offers I accepted an offer on Afternic but client now don’t pay.

[tio]

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustrating.

 

[silentg]

be patient

 

[tio]

be patient

i will, thank you very much

 

[silentg]

what a the brokers name?

 

[tio]

what a the brokers name?

better don’t disclose it for privacy reasons. (at least for now)

 

[bmugford]

If it is taking several weeks for payment it is unlikely to pan out.

However, there is not much you can really do but wait and hope it does.

Brad

 

[DomainRecap]

Yep, all you can do is be patient and see what happens.

Since it's a significant amount, be doubly patient because things move very slowly with large corporations. A expenditure like that probably has to be approved at multiple levels, so just concentrate on other stuff and you might get a nice surprise.

 

[ArielT]

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustrating.

It means the negotiation is active

You could ask the broker the specific question you want to know

 

[AEProgram]

first step: pick up the phone and call the broker

second step (most important ): come back here and update us

good luck, hope it works out

 

[SaudDomains]

Best of luck! Always, the right buyer will recognize the value. Just give it some time, and stay positive.

 

[URL Stream]

Since it's a significant amount, be doubly patient because things move very slowly with large corporations. A expenditure like that probably has to be approved at multiple levels, so just concentrate on other stuff and you might get a nice surprise.

I recently negotiated a domain sale with a multimillion-dollar company for $5,000, and then it went completely silent...

 

[DomainRecap]

I recently negotiated a domain sale with a multimillion-dollar company for $5,000, and then it went completely silent...

Not sure what that has to do with anything, as this is apparently a 6-figure transaction and no one releases 6-figures without a lot of approvals along the way.

The transaction could still go bad, but no way you're getting your money immediately.

 

[johnn]

Maybe the broker is on vacation?

 

[tio]

Maybe the broker is on vacation?

the broker always reply me very fast and seems very interested to close the deal.

 

[johnn]

For large amount of money and transaction from end user, it may take a while.

 

[domainer111]

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustrating.

The old rules of offer and acceptance are harder to enforce with the middleman keeping the contact deets.

But if you had an offer accepted via email my understanding is that is a contract that could be enforced.

Touch wood it goes through.

 

[PhongSGC]

“the client is still working on this.”

this reply means at least buyer still willing to buy ATM, but large amount needs some times

 

[Mkt Sales Leads]

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustrating.

If it's for 6 fig, there will prob be other parties involved (e.g. CEO/founder/partner/investors/board/finance/legal/marketing etc).

It only takes one to scupper the deal, so just wait.

 

[enterscope]

Patience is best option. If you try to force and buyer is on the fence, they may back out.

It's unethical and unfair because because they agreed to a binding contract, but at the end of the day if they want the domain they will buy it.

 

[Yanosh]

Just be patient
That amount of money needs approval at different levels if it’s a large corp
Good luck!

 

[Joe drake]

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustratinList at

I’ve been going back and forth with an Afternic broker for over a month, and we finally reached an agreement on one of my best domains. (6 figures) However, several weeks have passed, and according to the broker, “the client is still working on this.” What does that even mean? Is there any way to know if the sale will go through, or has the buyer lost interest? The wait is incredibly frustrating.

 

[wolfis.com]

Afternic and their brokers are a joke ….i had super banking domains i got price requests from broker without even have the minimum offer …i had brokered offers accepted but never paid and so on and so forth …afternic is garbage !!

 

[Joe drake]

better don’t disclose it for privacy reasons. (at least for now)

You're worried about privacy now, but it sounds like you're acting like their brokers. It doesn’t really matter, anyway—everyone’s overwhelmed with the same patterns. They try to hit $300k a month, which is what GoDaddy pushes for. So, in a way, they end up going for low-hanging fruit and leave the stale stuff behind. I’ve had a similar experience with Afternic—once a broker asked for $1,500 for a domain from $1988. Guess what? The broker stopped calling me for about two weeks. When I checked the landing page, I saw that the broker had changed the price to $1,500. Had I not checked, it likely would’ve sold for that amount, even though it could have sold for $1,988 to a different buyer.


I was furious. So, instead of $1,988, I set the price to $19,888 as a "Buy It Now." Two months later, I got an email saying the domain had just sold. I checked, and sure enough, it sold for almost $20K, and I netted $16,400 at the time.


What I would do if I were you is tell them their ship has sailed, and list it with a "Buy It Now" price on the front page, with an escrow service. Cut the price a little to make them want it even more.

 

[tio]

what a the brokers name?

Raymond S.