How do you accept initial offers without looking too eager?

[bluebox]

Just yesterday someone offered $1000 for the name that I have for sale for $995 somewhere else.
I decided not to risk losing this deal by making a higher counter offer and accepted it outright (within 10 minutes or so).
I guess it seemed a little too eager because he answered that his budget is actually $150
At the end we agreed on $800 + escrow fees (that's what I would get if I sold it via afternic or godaddy) but I really need better strategy.

What is your answer to offers that you are happy to accept?

 

[Feadueal]

i want to buy a new domain.
can you tell me how to buy and which website is best for domain.

Which kind of domain would you like to buy .org, .com, .sg, .edu?

 

[Name Trader]

I haven't read the whole thread. I'm just responding to the initial question.

It might make a difference how fast you respond. But how can you possibly judge that? You could be super-efficient or hungry for a sale.

If somebody offered me $1000 for a domain, and I accepted. I tell him to "go fly a kite" if they came back and countered at $150. I'd rather lose the sale than have to deal with such stupid incompetent people.

I congratulate you on your perseverance, and to get the sale negotiated and completed. To me you did everything right. In all probability, I would never have sold the domain to that person.