use from the first instalment | up to 60 months | no public information | e.g. 12 months | 2–36+ months |
| Auction | yes, with proxy bidding and extension | membership only | yes, for a fee | no | no |
| escrow on every purchase | for premium domains and on request via escrow order | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Invoice with VAT by country | automatic, reverse charge for companies | no public information | Seller’s responsibility | no public information | automatic |
| Languages | 6 languages, extendable | machine-translated | incl. German | English | multilingual |
Information on other providers as of September 2026, according to their public price lists and terms; no guarantee. Brand names belong to their respective owners.
Already agreed with the seller?
We also handle deals agreed outside the marketplace through escrow: just invite the other party.
Governed by the Terms and Conditions, Escrow terms, Auction terms and Lease-to-own terms.