I have asked for $650
The good point is that he replied to my email using his iPhone, so he could see the .mobi on his phone.
I have gotten so many "how much" replies with no success until recently.
What I do now is shoot HIGH....in your example $650 for whatever mobi domain you are trying to sell.
If the end user doesn't reply back after a few days then HE is not willing to pay that amount or not that much interested YET in your offer.
Most domains give up right about here...they won't reply or re engage..they would move on to another end user.I find it so hard to even find an end user that is willing to reply "how much?" in the first place.
What I would do next is wait another 3-4 days..until I re engage the same end user with something like:
"Dear Doe, I was wondering if you have any other questions about the domain xxx or if you have considered my offer. If you believe the asking price is over your budget I am open to offers. I would want you to be happy with your purchase in the end"
Believe it or not MOST end users will then reply and low ball me with offers like $50 -$150.
I would then reply and say I would accept $200 not lower, and that I would be willing to assist them step by step with domain transfer instructions(or some other incentive).
They would then reply OK, sounds like a deal, or something similar.
Yes you did not make $650, but in the end you made that end user happy and you MADE MONEY!
I always ask after the sale if I could use X end user as future domain sale reference, and they always say YES, Alex we would be glad too.
I have sold 5 domains in the last 2 weeks by doing 1 THING: " Re engaging in a polite manner the end user that initially replied "how much? "
To encourage you I will post the replies of my latest domain sale.
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1st contact letter:
"Hello,
I am contacting your company because I am selling the following domain name:
HotItem.net
Please let me know if you would be interested in this domain.
Best regards,
Alex Green
full adress
cellphone "
enduser:
"How much?"
then me (BIG THANKS TO FEDERER!!!):
"Hi Doug,
HotItem.net is for sale for $495. I have sent out a few emails to some other companies offering and marketing the same products, companies that I believe could benefit from owning this keyword domain > (branding/advertising > memorable domain that visitors are looking for the exact specific product ,very easy to remember , blocking competition, developing and redirecting traffic to your main website etc.).
Kindly let me know if interested.
Thanks,
Alex
www.HotItem.net"
enduser:
NO REPLY!!!!!!
me after 4 days:
"Doug,
Have you gave the offer any thinking?
I would be willing to sell HotItem.net for $200 to you rather then sending it to auction.
I am trying to liquidate my portfolio of domains.
I can assist you with the domain transfer too.
Thanks.
Let me know.
Alex "
enduser:
"Alex
Sound like a deal. How can we proceed?
Doug "
NO I did not make $490 profit, but at least I got $195 profit in the end.
I used to flip maybe 4-5 domains every couple of month, recently I have been flipping 2/week.