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I recently received an e-mail from someone interested in one of my domains:
Hi,
I saw your domain listed for sale.
Is it still available for sale? Have you received any bids from other buyers?
If it's still available for sale please email me your asking price.
If you have other good domains for sale feel free to email me the full list with asking prices.
If I can afford your domain I will contact you. Please don't send me multiple emails if you don't receive a reply from me and keep my email address and our correspondence confidential.
Just email me your asking price. If I decide to buy I will contact you as soon as possible.
So I sent reply:
Hi xxxxxxx,
Thanks for your interest in xxxxxxxx.com
As you know, good .com names are hard to come by these days. I have had some interest in the domain, but have not sold it yet.
I think a reasonable asking price is mid-xxx based on the length, brandability and recognition the name possesses. In fact, I use the following website to appraise domain names, or at least give me a good idea of value:
http://www.urlbuyers.com/valuation.cfm
the valuation I got for xxxxxxxx.com was $xxx based on the parameters I selected.
I am open to negotiation, and will keep our correspondence confidential. Even if the price you are willing to pay is well under my asking price, I would appreciate a response so I will be able to better determine fair prices in the future.
Today, I got the following reply:
Thak you for suggestion to use the appraisal service.
But your appraisal looks like an auto-generated appraisal. I trust only manual appraisals.
I may recommend several well known sites that provides good manula appraisals.
http://www.FastDomainsales.com
http://www.GreatDomains.com
http://www.AllForDomains.com
They are all provide professional appraisal service.
After we verify an appraisal from you we'll continue negotiations.
What should I think about his reply? I don't want to pay for an appraisal on one of my own names, especially when I don't know what the outcome will be. Please give opinons & advice how to proceed. Is this an appraisal scam? Sorry this is so long...
Thanks,
Hi,
I saw your domain listed for sale.
Is it still available for sale? Have you received any bids from other buyers?
If it's still available for sale please email me your asking price.
If you have other good domains for sale feel free to email me the full list with asking prices.
If I can afford your domain I will contact you. Please don't send me multiple emails if you don't receive a reply from me and keep my email address and our correspondence confidential.
Just email me your asking price. If I decide to buy I will contact you as soon as possible.
So I sent reply:
Hi xxxxxxx,
Thanks for your interest in xxxxxxxx.com
As you know, good .com names are hard to come by these days. I have had some interest in the domain, but have not sold it yet.
I think a reasonable asking price is mid-xxx based on the length, brandability and recognition the name possesses. In fact, I use the following website to appraise domain names, or at least give me a good idea of value:
http://www.urlbuyers.com/valuation.cfm
the valuation I got for xxxxxxxx.com was $xxx based on the parameters I selected.
I am open to negotiation, and will keep our correspondence confidential. Even if the price you are willing to pay is well under my asking price, I would appreciate a response so I will be able to better determine fair prices in the future.
Today, I got the following reply:
Thak you for suggestion to use the appraisal service.
But your appraisal looks like an auto-generated appraisal. I trust only manual appraisals.
I may recommend several well known sites that provides good manula appraisals.
http://www.FastDomainsales.com
http://www.GreatDomains.com
http://www.AllForDomains.com
They are all provide professional appraisal service.
After we verify an appraisal from you we'll continue negotiations.
What should I think about his reply? I don't want to pay for an appraisal on one of my own names, especially when I don't know what the outcome will be. Please give opinons & advice how to proceed. Is this an appraisal scam? Sorry this is so long...
Thanks,