Appraisal Sites

[downloadfreak]

A guy who runs a software company is interested in a domain I own however wants me to give him an appraisal certificate. He says he won't trust free appraisal sites and wants a professional paid appraisal so he can be sure of the value of the domain.

Obviously I don't want to have to pay for an appraisal and risk the money but I guess i'll have to.

What are some good pay appraisal sites which are actually accurate (manual person appraisals, no stupid coded scripts)?

I have heard of http://www.allfordomains.com/appraise.asp but i'd like to know if there are any better sites which you recommend.

Thanks in advance.

 

[barefoottech]

This is the old Appraisal Scam letter/email
More details are in this Thread
http://namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109182

 

[downloadfreak]

Damn ok, thing is it's not an automated response email (actually a person replying) so this must be a good scam. :/

 

[IAmAllanShore]

It's a person, but they'd accept any offer you sent them.

I said $130,000 for skoba.com and they jumped all over it. But it was the exact same email I've received in response to my crazy offers on a dozen or more names they've sent the same crap for

-Allan

 

[downloadfreak]

2nd reply I got

Hope you had a nice vacation.

3,500 USD. Ok.

Do you offer a web site or domain name only? I'm mostly interested in
names.

Do you have a valuation or appraisal? I need an appraisal certificate for
domain priced in your range. I consider your name as an investment. In other
words I'm going to sell your name later and make a profit. If I overpay I
won't be able to make a profit in the future. It's very important for you
and me to know the current market value of your domain.

Of course, we must be sure that you are engaging a reputable appraisal
company. Please note that I don't trust free or cheap appraisals.

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies
in a forum

http://www.domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/29016.htm

Juck check this posting.

After I verify an appraisal from you we'll continue our negotiations.


Looking forward to your reply.

 

[JMJ]

A reputable appraisal company will only be one they are asociated with. Allfordomains always seems to be associated with these scams. Coincidence? I would assume not. I have also seen this forum dialog before. One thing to consider. If he really does own a software company don't you think he would have some idea there is no real method to value a domain name?

 

[IAmAllanShore]

downloadfreak,

That's the exact same email

-Allan

 

[downloadfreak]

ok thanks, I feel stupid .. I would have gone ahead with it .. thing is this is not automated so looks a bit more realistic, I feel sorry for the people who do get scammed.

 

[mappaiyo]

Vista Themes (online already .. work in progress)

i'm not commenting on this topic, just commenting on your vistathemes, i'm surprised to see the menu and see how many pages under each menu :D
i wish they're active, and keep the color, it's nice

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Regards

 

[downloadfreak]

hehe im working on it - all nav etc is just fake filler stuff for now .. so I get an idea on how things look.

 

[monaco]

A reputable appraisal company will only be one they are asociated with. Allfordomains always seems to be associated with these scams. Coincidence? I would assume not. I have also seen this forum dialog before. One thing to consider. If he really does own a software company don't you think he would have some idea there is no real method to value a domain name?

I don't think there is such a thing as a reputable appraisal company...

 

[tolkein]

I got exactly the same email too - it's a scam.