advice Inquiry from an unidentifiable gmail address

Houssaine · Jun 3, 2017

Hi everybody,

I just received an inquiry for one of my domains for the third time ( a few months between inquiries) from an unidentifiable gmail address. The inquiry came from my Whois with a short message ( the same each time) asking if the domain is for sale and for how much.

In your opinion is this an end user inquiry or just from a fellow domainer?

Thanks

Dave · Jun 3, 2017

Please see PM.

RevolutionaryDomains · Jun 3, 2017

Houssaine said:
Hi everybody,

I just received an inquiry for one of my domains for the third time ( a few months between inquiries) from an unidentifiable gmail address. The inquiry came from my Whois with a short message ( the same each time) asking if the domain is for sale and for how much.

In your opinion is this an end user inquiry or just from a fellow domainer?

Thanks

My guess is it's another domainer/reseller, as most end-users know time is money, and usually don't mess around. No way to say for certain without knowing more.

JB Lions · Jun 3, 2017

I've seen that one so many times, I just delete it now. I think I replied at the beginning, never got a reply.

Houssaine · Jun 3, 2017

JB Lions said:
I've seen that one so many times, I just delete it now. I think I replied at the beginning, never got a reply.

I replied multiple times with my asking price and never got a reply too!

Kuffy · Jun 3, 2017

Houssaine said:
I replied multiple times with my asking price and never got a reply too!

Did your spam count go up?

Houssaine · Jun 3, 2017

Kuffy said:
Did your spam count go up?

No. the inquiry seems geniune but there's no way to find anything about the inquirer. I think he's a professional domainer as he proceeds via Whois.
By the way the domain in question is Uninvested/com.

korganian · Jun 3, 2017

I have never gotten any reply back from giving price quotes to those emails either. I have received dozens of them. I can understand why some domain investors are requiring people to pay a fee to inquire about their domains. Our time is too valuable to waste on spammers.

creataweb · Jun 3, 2017

Got 2 emails in the past few days from 2 different email addresses (not Gmail.) Coming from China.

Worded almost identically and both asking prices for 2 domains I own. Both domains have a sales page set up but no offers came in thru them.

Responded back to the first one and got zero response. Looking like a new scam or spammers.

ivey · Jun 4, 2017

Some are legit.. but I don't even bother with people who use emails that have no history in google. It means they are hiding something..

I'm more likely to give deals to people who don't hide..

I think domainers make a big mistake hiding too.

BrandSac · Jun 4, 2017

i did get this type emails in the past and when i did reply they ask for domain appraisal certificate and send me affiliate link xo

platey · Jun 4, 2017

The domain in question is a very good domain so it will receive decent offers etc

But its difficult to tell wether that offer is genuine etc

But as a side note etc there are some extremely funny videos on YouTube where IT professionals have fun and games with scammers when scammers phone people who actually know their way round a computer etc

Brand Herald · Jun 4, 2017

Doesn't take 20 secs to send your price and leave it at that

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