Common Scam?

[Stevenw]

Someone sent an email asking for a price quote for a domain I own. I sent the minimum and also a list of my other domains. They then replied:

"My sister gave birth to a child. Apologies for delay with response. We celebrated!

Can you accept 10 000 USD?

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust.

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
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If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.

I knew there was something fishy and some of you guys on chat told me it was a scam.

Is this common? What other scams should I look out for?

EDIT: the email address of this person ended in @theonlinebrokerage.com, just a heads up

 

[valance]

most definitely a scam - read http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/546019-theonlinebrokerage-com.html for more details. Looks like they've been around for a while.