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Escrow.com

2.9

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The world's largest provider of online escrow services. Removing the risk from online transactions with our government licensed service since 1999.


escrow.com
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Escrow.com Reviews Summary

Escrow.com garners mixed feedback from customers, highlighting both commendable service and significant concerns. Positive experiences often emphasize the professionalism and helpfulness of customer support, particularly during complex transactions, which many users found reassuring. However, a recurring theme in negative reviews points to frustrating delays in fund transfers and a lack of transparency regarding fees and processes. Customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of refunds and the perceived incompetence in managing transactions. Overall, while some users appreciate the service for its protective measures, others warn of potential complications and inefficiencies.

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Florida
1 review
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Car buying made easy.
February 13, 2021

The representative at Escrow listened to my concerns. I needed my wire transfer to be available within a couple of hours and I explained why. She made it happen and my deal was able to close. I appreciate you guy's, thank you!

Date of experience: February 13, 2021
New York
1 review
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Amazing Customer service
February 13, 2021

Today was the first time I used escrow and it was simply amazing how easy it was. Sure i had questions but the customer service was incredible! Hardly any waiting or wasting time talking to bots. And it was super personal, they even called me back to let me know it was approved!

Date of experience: February 12, 2021
Canada
1 review
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Customer Support
February 5, 2021

The service provided to me by the customer agent Kana truly went above and beyond the expected. The help was professional and sincere. I recieved two calls back that put my mind at ease that everything was going as expected. I'm extremely happy and would recommend the service forward.
Best Regards,
David

Date of experience: February 4, 2021
California
1 review
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First Impressions
January 31, 2021

This was my first utilizing Escow.com. Their concierge service was above and beyond what I expected. Multiple employees communicated quickly and efficiently, making the transaction process smooth and painless. Should I require this type of service in the future, I will not hesitate to contact their team first!

Date of experience: January 29, 2021
Texas
1 review
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Escrow.com is very responsive. I am pleased with there service. A great middleman for digital items such as domains.

Date of experience: January 22, 2021
New York
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Incredibly disorganized company that fails to be what an escrow is supposed to be: a neutral third-party to a transaction. At the end of the transaction, after both the seller and the buyer (me) gave a thumbs up, they started nitpicking details of the transaction that they didn't understand, and then delayed payment or transfer of vehicle title while they conduct an audit. Save yourself the headache and look for alternatives.

Date of experience: January 22, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Amazing service+++
January 20, 2021

First time using Escrow.com and was having issues verifying account and understanding how to setup payments. Team was amazing all the times I called into customer support. Very short or no wait times. Worked with Diana V today a couple times and she helped her everything resolved and walked me through everything on the phone until everything was complete. Love you guys and will definitely continue to use and recommend in future.

Date of experience: January 18, 2021
Mexico
1 review
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Great service as usual
January 16, 2021

I purchased a domain and assets using escrow as the agency to hold the items. This is the second time using them. Very happy with the service.

Date of experience: January 14, 2021
Florida
1 review
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Used this service for a domain name sale. The process was very easy and the customer service was excellent with respect to getting questions answered.

Date of experience: January 14, 2021
NL
1 review
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If you are a European customer make sure that your bank accept USD Swift transfers.

It turned out my European bank did not support this so I had no way to receive the payment from Escrow. I ended up opening another Bank account, which was a lot of trouble.

The Escrow support was amazing through this process though. Shoutout to Jay for his patience with me and this deal :)

Date of experience: January 12, 2021
Australia
1 review
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Escrow's concierge service was very easy to use and very quick. I was considering whether the concierge service was necessary, and am happy that the selection was made.

Date of experience: December 28, 2020
Arizona
1 review
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I purchased several high dollar domains. They made the process simple and pain free. They verified me and posted my payment in one day.

Date of experience: December 23, 2020
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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A 25k Transaction
December 25, 2020

I wish to say how grateful I am for Escrow.com's fantastic transaction system-- for it's clarity, security, professionalism, and responsiveness. Everything on the website is so well outlined with step by step instructions and feedback. The two time line columns are of great help (meaning the Status and History columns). I wish I could remember all of their names who helped me as the customer support was stellar, especially Kana I think it was, who provided assurance and personal follow up on seeing my transaction through to completion.

Thank you!

Date of experience: December 23, 2020
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Avoid this company if you can. They are have an absolutely terrible, robot-like customer service team who just refuse to offer any help or flexibility. I had a problem with my transaction and asked for my funds to be returned (that's the point of escrow right?).

However, they made it really really difficult for me to get my funds due to an issue with the way my bank sent them the money. There was no way I could resolve the problem and they had no interest in showing any flexibility and offered no helpful advice.

Basically, they didn't care whether I got my money back or not. Thankfully the bank was very helpful and came up with a workaround and eventually I did get my funds returned. However, this was no thanks to escrow.com and it was a very stressful process that took over a month.

Date of experience: December 14, 2020
Texas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Plan on delays
December 9, 2020

The service Escrow.com provides when purchasing a vehicle online is valuable and the rates they charge are fair. If you are not 100% positive about the purchase you're making, use them or someone else that provides the same sorts of protection.

That said, Escrow.com does not represent how their service will affect your purchase process accurately. If you and the seller are not both fully enrolled in and have used the service before, plan on an extra 4 business days to initiate the purchase. They don't tell you this ahead of time, but there's no way around it. That's at the beginning of the purchase. At the end of the purchase they hold on to your money for at least 3 extra days before the buyer gets it. All of this is probably somewhere in the fine print but there won't be a mention of it when they're trying to get your business and once you agree it's too late to back out.

Again, it's a valuable service. Just plan on a lot of delays. A transaction that should take a day or two will take well over a week not counting transportation. I won't use them again because they fail to disclose all implications of using their service.

Date of experience: December 8, 2020
California
1 review
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Great experience
December 4, 2020

A+ experience for me all around! The team was very responsive and effective at moving things forward.

Date of experience: December 3, 2020
Jackson E. Escrow.com Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review. We look forward to assisting you again with your next transaction at Escrow.com!

New York
1 review
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Joelan took care of all my issues in a timely and respectful fashion, updating me completely along the way. It was such a pleasure speaking to him and having him take care of my case. Thank you!

Date of experience: December 3, 2020
Cristine J. Escrow.com Rep
over a year old

Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review Jack. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff Joelan will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to assisting you again.

Canada
1 review
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Safe and Efficient
December 2, 2020

The Escrow.com service made the purchase of our Shopify store safe and efficient. The process is structured with good messaging to lead you through the steps.

Date of experience: December 1, 2020
Cristine J. Escrow.com Rep
over a year old

We are so grateful for your kind words. Thanks for sharing your review with us and the community.

Ohio
1 review
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Help in a tight spot
December 2, 2020

The Customer Service person stepped in an stayed on the line with me to complete the transaction.
This saved me another night on the road.
Thanks for your help

Date of experience: December 1, 2020
Cristine J. Escrow.com Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review. We look forward to assisting you again on your next transaction!

Missouri
5 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Total scam
November 24, 2020

Not sure why eBay started using them, but it is a totally a way of tying up your money from a sale (guess they are getting interest, on top of there charges), they have no clue what an Auction is and want you to let customer have what they bought at auction """" BEFORE PAYING FOR IT """", been an eBay customer for 17 years, with a 100% rating selling many Classic Cars, and get paid at end of auction, as an auction should be, never had to release a car to ship across country before buyer pays for it and has to let them know to release the funds to you. What part of an auction don't they understand. I canceled my sell just because of Escrow.com as that's not the way to do business and all there doing is trying to play with your money and charge you for it.

Date of experience: November 24, 2020