Ask HN: How to securely purchase a project?

[bukka]

I am looking into purchasing a website/project. How can I assure that I do not get scammed or tricked, which method should I use to perform the transaction.

[iancarroll]

Put the money into http://escrow.com Get the files Release the money

[wusatiuk]

there are several escrow services out there which are not meant especially for web projects but you could use them.

it depends on the country of buyer / seller, the amount we are talking about and so on... there are several ways of buying something securely.