Dropping name - To ask to buy or to try to snap

QBert · 04-20-2005, 06:04 PM

Hey, ive been watching a domain that expiers in the next few days. The site is fairly well maintaned and active, however the regester of the domain dident put a real email in the whois so i dont think he knows whats going to happen. Should i contact him with an offer to buy it, possibaly alerting him that its expiering or should i try to catch is somewhere?

Thanks

QBert

.X. · 04-20-2005, 07:26 PM

That's a hard decision,I would wait and see if it drops.

Lyte · 04-20-2005, 08:45 PM

I don't know the answer to that question! Having said that... I think telling someone you're interested in purchasing their domain puts them in the driver's seat. I mean, you're showing your cards.

I too would wait to see if it drops and if they happen to reg it and you're desperate to have it... then you know you at least have to offer them the reg fee.

SpareDomains · 04-20-2005, 08:54 PM

depends how important it is to you? Do you have the funds needed to grab it if the owner throws a crazy figure your way. I personally would sit back and see if it drops and backorder it up.

**Mark** · 04-20-2005, 10:06 PM

That really is a tough one QBert ~

I tried contacting on one about 4 months back , and the owner told me they Would not let it expire (A few days short of Expiration at this point) and they wanted 500$ (US) for it. It wasn't worth that amount to me so I passed. Long story short - They let it drop into Pool's hands and it went at auction for less than half of what they were asking (I still didn't go high enough to get it though).

I just waited out a different one recently and got it by manual Registration

There are some benefits to the fact that no one really knows when the domains go to pending delete (sometimes)

~

04-20-2005, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
QBert NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 775 72.00 NP$ (Donate)	Dropping name - To ask to buy or to try to snap Hey, ive been watching a domain that expiers in the next few days. The site is fairly well maintaned and active, however the regester of the domain dident put a real email in the whois so i dont think he knows whats going to happen. Should i contact him with an offer to buy it, possibaly alerting him that its expiering or should i try to catch is somewhere? Thanks QBert __________________ :: www.AokHost.com - Powerful, Secure, Reliable :: Free Website Hosting and Webmaster Services

04-20-2005, 07:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
.X. Revolution Calling! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NamePros Avenue Posts: 5,497 267.70 NP$ (Donate)	That's a hard decision,I would wait and see if it drops. __________________ Queensryche Revolution Calling! Sit Down, Shut Up and Hold on Tight....It's gonna be a bumpy ride

04-20-2005, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lyte Pros Against Prejudice Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,719 1,004.90 NP$ (Donate)	I don't know the answer to that question! Having said that... I think telling someone you're interested in purchasing their domain puts them in the driver's seat. I mean, you're showing your cards. I too would wait to see if it drops and if they happen to reg it and you're desperate to have it... then you know you at least have to offer them the reg fee. __________________ PC101's April Graphics Contest We have a winner!!

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04-20-2005, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
SpareDomains DNOA Founding Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,841 138.00 NP$ (Donate)	depends how important it is to you? Do you have the funds needed to grab it if the owner throws a crazy figure your way. I personally would sit back and see if it drops and backorder it up.

04-20-2005, 10:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mark No Country for Old Domainers ... Member Services Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 9,873 4,750.95 NP$ (Donate)	That really is a tough one QBert ~ I tried contacting on one about 4 months back , and the owner told me they Would not let it expire (A few days short of Expiration at this point) and they wanted 500$ (US) for it. It wasn't worth that amount to me so I passed. Long story short - They let it drop into Pool's hands and it went at auction for less than half of what they were asking (I still didn't go high enough to get it though). I just waited out a different one recently and got it by manual Registration There are some benefits to the fact that no one really knows when the domains go to pending delete (sometimes) ~

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