Soom

YouTube channel

Buy or sell a YouTube channel with Soom escrow: money held until delivery, a screen-recorded handover with an agent, then 14-day protection.

On Soom, a YouTube channel is transferred by: Brand Account primary-owner transfer and Live release & claim. Every handover is fully screen-recorded with an escrow agent present, and the money stays held by Soom until the buyer confirms and a 14-day protection period ends.

Brand Account primary-owner transfer

  1. Declare the original email, purchase history and every linked login
  2. Move the channel to a Brand Account if it is on a personal account
  3. Invite the buyer's Google account as Owner
  4. Accept the invite
  5. Mandatory 7-day wait imposed by Google
  6. Make the buyer Primary owner
  7. Remove the seller and all other owners/managers from the account and Studio permissions
  8. Link the buyer's own AdSense
  9. Agent reviews every security page and confirms the handover
  10. Buyer confirms full control of the account
  11. Re-prove ownership at every checkpoint of the protection period

Live release & claim

In a recorded session the seller switches to a temporary name and the buyer claims the handle within seconds (bot-sniping risk)

  1. Prove the handle: put the verification code in the bio or display name
  2. Prepare the buyer account and confirm it can change its username now (no cooldown pending)
  3. Start a recorded handover session with the escrow agent
  4. Seller changes to a temporary username
  5. Buyer claims the handle immediately
  6. Verify the profile URL now opens the buyer's account
  7. Buyer confirms full control of the account
  8. Re-prove ownership at every checkpoint of the protection period