What I actually want to know are the following:
1. What kind of reasoning that he gave to the buyer that could bump up the price of $3.5k to $5.5k? Is it sufficient just to say to buyer "Hi Mr. X, the average of such domain is $5k-$10k"?
2. What does amug.com mean/stand for? A+MUG?
3. How did the buyer come across the domain in the first place? By typing in? Because to me, it is not something that I would type into my browser.
4. Why wouldn't I want it because of it having vowels?
All comments appreciated!
Let me give you little more detail one by one.
1. What kind of reasoning that he gave to the buyer that could bump up the price of $3.5k to $5.5k? Is it sufficient just to say to buyer "Hi Mr. X, the average of such domain is $5k-$10k"?
acar.com 40,000 USD 2014-01-29 Sedo
acam.com 40,000 USD 2013-01-23 DomainMarket/ DomainHoldings
ajet.com 25,000 USD 2015-03-27 Uniregistry
abag.com 16,882 USD 2015-09-29 Sedo
apic.com 12,250 USD 2006-11-09 SnapNames
arep.com 11,111 USD 2006-08-16 Afternic
amil.com 10,276 USD 2006-12-04 SnapNames
atog.com 10,000 USD 2015-09-02 Uniregistry
adot.com 10,000 USD 2011-04-15 Sedo
aone.com 10,000 USD 2011-01-05 Afternic
aera.com 9,700 USD 2011-12-05 NameJet
aran.com 8,100 USD 2006-05-18 SnapNames
afix.com 7,500 USD 2011-03-04 Sedo
abiz.com 7,000 USD 2011-07-21 Sedo
aset.com 6,766 USD 2015-01-23
GoDaddy
arah.com 6,000 USD 2016-01-18 Sedo
aray.com 6,000 USD 2014-05-21
GoDaddy
apay.com 5,202 USD 2011-08-03 Sedo
aism.com 5,000 USD 2011-05-18 Sedo
These are the LLLL. names with Article "A" as a prefix. If we compare then price of A+MUG comes between $5K-$10K. I still believe close to $10K or little more but I am happy with good ROI in less than a week without any extra effort from my side. Here Car, Cam, Jet, Bag, Pic are much much broad and more premium compare to MUG. It was just my little study plus Buyer's Budget as well. I knew there is no way he will go all the way to $10K. So I settle for $5500.
2. What does amug.com mean/stand for? A+MUG?
- "A" can be an Article (represents "Single/one"!!!)
- Or "A" can be a grade too like place for "A" grade "MUG"
- MUG = a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer.
synonyms: cup, glass;
- Basically AMUG.com can be good ecommerce site for selling customized Mugs.
- But interestingly AMUG.com is currently forwarding to http://www.additivemanufacturingusersgroup.com/
3. How did the buyer come across the domain in the first place? By typing in? Because to me, it is not something that I would type into my browser.
- I got call from Broker directly within couple of days.
- My guess is current owner may have participated in Namejet Auction with Highest Bid of $1500 placed and may be sitting peacefully or may be not watching auction in last 5-10 minutes because highest Bid was only around $400-$500 until last 5-10 minutes.
- I went all the way until I become highest bidder when last 6 minutes left. So another people only have 6 minutes to bid. If someone place bid in last minute then Auction get extended for another 5 minutes. But I took chance and become winner. Yes I know there are so many people wait for last few minutes, but probability are higher to win in last few minutes. There are several variable involves and so many various pattern involve. I knew even $1500 is not high for that name.
- So I am guessing 99.99% Current owner was participant in that auction and could not able to place higher bid than me in last few moments of auction for xyz reason. That can be the reason Afternic Broker contacted to my Whois phone number without name being listed anywhere.
4. Why wouldn't I want it because of it having vowels?
- Another friend may be comparing this name with Chinese premium name (without A,E,I,O,U,V) which are selling for around $1400 at the moment.
Thanks