Greed Kills Another Deal...

[RogueWriter]

Now that I had some bucks freed up, I sent a note offering $500 for a domain that i liked. It was a nice domain, and I'd recalled seeing that amount as it's listed price a couple months previous. Alas, the owner decided to up it a bit, and suggested $850, and I had to turn him down. Nice domain, but $850 is a touch steep.

Often, I think domainers just try to get that last drop of blood from a transaction, and sometimes it works - but sometimes it's a deal killer.

I picked up the .net for thirty bucks.

 

[floatingworld]

Now that I had some bucks freed up, I sent a note offering $500 for a domain that i liked. It was a nice domain, and I'd recalled seeing that amount as it's listed price a couple months previous. Alas, the owner decided to up it a bit, and suggested $850, and I had to turn him down. Nice domain, but $850 is a touch steep.

Often, I think domainers just try to get that last drop of blood from a transaction, and sometimes it works - but sometimes it's a deal killer.

I picked up the .net for thirty bucks.

I think this is a refreshing thread. Too often I have viewed a new thread along the lines of 'I have received a $500 offer, what should I do?, and then the helpful contributors will say ask for double, $xxxx, etc., wait 2 weeks for a better offer etc, and then nothing, the sale is dead. More often than not it is not a prime name, but the greed always kicks in with some. You did the right thing.

 

[tolkein]

yoshiwara: I think you just pointed out something interesting. I remember too that everyone on this forum would normally encourage the seller to raise his price. Oddly enough, today we get someone on the opposite side of the fence and he felt it

 

[Tippy]

I dont see the use of contacting the .com owner and telling them you own the .net, in most cases that would only increase the value of the .com, thus he'd prob. come back with a min. $1000 price tag.

 

[TargetDesigns]

These greedy idiots ruin it for themselves. Let him keep his domian, im sure youll find a decent domain for $500 you may even find a 3 letter .com for that.

 

[primacomputer]

I dont see the use of contacting the .com owner and telling them you own the .net, in most cases that would only increase the value of the .com, thus he'd prob. come back with a min. $1000 price tag.

I've had a few people send me rude messages saying they had picked up the .net version of a name for $100 while I was asking $5,000 for the .com. I love it. I just sit back and wait till they develop their site. The I send a mail informing them that the price for the .com has increased because the name is now receiving a lot of traffic. If they were particularly rude I'll point the name to a porn site

 

[Grrilla]

I've had a few people send me rude messages saying they had picked up the .net version of a name for $100 while I was asking $5,000 for the .com. I love it.

Hey prima- I've been meaning to get ahold of you. You see, I just happenned upon this .net and I noticed that you had the...

just sit back and wait till they develop their site. The I send a mail informing them that the price for the .com has increased because the name is now receiving a lot of traffic. If they were particularly rude I'll point the name to a porn site

(choke...cough) Umm...on second thought...

I receive offers that are pedaling the .com version of a non-.com domain that I have regged, (if fact, I could swear that a couple of outfits are working off of my portfolio to find .com drops, hehe), but offering the .net version of a .com name doesn't really have alot of punch to it. Gloating over a .net reg that you picked up for $30, (at Register.com, I assume), and showing it off to the .com owner, is akin to setting up a booth to sell flyswatters at an NRA convention. It, simply, doesn't pack a whole lot of wallop. :p
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[mole]

If they were particularly rude I'll point the name to a porn site