Vaelor
New Member
I just need to vent a little about domain name "buyers" for a moment...
You know what really gets my back up? When somebody sees that you've got domains for sale, and on the site it very clearly says "Interested in purchasing this great domain? Click here to make an offer. All reasonable offers considered." and no price is listed. And then, they turn around and send you an email like this one:-
"Hello,
Will it be possible for you to forward us your asking price for the domain and record of traffic it recevied? We do not wish to do any nagotiation and will either reject or accept your asking price, so please make it final. We did effect an appraisal on your domain and will forward it to you for FREE for your prompt response after we hear from you. If we do purchase the domain, it will be done via escrow, fees paid by us.
Thanking you.
Customer service,"
I mean, what the hell is that?! Like some kind of ticket book lottery - pick a number, and if you pick the right number, you win that amount, otherwise you get nothing!!
What does one do in a situation like this?! If I had a set asking price in mind, I'd have it up on the site, instead of "All reasonable offers considered"!! So my options are, pick a number that's too low, and lose a great domain for far less than what it's potentially worth to somebody else, pick too high and blow the sale, or refuse to pick! I chose option C. It really feels like bamboo under the fingernails to know that I might have just blown a big money sale, but not half as painful as if I'd undervalued myself only to find out I could have got ten times more from another buyer. I'd rather sit on it until somebody serious comes along who isn't going to dick me around with these kinds of games.
So frustrating. Anybody that knows anything about domains knows that professional paid appraisals are a scam anyway. Ten different companies will give you ten completely contrasting values for the same domain (oh, unless those ten happen to be all using that same free domain appraisal automated software that's going around!), and ultimately a domain is still only worth as much as somebody is willing to pay for it!
{rolls eyes and sighs}
You know what really gets my back up? When somebody sees that you've got domains for sale, and on the site it very clearly says "Interested in purchasing this great domain? Click here to make an offer. All reasonable offers considered." and no price is listed. And then, they turn around and send you an email like this one:-
"Hello,
Will it be possible for you to forward us your asking price for the domain and record of traffic it recevied? We do not wish to do any nagotiation and will either reject or accept your asking price, so please make it final. We did effect an appraisal on your domain and will forward it to you for FREE for your prompt response after we hear from you. If we do purchase the domain, it will be done via escrow, fees paid by us.
Thanking you.
Customer service,"
I mean, what the hell is that?! Like some kind of ticket book lottery - pick a number, and if you pick the right number, you win that amount, otherwise you get nothing!!
What does one do in a situation like this?! If I had a set asking price in mind, I'd have it up on the site, instead of "All reasonable offers considered"!! So my options are, pick a number that's too low, and lose a great domain for far less than what it's potentially worth to somebody else, pick too high and blow the sale, or refuse to pick! I chose option C. It really feels like bamboo under the fingernails to know that I might have just blown a big money sale, but not half as painful as if I'd undervalued myself only to find out I could have got ten times more from another buyer. I'd rather sit on it until somebody serious comes along who isn't going to dick me around with these kinds of games.
So frustrating. Anybody that knows anything about domains knows that professional paid appraisals are a scam anyway. Ten different companies will give you ten completely contrasting values for the same domain (oh, unless those ten happen to be all using that same free domain appraisal automated software that's going around!), and ultimately a domain is still only worth as much as somebody is willing to pay for it!
{rolls eyes and sighs}