.tv 100K for a .TV domain

[donnied79]

Guys, I need your help. Yesterday I've received a direct enquiry for what's my best dot TV domain, Usa(.)tv
It started with a simple "how much?" and then we continued to negotiate until the offer of 100K.
I have asked a lot more since the beginning, some years ago I rejected a 75K offer and I strongly think this domain is worthed more.
I don't know anything about the buyer, just that speak a very basic english..
I need your opinion, whatever they are, from "You are an idiot if you don't accept" to suggestion on how much I should ask.
Thanks for your help and sorry for the long post but I'm becoming crazy thinking about it.

 

[mitok]

I would accept and invest in other domains. You might never get better offer, or you might get it but after 3 or 5 years. If you get $250k offer after 3 years, that is not better than taking $100k now and invest to make ROI of 3 or more which should not be a problem.

 

[S-B]

I'd laugh my way to the bank.

 

[donnied79]

Guys, thank you very much to all of you for the suggestion and the advices. All really appreciated and interesting.
Since I wrote the post things evolved and I've been asked to "keep quiet" for some days.
I'll update next week.

 

[DnEbook]

In the lottery of .Tv ..........walk away a winner!
~
Good luck

 

[Ali]

As far as comps go, Net.tv went for $100k and Golf.tv went for $600k.

Take the money and run.

 

[GoneWalkabout]

Really happy that you've had the offer. It's the best kind of stressful decision to have.

$100k is a LOT of money - not life changing - but still enough to give your life many different options.

I remember telling you when we met in England that I had an offer of $40-odd thousand for my similar sounding two-letter variant of the name and turning it down - then regretting the decision - only to see another offer come through the door a few years later of $70-odd thousand from a different buyer (the famous Swiss buyer if you remember him!).

I played hard ball at the time and the negotiations ended. And ever since I've wondered if I did the right thing. He really had the cash and many here did some good deals with him (including myself on another name) but I stuck to my guns and my price.

I'd like to think I made a good call and that $100k is the minimum for my name and by default for your name too.

If I recall - you told me to wait until at least $100k before getting serious - but you would want $250k if that was possible.

I think I should throw your own advice back at you. You are at $100k - it's time to think hard.


Obviously, your own circumstances make all the difference to a decision. If you could do with the money - go for it. If you don't need the cash - name your final price and leave it there.


I took a negotiation for one of my top names a little far a few months ago and it stopped at $100k.

I've since regretted not selling - but I've had other moments when I liked seeing that name was still mine.


No one can give you a decision - just advice. My first advice would be to ensure this is someone who can really make a deal. My $100k offer, when I checked him out, was a proxy who worked as a manager for the owner of some of the big .tv names already being used for Entertainment in the US - and they had their own Studios (yes, that was a clue). Maybe they were tapping me up to buy - maybe they were just after my price for some future project. I'll never know - but I do know the price I wanted - and that's all that matters.

If they are genuinely from a non-English speaking place then maybe it's this new breed of confident Chinese investor who seem to be bagging so many of the two-letter and high quality names these days.


Whatever you decide - good luck


Remember furniture.tv? You wondered about that and ended up selling for a great price. Are you happy you made that deal or would you still rather have the name? Answering that might help your decsion.

 

[Edward Smeu]

@donnied79

That is great domain and a great match. I am sure the buyer is a huge company and if I were you I would try to do what the seller of Uber.com did when he sold the domain to Uber. He sold it for 2% of the company which made him $1Mil when they bought him out later on. 2% of Uber now is worth over $1Bil.

Best of luck!

 

[walt25]

It all depends on how you negotiated yourself up to 100k. I would still push it a bit if you weren't to agressive with the buyer. I believe it is a nice dot tv name. Even if you believe you can get double that amount in five years....who knows. But 100k now can get you some nice names. Personally, I have sold astrology.tv for $27,500. I was pleased with the sale and invested in new names....was bought for $450.

 

[Daniel Mac Sweeney]

A bird in the hand.........

 

[DomainVP]

I don't know anything about the buyer, just that speak a very basic english..

Probably the USA network using the "I has desire buying the name, many thank you," approach. In other words, they are probably feigning broken English so that you keep the price lower.

It's been done to me before. At least they aren't a teacher working on a school project.

Research sales strategies and walk them up to a price you want, at the end of the day money speaks clearly.

Congrats in advance.

 

[equity78]

As far as comps go, Net.tv went for $100k and Golf.tv went for $600k.

