showcase Share your first offers / inquiries in 2020

[Doron Vermaat]

I always find January to be a great month for domain name sales as many (wannabe) entrepreneurs have come up with new businesses ideas, projects, products or services over the holiday period which results in increased traffic and interest in good domain names.

I thought it would be fun to share which domains of yours were the first ones to receive some love in this new decade. Feel free to share any details such as the offer, country of the interested party or if the inquiry has led to a sale.

I'll start:

All received on January 2nd.

Brisk/io - price request
BadMonkey/com - price request
MoralSupport/com - price request

 

[Sinh]

Short names with Pay and Wallet as ending have been doing very well last year. I am sure you will be able to move this name for a nice amount!



A solid opening offer. I see Ruser is a surname - does it has any meaning in other languages?



Congrats. Great way to kick off the new year.

In Norwegian language, Ruser means "trap".

 

[Sinh]

ArmadaGroup .com
New offer (Jan 2, 12:02)
$1,500

 

[Mister Funsky]

you got sold......

Negative.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

I received a $1 billion offer on a one-word .Com Jan 1 via an EFTY lander. Given the name is listed for five figures at Afternic, I do not plan to reply.

Another Efty billionaire!

 

[NickB]

Negative.

no sale = they closed you?

It happens, to me, to you and to everyone - I got closed over Christmas, missed out on XXX

You either see the money in your account or you don't - when you don't, you got closed when you see the money - you closed

 

[BaileyUK]

A little sale this morning via Sedo (I only use them for listing, not landers) US$1,500. Sedo confirmed payment received just moments after I accepted the counter offer.
It wasn't far off the list price, (less 20%) so no complaints from me

 

[Doron Vermaat]

A little sale this morning via Sedo (I only use them for listing, not landers) US$1,500. Sedo confirmed payment received just moments after I accepted the counter offer.
It wasn't far off the list price, (less 20%) so no complaints from me

Nice work! I have no problem paying a marketplace commission if they move a name for me without having the landing page point to them.

 

[Truespin Domains]

Let me first apologize for not sharing the name (at least not yet) but the experience has been interesting.

The initial offer was 1500 (bin was at 3000) and I countered with a hard 2100 and offered payment options.

The domain is a name a modeling agency used at one time. It is not a persons name but a generic non-model related term they lost/gave it up years ago. It was clear after doing research the offer was from someone that had no idea what domaining or internet businesses are ultimately about. Considering the agency has long since faded away I asked if they had specific plans for the name and they said 'no'.

They indicated that payments would be best for them because they did not have the cash on hand...just before I sent the details to pay my conscious kicked in and I asked if they were 'investing' in the name and they said 'no'. So I let them know it was a lot of money to pay for a name for which they had no plans and if they wanted to back out or put the deal on hold I would do so.

I received a lengthy response about their life/situation and how the payments would be a burden. I told them it is okay to back off and take a breather.

So, the bottom line is my first offer of the year was rejected by me talking them OUT of buying a domain...being a nice guy is costing me money...again!!!

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Firstly, I'm always amazed sellers get into such details with buyers to begin with. When I'm selling a domain, I have no desire to know what you plan on doing with it, your plans or financial position. Sure, I'll do some of my own research and if I find anything useful that's great, but I'd never discuss with the buyer.

Secondly, very few people in this world don't have some sort of trauma or sob story. I know I do. Unless you're clearly dealing with a criminal or someone that obviously doesn't have the capacity to be making financial decisions (such as a child or someone with learning impairments / mental illness) what business is it of you?

Not having a go, because you sound like a great guy, but I guess we see business transactions somewhat differently.

 

[Bohdan]

Got 2 offers on January, 1st on different names after long "silence". One was declined and another - waiting for a payment.

 

[Mister Funsky]

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Firstly, I'm always amazed sellers get into such details with buyers to begin with. When I'm selling a domain, I have no desire to know what you plan on doing with it, your plans or financial position. Sure, I'll do some of my own research and if I find anything useful that's great, but I'd never discuss with the buyer.

Secondly, very few people in this world don't have some sort of trauma or sob story. I know I do. Unless you're clearly dealing with a criminal or someone that obviously doesn't have the capacity to be making financial decisions (such as a child or someone with learning impairments / mental illness) what business is it of you?

Not having a go, because you sound like a great guy, but I guess we see business transactions somewhat differently.

Not much time as I am headed out the door to do some collecting on a debt owed for services rendered. My collection tactics are brutal and relentless if someone owes me money...I've been highly successful and self employed since I was 17...a person does not last this long self employed unless he/she knows what she is doing.

Now, part of my background in one of my businesses I was a outside contractor...I specialized in developing a profile and initiating a search for individuals that needed to be located. Ater doing my diligence in researching the prospect, I learned he made 14 an hour doing menial labor...he has a history with medical issues, and after speaking with him it was clear he was somewhat mentally challenged.

