What exactly do I get when I buy a domain?

The domain, delivered to you

You get full ownership of the domain, delivered to your account with its transfer code: yours to control, move to any registrar, or repoint however you choose. It's not a lease, a placement, or access to something we continue to manage.

Its verified history, documented

Alongside the domain, you get the full record we verified before listing it: referring domain range, Wayback-confirmed age, snapshot count, and clean-history status. Nothing about the domain's track record is a mystery after purchase. You already saw the metrics before you bought it.

No ongoing obligations

There's no subscription to maintain, no service contract, and nothing that lapses if you stop being a customer. Standard domain renewal is on you going forward, the same as any domain you own, and the purchase itself is one-time and final.