I need advice on email I received - Re:domain I own

[Rudy]

Hey guys,
(if this is in the wrong section, forgive me... I tried to place the thread as appropriately as possible)

I'd like some advice. I received an email yesterday from someone who is interested in a domain I have for sale. He asked me to email him the price for the domain.

I responded by saying that I do not have a price set for the domain, but that I'm taking offers.

He responded about an hour ago saying that he needs to know the lowest price I'd be willing to accept, and to get back to him asap. In this same email, he asked if the minimum price level would be $5,000 or $10,000 or even higher.

Guys, this is not a great domain - and I was thinking that I'd be doing well to sell it for $50. But good grief... I don't want to respond by saying $50, if he's willing to pay thousands of dollars. I've never dealt with valuable domains before, and I've only bought & sold a total of 5 or 10 domains in my life. (I.E: I'm pretty inexperienced).

What do you guys think? Is he willing to pay thousands?

 

[Source]

Please PM me the domain name.

 

[tetrapak]

Be careful, the last time someone had such big initial offer, it appeared to be a scam.

 

[cache]

did he ask to get a appraisal (you may have to pay for )?

 

[DropLister]

if you only want $50 and this fella sounds prepped to pay 5k plus, why not come in at like 1,000-4,000 if he really is willing to spend 5k plus he will snap it up and everybody is happy.

 

[BurninDragon08]

I would make an offer for around $1000-$5000. And see what he says. Worst case senario, you end up losing $50.

 

[Rudy]

Thanks for the responses guys. I've made a decision after thinking about this a while, and communicating via PM with a couple of you.

Once I know something - if its a scam, if he buys it, whatever, I'll let you guys know what happened.

 

[LikuiD]

I'm interested in seeing how this goes
Please keep us updated

 

[verbster]

PM sent on identifying the sender...

 

[Rudy]

Well, the sender responded, and now is asking for an appraisal. This is a classic scam, I believe, based on what I've found out about him by googling his "company", etc...

Thanks for the advice guys... Ironically, b/c of this guy's attempt to scam me, I've learned more about this whole domaining business.

 

[YesBrilliant]

Better safe then sorry. Beter deals will come, don't worry.

Perhaps you want to send this link to them, agreeing for an appraisal right here:
http://www.namepros.com/the-break-r...scammers-caught-video.html?highlight=nigeria*

Hopefully they save a little of our time.

 

[htmlindex]

Hey guys,
(if this is in the wrong section, forgive me... I tried to place the thread as appropriately as possible)

I'd like some advice. I received an email yesterday from someone who is interested in a domain I have for sale. He asked me to email him the price for the domain.

I responded by saying that I do not have a price set for the domain, but that I'm taking offers.

He responded about an hour ago saying that he needs to know the lowest price I'd be willing to accept, and to get back to him asap. In this same email, he asked if the minimum price level would be $5,000 or $10,000 or even higher.

Guys, this is not a great domain - and I was thinking that I'd be doing well to sell it for $50. But good grief... I don't want to respond by saying $50, if he's willing to pay thousands of dollars. I've never dealt with valuable domains before, and I've only bought & sold a total of 5 or 10 domains in my life. (I.E: I'm pretty inexperienced).

What do you guys think? Is he willing to pay thousands?

By any chance did you have your domain listed on Sedo & this "guy" has a German name who cliams domain names are not his main business. Says that his company develops software in databases. Did he ask you to give him a price in the subject line?

I got an email from a guy as well a few days ago, but didn't bother replying as I didn't want to sell it yet. Just wondering if it might have been the same "guy"

 

[netfounder]

Well, the sender responded, and now is asking for an appraisal. This is a classic scam, I believe, based on what I've found out about him by googling his "company", etc...

Thanks for the advice guys... Ironically, b/c of this guy's attempt to scam me, I've learned more about this whole domaining business.

:hehe:
he is bad guy

 

[Rudy]

By any chance did you have your domain listed on Sedo & this "guy" has a German name who cliams domain names are not his main business. Says that his company develops software in databases. Did he ask you to give him a price in the subject line?

I got an email from a guy as well a few days ago, but didn't bother replying as I didn't want to sell it yet. Just wondering if it might have been the same "guy"

Yup, that's the one! By the way, if you google his name, you'll find multiple big-name professors with that same name.

And yes, I did have my name listed at Sedo... That's actually the very first name I've ever listed, and I only listed it a few days ago.

Edit
Ok, now we'll have some fun. Here's part of his last email to me:

Of course, we must be sure that you are engaging a reputable appraisal company. I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. I will only accept appraisals from independent sources I trust.
I heard some appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum
http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/284961.htm

.

And here's my response that I'm sending right now:

Thanks for the email. I typically only sell the domain, so no worries there! I do not have an appraisal, although if I had a good domain, I'd be willing to go through Sedo's appraisal. As they deal with thousands of domains and thousands of domain investors, they are probably some of the most experienced on the market.

Would you care for a Sedo certificate?

Probably tomorrow, I will send him the link to the http://www.namepros.com/the-break-r...scammers-caught-video.html?highlight=nigeria* link. Thanks for that!

 

[Domainate.com]

Tell him to send you $100 and not only will you appraise the domain, you'll give it to him along with $1,000 more! Scam vs. scam, lol.

 

[htmlindex]

Yup, that's the one! By the way, if you google his name, you'll find multiple big-name professors with that same name.

And yes, I did have my name listed at Sedo... That's actually the very first name I've ever listed, and I only listed it a few days ago.

Edit
Ok, now we'll have some fun. Here's part of his last email to me:
.

And here's my response that I'm sending right now:


Probably tomorrow, I will send him the link to the http://www.namepros.com/the-break-r...scammers-caught-video.html?highlight=nigeria* link. Thanks for that!

Should we post his original email on here so others know about him & don't get scammed?

 

[wow!]

Tell him u sell for $10 with no appraisal.
I bet he'll not pay it...

 

[vietdomains]

I've received alot of those emails long b4. Basically, this guy is trying to rip your money from domain appraisal of his website or website that offer commissions.

 

[Rudy]

That's what it sounds like. He's refusing to go with Sedo ...

Sedo is a good broker. Unfortunately , Sedo is not acceptable as an
appraiser because your names are listed with them and they are not
independent. They are interested in earning 10% commission on every sale. I
need appraisals from a company which is not interested in
selling your domains.

Hah! Considering I never told him my domain was listed at Sedo, he must have done some research ... or found my name at Sedo in the first place. He then proceeded to "recommend" various appraisal companies, and also bashed Afternic.

By the way guys, he's referring to himself as Klaus Neumann, Ph. D. His email address is info[at]syndig.com.

 

[Rudy]

Here's the last email I received after I asked him if he'd be willing to accept a certificate from Moniker.com:

I never heard about them.

I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. So I
cannot accept appraisal from each and every site. I will only accept
appraisals from independent appraisal companies I know and trust.

And, to wrap this to a conclusion, here's my response:

I'm surprised you haven't heard of Moniker, as they are also a very big-name site. I think you'd be interested in reading about them here. But before you do, I think you'd be interested in reading this and this.

After you've taken a look at those links, I'd be willing to sell the domain to you at Appraisal Price of any company of your choosing, provided that you pay in advance the appraisal fee.