I received interest in a domain name with website on Saturday.
The site is listed for sale at Sedo for $10,000.
I did some research into the guy who made the offer and he is a very rich businessman who has made other recent purchases in the $x,xxx range.
We wrote back to him today and received this reply...
10,000 USD. Ok.
Do you sell a web site or just the name? We are mostly interested in domain
names.
Do you have an appraisal certificate?
Domain name is an investment for me. In other words I'm going to sell your
name later and make a profit. If I overpay I won't be able to make a profit
in the future. It's very important for you and me to know the current market
value of your domain.
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 know and trust.
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum.
Juck check this posting.
If the appraisal comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly.
I also hope you can give me 10% - 15% discount of the appraised value.
After I get an appraisal from you we'll continue our negotiations.
How do you prefer to get paid: www.escrow.com, www.PayPal.com check or
wire?
I then received this second reply.
I need a proof that our price is fair. I hope you understand the
importance of this question.
Usually, people who are selling names or web sites, provide buyers with
appraisals. This is a common practice and I'm not going to change this rule
because it's the best way to protect an investment.
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.
Reading responses from experienced sellers I was impressed by one reply:
"Many Internet users are not smart enough and popular domain brokers are
using this fact to make money. They offer them cheap appraisal services. But
if their customers would have something in their heads they'd understand
experts could not make a professional research for $15-$20. These appraisals
are made by machines. Easy money for such appraisers as
http://www.Afternic.com and several other major brokers that offer cheap
auto-generated appraisals. In my eyes, all services under $60-$65 are not
manual and the results are generated by special scripts. I don't trust
auto-generated appraisals."
The same is true for GoDaddy and SEDO. Their services are not manual. They
are just collecting money using their well-known names.
Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.
Hope we can come to an agreement fast.
Looking forward to your reply.
I'm sure many of you are sharing my thoughts that this is the lead up to an appraisal scam, however the guy does seem too have concluded some other genuine sales recently.
How should I proceed with this negotition? (Obviously with caution).
What, if any, reputable independent appraisal companies are out there?
Should I insist that he pays for the appraisal?
Thanx.
The site is listed for sale at Sedo for $10,000.
I did some research into the guy who made the offer and he is a very rich businessman who has made other recent purchases in the $x,xxx range.
We wrote back to him today and received this reply...
10,000 USD. Ok.
Do you sell a web site or just the name? We are mostly interested in domain
names.
Do you have an appraisal certificate?
Domain name is an investment for me. In other words I'm going to sell your
name later and make a profit. If I overpay I won't be able to make a profit
in the future. It's very important for you and me to know the current market
value of your domain.
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 know and trust.
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum.
Juck check this posting.
If the appraisal comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly.
I also hope you can give me 10% - 15% discount of the appraised value.
After I get an appraisal from you we'll continue our negotiations.
How do you prefer to get paid: www.escrow.com, www.PayPal.com check or
wire?
I then received this second reply.
I need a proof that our price is fair. I hope you understand the
importance of this question.
Usually, people who are selling names or web sites, provide buyers with
appraisals. This is a common practice and I'm not going to change this rule
because it's the best way to protect an investment.
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.
Reading responses from experienced sellers I was impressed by one reply:
"Many Internet users are not smart enough and popular domain brokers are
using this fact to make money. They offer them cheap appraisal services. But
if their customers would have something in their heads they'd understand
experts could not make a professional research for $15-$20. These appraisals
are made by machines. Easy money for such appraisers as
http://www.Afternic.com and several other major brokers that offer cheap
auto-generated appraisals. In my eyes, all services under $60-$65 are not
manual and the results are generated by special scripts. I don't trust
auto-generated appraisals."
The same is true for GoDaddy and SEDO. Their services are not manual. They
are just collecting money using their well-known names.
Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.
Hope we can come to an agreement fast.
Looking forward to your reply.
I'm sure many of you are sharing my thoughts that this is the lead up to an appraisal scam, however the guy does seem too have concluded some other genuine sales recently.
How should I proceed with this negotition? (Obviously with caution).
What, if any, reputable independent appraisal companies are out there?
Should I insist that he pays for the appraisal?
Thanx.
