Frequently Asked Questions

CreatorsWallah charges a flat 18% platform fee. Sellers pay $0 to list. The fee is only deducted from the gross deal volume upon successful transaction completion and primary ownership verification. Buyers pay the transparent public listing price with zero surprise brokerage costs.

No. To protect both buyers and sellers from wire scams, phishing, and fake payment proofs, all negotiations, identity verifications, and transfers must occur within CreatorsWallah Deal Chat supervised by our Reviewer Desk. Exchanging external contact info or off-platform payment requests will result in an immediate permanent ban.

Before any channel is published, our Reviewer Desk audits the channel's YouTube Studio analytics. For high-tier channels under our Concierge Pathway, we conduct live screen-share reviews verifying lifetime AdSense revenue, geographic audience splits, and real-time traffic sources.

We strictly forbid listing channels with active Community Guidelines or Copyright Strikes. If an undisclosed strike is discovered before or during the 7-day transfer window, the transaction is immediately cancelled and the buyer receives a 100% full escrow refund.

Yes! Once you become the Primary Owner on Day 7, you go to YouTube Studio → Earn → AdSense for YouTube, and switch the linked AdSense publisher ID to your own approved account. Our Reviewer Desk guides you through this step.

We support domestic Bank Wire (NEFT/RTGS/IMPS for Indian buyers), international SWIFT wire transfers, and credit/debit cards via Stripe Escrow. Large acquisitions ($2,000+) are usually settled via direct wire for reduced payment fees.

We offer two distinct pathways:
1. Pathway 1: Self-Service Listing — You generate an instant verification token (CW-XXXX), paste it into your YouTube channel description/bio, and submit your metrics. Your listing is verified and goes live within 2 hours.
2. Pathway 2: Reviewer Concierge & Assisted Valuation — Designed for premium channels ($1,000+). You request a dedicated broker audit, free algorithmic valuation, scheduled screen-share review, and private matching with accredited buyers.

When you create a listing, our system generates a unique cryptographic code like CW-9482. You paste this string into your YouTube channel's "About" section or video description. Our automated crawler and human reviewer check this string to guarantee you truly own the channel, preventing third-party fraudsters from listing channels they don't control.

On Day 7 of the transfer, once the buyer has been promoted to Primary Owner and confirms control, our Reviewer Desk releases the escrow funds. Sellers in India receive payment via instant IMPS/NEFT/RTGS directly into their verified bank account. Global sellers receive payouts via Wise or international wire.

No. You continue earning 100% of your channel's daily YouTube revenue normally throughout the listing period and during Days 1 to 6 of the transfer. Only upon final Day 7 handover does the new owner link their own AdSense account.

Google enforces a mandatory 7-day security policy on all Brand Accounts. When a new person is added as an Owner, Google's system greys out the "Make Primary Owner" option for exactly 7 days (168 hours) to protect creators against account hijackings. It is impossible to bypass this Google rule.

Because the seller's payout is frozen in CreatorsWallah Escrow, the seller has zero incentive to revoke access. If a seller ever maliciously revokes manager/owner access during the 7-day holding period, the escrow contract is immediately terminated and 100% of the buyer's funds are refunded.

Personal Google account channels cannot be transferred without giving away your personal Gmail. In YouTube Studio → Settings → Channel → Advanced Settings, select "Move channel to a Brand Account". Our Reviewer Desk provides a free 5-minute video guide and assisted support to complete this before listing.

Sellers are given 48 hours to send the Google Brand Account invitation after buyer escrow funding. If the seller fails to provide access or goes unresponsive within this window, our Reviewer Desk automatically issues a 100% refund of the buyer's payment.

Either party can click "Flag Issue / Open Dispute" inside the Deal Chat. The transaction is instantly frozen. A Senior Reviewer steps in, requests audit evidence (Google permission logs, Studio screenshots, channel history), and issues a binding resolution within 24 to 48 business hours.

No. Once the 7-day period has passed, the buyer has verified full primary administrative control and signed off on the release, the payout is disbursed to the seller. Future channel performance or algorithmic view fluctuations after full legal handover do not qualify for a refund.