I kept some details out of the story on purpose because another user here lost the domain years ago and I picked it up (the industry I described was vague on purpose). That person and I are not friends due my not selling it back to them at wholesale prices...I've been nice to them here but they do not know who I am...otherwise I would have shared the name. (they may get it soon because retail on the name would be about 6000 and since I have decided to 'blow it out' I have not contacted them).

Bottom line: The guy would have maybe made one payment, realized he could not get groceries or pay rent the next month without having to scrape and then the name would revert back to me. It is not worth a lousy 250 bucks to put another human through grief and tie my name up for 60 days.

I hope this is a detailed enough explanation for you and/or anyone else that doesn't understand my motives. I am more concerned about my after life and treating other beings as I would want to be treated than picking up 250 bucks. Now I am out the door to collect several thousand owed to me by a pompous ass** that makes 150 grand a year and is stalling me...my collections will start with me blocking his car in his driveway as he ran from me yesterday when I parked on the street. I will have the money in my hand in 4 hours. I dont have time to proof read this so I hope it flows...

 

[capybara]

Not much time as I am headed out the door to do some collecting on a debt owed for services rendered. My collection tactics are brutal and relentless if someone owes me money...I've been highly successful and self employed since I was 17...a person does not last this long self employed unless he/she knows what she is doing.

Now, part of my background in one of my businesses I was a outside contractor...I specialized in developing a profile and initiating a search for individuals that needed to be located. Ater doing my diligence in researching the prospect, I learned he made 14 an hour doing menial labor...he has a history with medical issues, and after speaking with him it was clear he was somewhat mentally challenged.

I kept some details out of the story on purpose because another user here lost the domain years ago and I picked it up (the industry I described was vague on purpose). That person and I are not friends due my not selling it back to them at wholesale prices...I've been nice to them here but they do not know who I am...otherwise I would have shared the name. (they may get it soon because retail on the name would be about 6000 and since I have decided to 'blow it out' I have not contacted them).

Bottom line: The guy would have maybe made one payment, realized he could not get groceries or pay rent the next month without having to scrape and then the name would revert back to me. It is not worth a lousy 250 bucks to put another human through grief and tie my name up for 60 days.

I hope this is a detailed enough explanation for you and/or anyone else that doesn't understand my motives. I am more concerned about my after life and treating other beings as I would want to be treated than picking up 250 bucks. Now I am out the door to collect several thousand owed to me by a pompous ass** that makes 150 grand a year and is stalling me...my collections will start with me blocking his car in his driveway as he ran from me yesterday when I parked on the street. I will have the money in my hand in 4 hours. I dont have time to proof read this so I hope it flows...

Have you considered starting a business named maybe Binding Offers (.com is available) to offer inquiry/contact form services to domainers and then collect those billions from people who think they are being funny sending such offers, for a fee?

 

[NickB]

Another one came in today......(not heard back from the first one still)

Talent Recognition /// .com

Price request via Afternic - quoted $1250 with a minimum of $1000

Interestingly I had a DAN lander for this one (which I had forgot) and they decided to got though Afternic - have changed the lander to Afternic's before submitting my offer

 

[iKhalyfah]

1/1/2020
Offer: $150
Sold: $210

 

[mistressbellek]

Received a $16k offer on digitalchain .com through domain agents. I declined.

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

Received a $16k offer on digitalchain .com through domain agents. I declined.

wow! Great starting offer was this today or earlier this week? Bet that felt great getting the email

 

[mistressbellek]

wow! Great starting offer was this today or earlier this week? Bet that felt great getting the email

Earlier this week. Had two different 10-12 k offers through direct contact via my website as well.

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

Earlier this week. Had two different 10-12 k offers through direct contact via my website as well.

VN! Congrats! New Year is shinning on you !

 

[sharfab]

@garptrader Did the buyer's email say "Bill Gates, Amazon or Mark Cuban when you got the 1 billion dollar offer ...

 

[SirSkyborg]

My first one of the year was a price request via Afternic for CodersSpot//com yesterday.

 

[twiki]

Haven't got a single offer since Christmas.

Whaaat is happening.

(think mine are lazy after partying)

 

[matj]

myyo(.)com - price request via GoDaddy broker
keeta(.)com - via Uniregistry
polca(.)com - via Uniregistry
NIHL(.)com - via Uniregistry
xtock(.)com - via Uniregistry

 

[Mister Funsky]

Have you considered starting a business named maybe Binding Offers (.com is available) to offer inquiry/contact form services to domainers and then collect those billions from people who think they are being funny sending such offers, for a fee?

Brilliant idea (I could tell you are a deep thinker) and I will consider it.

 

[Elad n]

$550 offer through GD for XRcamera.

Countered

 

[Nkeona]

Price request for Paymud//com

 

[mistressbellek]

NANO plus keyword offer of $2500. I countered.