Take the money and run.

Golf.tv did not sell for $600,000 false report, interview with owner spelled that all out. http://tldinvestors.com/2011/07/a-chat-with-igal-lichtman-mrs-jello.html

 

[Nattydomain]

A bird in the hand.........

Is rough on the palms

 

[frank-germany]

my first thought was

thats a brilliant domain
and much more worth then that 100K

but when I check the sales history of .tv
there are no sales in that region

but still for me an offer of 100k
means that is a serious buyer with money

and there is always room to improve
but with 100k I'd buy a lot of chineses chips for 2.2 K
and sell for 2.8 or 3.5k

that may be saver


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golf.tv 600,000 USD 2003-02-01 Private
business.tv 100,999 USD 2010-05-06 Sedo
free.tv 100,000 USD 2003-02-01 Private
china.tv 100,000 USD 2003-02-01 Private
net.tv 100,000 USD 2003-02-01 Private
film.tv 65,000 USD 2012-04-17 Sedo
rt.tv 62,500 USD 2009-02-11 Private
jeu.tv 50,000 USD 2012-04-11 MostWantedDomains
web.tv 45,000 USD 2011-01-21 Sedo
learn.tv 41,000 USD 2010-05-06 Sedo

 

[frank-germany]

keep in mind:

namebio is not complete data
some sales are simply not published

 

[Joe Styler]

I think that sums it up best

 

[BostonDomainer]

My advice would be to do your best to identify the buyer. Try to get some information out of the person. Maybe it's a stealth buyer for a major network or upcoming launch. The fact that they speak "very basic English" should be a clue. I think $100K is a fair offer for it. But I'm also a fan of not leaving money on the table and would likely counter with $125K or so. The more information you have, the stronger your position. Good luck friend!

 

[serryjw]

Guys, I need your help. Yesterday I've received a direct enquiry for what's my best dot TV domain, Usa(.)tv
It started with a simple "how much?" and then we continued to negotiate until the offer of 100K.
I have asked a lot more since the beginning, some years ago I rejected a 75K offer and I strongly think this domain is worthed more.
I don't know anything about the buyer, just that speak a very basic english..
I need your opinion, whatever they are, from "You are an idiot if you don't accept" to suggestion on how much I should ask.
Thanks for your help and sorry for the long post but I'm becoming crazy thinking about it.

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I would 'guess' that it is USA network OR the buyer might have serious TM problems. IF you knew it was, WHAT would you do?

 

[Nazz]

If you accept, you could possibly turn that $100k into $1million over the next 18 months by by reinvesting right.

 

[BrandingModel.com]

IMO take the deal and renew some of your portfolio for a few years and buy a few single word .com domains... Rinse and repeat

 

[RU]

You can buy 4-5 4N .coms .......money in the bank

he can buy an island in usa
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/spuhn-island-lots

 

[Maya333]

It is an amazing offer definitely and around this time I think you should accept it but if you are willing to wait an year or two more you might get a better offer but honestly 100k seems reasonable enough

 

[TheBaldOne]

Firstly - congratulations. :D

Right, down to the nitty-gritty of the situation.

A buyer, possibly a proxy buyer, has approached you and made you an offer of $75k for USA(dot)tv, this has subsequently increased to $100k. I now presume you have tried to identify the prospective buyer but with little success from what you say. This would lead me personally to think they are a proxy. So what are your options, and rmember at this point it is you who has the options after all you own USA(dot)tv and they want it.

Have you checked out the major movements that are occuring in the industry? Check this article for a start (it may make you think that something really big 'could' be about to unfold):

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/23/market-is-still-hot-for-buying-up-local-tv-stations/

Me, myself, I would hold out, as far as the domain goes it could stand by itself if properly developed, so the asking price I would want would be more than the $100k on the table at the moment, indeed I would expect at least double that from an end user at this point in time.

Just my useless 2 penny worth of thought - and remember most people want me to give them change from that!

Congratulations on having a great domain and a prospective buyer come knocking. Unfortunately though for you now only you can make the decision.

 

[DnEbook]

Sales like this are far and few in this extension ....take the money, take the money ........etc

 

[RWD]

Well Donnie, I would like to say thanks for posting and allowing the community to comment on such a great name. After, reading your posts here the last few years & watching your sales postings in .tv. This name is the cornerstone of your collection.... I believe you need to clearly think through it, only you can determine what direction to go next ...Best of Luck & Congrats!