Enduser email

[nomak]

I emailed a few endusers, three of them responded with "How much?". I've stated my asking price to the first two endusers, and when I got to the third enduser I had a "wonderful" idea, I said that I have several parties interested and I will sell to the highest bidder.
I also said that I will sell it on a first come first served basis, which is practically impossible when I am accepting offers for it. I was quite tired last night when I wrote the email.
Conclusion: If you contact endusers and they ask for your pricing, give them your asking price.

 

[copper]

Just tell him/her what you want (x2) since you are the one who initiated the contact.

 

[d0main]

Your reply doesn't even make sense. How can you be on a first come first serve basis if you are considering every offer? Also, as copper said, you should've listed a price since you were the one who reached out to him not the other way around. I think you're the fool here.

 

[Jaco]

For what it's worth, probably the least effective way to go about securing end-user sales is to send them an email informing them of a name you're selling, only instead of pricing it, saying "make an offer". People who want to sell things price them. People who want to buy things expect prices.

There's a reason that names listed on SEDO with prices sell at a drastically higher rate than "make an offer" ones.

 

[nomak]

Thanks for the answers. I always price my domains but I wanted to test this to see how it works.
@d0main I think you should watch your language.

 

[bmugford]

This is especially true if you initiate contact. If you contact an end user and they say something like "How Much" you need to quote a price. All it will do is annoy the buyer if you say "Make an Offer"

If the interested party contacted you first, sometimes "Make an Offer" is more effective as you do not know their use for the domain, or how important it is to them.

Brad

For what it's worth, probably the least effective way to go about securing end-user sales is to send them an email informing them of a name you're selling, only instead of pricing it, saying "make an offer".

 

[Jaco]

This is especially true if you initiate contact. If you contact an end user and they say something like "How Much" you need to quote a price. All it will do is annoy the buyer if you say "Make an Offer"

If the interested party contacted you first, sometimes "Make an Offer" is more effective as you do not know their use for the domain, or how important it is to them.

Brad

Absolutely. I was addressing pro-active contacting of end-users, piquing their interest then saying "make an offer" when it comes down to crunch time. That is a terrible, terrible strategy, rooted in the sort of "hope for a sucker" greed that is unprofitable.

If someone contacts me, they name the price first, period, thus leaving open the opportunity for a white-whale offer that's much higher than the value I've assigned to the name in the first place. If I can't crowbar an offer out of them, then I'll usually counter with a price.
If I'm shopping a name to end-users, though, the name is priced clearly, fairly and usually, low enough as to be non-negotiable. When you're reaching out to end-users, you're a seller. You cannot sell without a price and "make an offer" is not a price.

*knock knock*

"Who's there?"

"Girl Scouts: I'm selling cookies to raise money for my troop..."

"Oh, hello. I'll guess I'll take a box of Thin Mints and a box of Samoas... How much will that be?"

"Make an offer..."

"What?"

"Seriously. Make an offer. I have one box of Samoas left and I know your neighbor wants them too... Make me an offer..."

"Uh, I just want to buy some cookies! How much are they?"

"Well, I don't know. Let me talk to your neighbors and see who's willing to give me the most money for them... If you want to make an offer right now and I like it, you can have them. If not, I'll have to get back to you..."

 

[d0main]

"Well, I don't know. Let me talk to your neighbors and see who's willing to give me the most money for them... If you want to make an offer right now and I like it, you can have them. If not, I'll have to get back to you..."

Yea, except the OP's email sounded more like this:

"I have only 1 these singular cookies. Your neighbor and your neighbor's neighbor has interested in want buy it. Make me a good offer, I will check to your neighbor and his neighbor, and I will take BEST OFFER FIRST COME FIRST SERVE (????) ."

This is actually what the OP wrote before he deleted his post.

 

[nomak]

Dongsman, that illustration with the girl scouts and the cookies made me realize how stupid my reply sounded. I am writing the post again so people won't make the same mistake as me.
d0main thanks for the observation, you are absolutely right.

 

[networkmsia]

good thread nomak, and good illustration Dongsman
thanks for sharing your experience

 

[Heatoning]

nice thread, learned

 

[goldwinner]

great thread n sharing. thanks