Anyone deal with DomainAgents? Scam? Or what?

[WhoaDomain.com]

Got an email from Domain Agents today for my domain WhoaList (in king)

how does this work? seems like someone is interested in it and DomainAgents is contacting me.

are they a scam? to get me to register for their service with the "hope" that I might have a sale?

I've never seen this before. I get this feeling there is no buyer. and hey just want me to sign up for whatever service they have.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

Hey buddy, I have listed my domains there, and also supplied many domains in their previous "wanted" area. I have never heard a single word/email/response from them in months. Just my experience.

 

[Hypersot]

I don't think they're a scam Avtar.

I have sold a domain through them in the past after they approached me on behalf of the buyer.
Very clean process with no problems whatsoever.

That was about a year and a half ago however

 

[domeen]

I have also sold some domains with them, using escrow.com

 

[deez007]

I dont think they are a scam but just seems they have cra@p service levels - much like many other marketplaces that us Domainers have to put up with.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

ok but what the deal with them linking me to some kind of webform on their site to register? why not just do the typical sales email telling me someone is interested and if my domain is for sale and what their offer is?

why do I have to go to their site to register.

seems kind "phishy" to me.

I mean I've heard of them before. seen the site. looks legit.

but this whole asking me to register give me info. it smacks of just trying to get me on their mailing list or whatever so they can sell me the domains they are brokering. kinda thing. you know?

anyways they said they knew I was on that page and that I didn't fill it out so they emailed me and said we can discuss via email instead.


lol

what's the point?!?!

 

[domeen]

always dealt via email. Never signed up

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

always dealt via email. Never signed up

yea ditto. just sent them a reply email. waste of time. or brilliant way to get a mailing list they can spam later.

 

[Kuffy]

They approached me with a potentil buyer for a name. I registered with them, and I used their negotiating message system. It took a while to get to a sale, but it was pretty painless, and didn't cost me anything - the buyer paid. They were helpful, and I would use them again without hesitation.

They did put the deal through escrow.com, and since their association with PayPal, I won't use Escrow .com again. I'd check to see what alternatives domain agents offer for escrow.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

great. as far as "getting your price" Kuffy? was it close to your "ask"? or far?

 

[Kuffy]

The price you get is really dependant on your negotiating skills. It was a .com cam name, and I'm still trying to work out how to value names in the current market. The initial offer was $100, and we agreed on $2,000 after a couple of months of negotiating. I suspect I undersold the name, but I'm backing away from porn associations, and the buyer turned it into a porn site. He paid my final asking price, so I've no complaints with the deal.

 

[Kenny]

Domain Agents are no scam.
Anything you need to know you can direct your questions
@DomainAgents Staff.

I sent them a PM.

Peace,
Cy

 

[DomainAgents]

Hi all,
We ask you to register so you can negotiate with the buyer directly on the site. We're happy to help via email or on the phone, but it's obviously faster if you login. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[internext]

They are legit, and never spammed me

@DomainAgents why did you remove the domains requested feature?

 

[NPer]

Hi all,
We ask you to register so you can negotiate with the buyer directly on the site. We're happy to help via email or on the phone, but it's obviously faster if you login. Let me know if you have any questions.

Yes, it's a great platform actually.

Sold through them, and I have to say that DomainAgents support is the best I've encountered on any platform-it's really fast and efficient for both the buyer and the seller.

 

[DomainAgents]

@DomainAgents why did you remove the domains requested feature?

Domainers really liked it, but we found buyers were more lukewarm. We want it to work for everybody, so we're rethinking it and if we can tweak it we'll likely try it again. We're big on trying and testing new ideas. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[Cdomains]

I have done a deal with them and I will tell you my experience.

I was contacted out of the blue by DA about a domain I had.

It was not listed at DA or anywhere else.

It was one of the domains I used and was not for sale.

I was asked to create an account and respond to the buyer's offer.

Their first offer was $200, which is the minimum amount they allow for a buyer to make.

I responded with my offer.

By the way, all the negotiating is done within the interface in your account.

We went back and forth with counter offers for about a month and finally agreed on a price.

DA setup the transaction and the sale was handled through Escrow/com, and DA was the broker.

The buyer paid the broker fee.

I had to deal with the buyer myself to transfer the domain.

There were a few problems (not on DA's part) and we worked it out OK.

The domain was successfully transferred to the buyer and I was paid.

It was mostly a painless process.

There was a point where the buyer was not responding and I had to ask DA to help.

Also, you will not know who the buyer is while you are negotiating, although I was able to figure this out because I had their IP address.

It was visible in the interface.

That's it.

 

[Cdomains]

are they a scam?

No, they are definitely not a scam.

 

[Cdomains]

I get this feeling there is no buyer. and hey just want me to sign up for whatever service they have.

There is definitely a buyer, and they are serious, because they have to pay a minimum of $200 to make an offer.

 

[Cdomains]

ok but what the deal with them linking me to some kind of webform on their site to register?

You have to register in order to negotiate with the buyer.