domain fast appraisal needed (and advice?)

[twixke]

Hi,

I've been contacted by a company that wants to buy
WebApplication.biz

He asked me to send him an offer but i mailed him that i was planning to build a site but was willing to let go the domain for the right amount.

Then he offered me 8000 - 9000$ and I replied that the 8000$ was good and we can do it through sedo auction and i'll pay for the broker charges.

He replied:
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Hello,

I could not write you in time. Sorry. I became a father several hours ago! It's a boy.

Now let's talk business.

8000 USD. Ok.


Do you sell domain with a web site or just name?

If just name it's ok. Web site is not necessary.

Have you had your domains appraised already? Can you show me your valuation certificates? As fas I know it's a common practice to show appraisal of domain name (even without traffic and web site) before doing business.

Without appraisal I risk to overpay. In other words I won't be able to make a profit on reselling this name. It's very important for you and me to know the current market value of your domains.

Of course, we must be sure that you are engaging an appraisal company with REAL manual service. I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate auto-generated appraisals. I will only accept appraisals from independent sources I trust. To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum

http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/750328.htm

Just check this posting.

If the appraisal comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. I also hope you can give me 10% - 15% discount of the appraised value.

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

How do you prefer to get paid: www.escrow.com, www.PayPal.com check or wire?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.
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I can't access the link he send me and I don't have any appraisals.
People always told me that the domain is worth what they are willing to pay for it...
So can you please give me your honest opinion for an appraisal (and advice on how to respond to it?)

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[-NC-]

i'm sorry to have to tell you this, but it's an extremely common scam.

after you pay for an appraisal, you'll never hear from him again.

if you want to string him along, tell him that moniker.com provide excellent appraisals, and that if HE is worried about the value, then HE should buy an appraisal.

 

[HiFiNames.com]

Its pure scam.

Previously it came from rock email id.. (Named AntonyGriffin or somebody)

After the appraisal, you can't reach him

 

[rockdomain]

Could be a spam...
I was searching the other TLDs and it seems like .com .net and .org are parked site. So my point is why would that business guy be willing to pay that much for your TLDs when .com .net and .org are still available for puchase.

Domain wise, its a good domain!

RockDomain