Start Buying Domains
How to search, evaluate listings, and complete checkout safely.
Browse Domains →Documents
This page helps you understand how to use ISV.me effectively. Start with the quick guides below, then review policies before high-value transactions.
Start Selling Domains
List a domain, verify ownership, and optimize your listing details.
List a Domain →Use Live Auctions
Place bids, understand the $10 entry fee, anti-sniping extension, and winner payment deadline.
View Auctions →Payments and Escrow
How payment confirmation, escrow hold, and release/refund work.
View Transactions →Growth, Levels, and Badges
Understand growth points, L1-L20 level badges, continuous medals, event medals, coupons, and fair-use rules.
Read Growth Guide →Community Leaderboards
Explore Top Donors, Top Countries, and Top Charities rankings and discussion pages.
View Leaderboards →Recent Platform Updates
- Dedicated leaderboard pages are now live for Top Donors, Top Countries, and Top Charities with community comments.
- The Growth Guide now explains level badges, continuous medals, time-limited medals, coupon rewards, and reward reversal rules.
- Country displays now handle unknown-country fallbacks consistently across leaderboard views.
- A Cookie Policy and consent banner are now in place for consent-based metadata collection.
Best Practices
- Always verify seller profile, domain status, and transaction history before payment.
- Use escrow flow and keep transfer communication inside the platform.
- For auctions, set a maximum budget, account for late-bid extension rules, and remember that winners must pay within 48 hours.
- Enable account security measures and use strong, unique passwords.
- Use the Growth Guide to understand reward rules before relying on coupons, badges, or medals.
- Review Cookie and Privacy policies to manage your data and consent preferences.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I buy a domain?
You can browse listings or use our advanced search filters. Once you find a domain you like, simply click 'Buy Now' to proceed to our secure checkout, or place a bid if it's currently at auction.
Do I need to verify my domain before selling?
Yes. To maintain a safe and spam-free marketplace, we require sellers to verify domain ownership via an automated DNS TXT record before the listing goes live.
What is the Escrow process?
For your safety, payments are held securely in our Escrow system. Once the buyer confirms they have successfully received the domain transfer from you, we immediately release the funds to your account.
How do charity donations work?
When completing a transaction, buyers and sellers choose to allocate a percentage of the sale to a charity. You can pick from our Top 10 list, which is actively voted on by verified users every year.
How do I earn Growth Points and Level Up?
You earn points by performing everyday actions: logging in, purchasing domains, selling, voting for charities, or sharing listings. Read the Growth Guide for point rules, medals, coupons, and fair-use limits.
Fee & Donation Rules
These are the current default marketplace rules:
- Buyer platform fee: 5%.
- Seller platform fee: 5%.
- Buyer donation: minimum 1% per deal.
- Seller donation: minimum 1% per deal (can be higher per listing).
- Auction entry fee: $10 before bidding. If the winner pays, it is credited toward checkout; if the winner does not pay within 48 hours, it is forfeited.
- Taxes are not currently calculated by ISV.me at checkout; users remain responsible for their own tax obligations unless checkout states otherwise.
Platform donation commitment: we currently donate 2% of platform profit to charity, and may increase this to 3% or more as growth allows.
We are still a small team, but we are doing our best to contribute to society through this platform. Thank you for understanding and supporting what we are building.
Policies
Need help with a specific issue? Go to Contact at the bottom navigation and open Support.