Looking for broker to "Buy" domains for me

[tylercruz]

Yes, this is a rather unique request as I am not looking for a broker to sell my domain, but rather somebody to try to contact some domain owners and negotiate some domains I'm interested in for me.

Normally I would do this myself, but they never answer my e-mails, and some have private registration or their e-mails bounce.

The price I will pay will depend on the domain and the price you are able to get it for. For obvious reasons, I am not disclosing that information here. Please E-mail me at [email protected] (No PM's please - I rarely check PM's!) if you'd like to hear the domains I'm interested in purchasing and what I'm paying.

 

[humdomains]

Hi Did you try to contact SEDO.com brokerage group. They do the negotiating stuffs for you.

Best wishes,

 

[tylercruz]

Heh, yes actually. I just bought the $69 service about a day and a half ago for one of the domains I want, and haven't heard anything from them. Not a confirmation e-mail, not a "we will get back to you shortly".. nothing. Instead, I got an invoice telling me to pay.. even though I just paid them as instructed through their PayPal form... :S

 

[Charley]

Normally I would do this myself, but they never answer my e-mails, and some have private registration or their e-mails bounce.

If you are looking for these domains, there isn't a chance to get it. The reasons

- They are not for sale.

- They are mostly developed sites.

If you are looking to acquire/acquire such premium names, then you should attend events like Traffic to get in touch with those domain owners. Most of the ones you are searching are regulars in Traffic.

 

[Ronald Regging]

I think paying for a broker is rather pointless, unless it is your negotiating skills that are the issue. But as far as contact goes... Try to email, write, or call them... Other than that, theres nothing anyone else can do to get a hold of them. If they aren't responding, it's either because the domain is not for sale, or you haven't offered them enough.

 

[accent]

Sedo works on regular business days only. There is nobody there to answer your emails.

But the best advice is to spend a lot of time studying this market before you jump in. You are fresh shark bait if you lead with your wallet.

 

[Spade]

Responded... =)

 

[SpareDomains]

I think paying for a broker is rather pointless, unless it is your negotiating skills that are the issue. But as far as contact goes... Try to email, write, or call them... Other than that, theres nothing anyone else can do to get a hold of them. If they aren't responding, it's either because the domain is not for sale, or you haven't offered them enough.

not always true, sometimes a domain owner will look at who is making the offer to gauge if it is a serious lead or not, a gmail address could be ignored where a brokers address may not be ignored.

 

[Ronald Regging]

not always true, sometimes a domain owner will look at who is making the offer to gauge if it is a serious lead or not, a gmail address could be ignored where a brokers address may not be ignored.

How many non-domainers do you think there are that would recognize a broker's email address? [email protected] looks the same as [email protected] if the owner has never heard of Sedo...

As for the owner being a domainer... Like I said, the domain is either not for sale or you haven't offered enough.

Personally I would prefer to receive an email from a broker, but a good offer is a good offer no matter who it comes from.

 

[kev]

Email sent earlier today :tu:

 

[SpareDomains]

How many non-domainers do you think there are that would recognize a broker's email address? [email protected] looks the same as [email protected] if the owner has never heard of Sedo...

takes 2 seconds to type the website in and see who they are dealing with, gmail leads to nothing regarding domain sales if the email even makes it into the inbox and not the spam box

As for the owner being a domainer... Like I said, the domain is either not for sale or you haven't offered enough.

depends on the domain you are targeting, if looking to acquire a dead on generic keyword premium domain it will usually be a domainer on the other end of negotiations, since they receive a lot of offers sometimes they do ignore offers that do not appear serious or that come from anonymous email addresses as they know the next offer is right around the corner, I have had a few people tell me they have received no response and I have received a response on the same domains, anonymous offers generally would get you the best pricing as a buyer but I have had a handful where no response was made on anonymous email but response was made to site email, free email service addresses from people the domain owner doesn't know could easily be confused as spam if they don't end up in the spam box anyway.

Personally I would prefer to receive an email from a broker, but a good offer is a good offer no matter who it comes from.

agree

 

[gazzip]

depends on the domain you are targeting, if looking to acquire a dead on generic keyword premium domain it will usually be a domainer on the other end of negotiations,

Here's a handy tip - run the name through whois.sc - if it says they own heaps of names then chances are they are a domainer and nothing but a decent offer upfront will get them to reply.

I find that non domainers often reply to my emails, then ask for a huge price :hehe:


Looks like you already know what to do

"On February 13th, 2007, I received a cheque for $23,000 for successfully brokering somebody else’s domain."

Nice looking site Tyler, love the logo can I ask where you got it done ?


Thanks


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[Name Trader]

Most of these broker services (like Sedo, et al) don't do anything other than send an email to the email address in the whois record. So they won't be any more successful than you, and you waste your money.

 

[Charley]

Most of these broker services (like Sedo, et al) don't do anything other than send an email to the email address in the whois record.

You really think so ?

If it was that simple then there wouldn't be any need for brokerage powerhouses as Sedo, Moniker, so on. And these guys generate millions of dollars.

 

[Name Trader]

Those millions of dollars aren't coming from their buyer brokerage services.

 

[tylercruz]

Thanks for all the interest everyone (I was pleassantly surprised at the response), but I've already found somebody who is taking care of this for me.

 

[cache]

I am surprised that you are able to find such person. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Charley]

Those millions of dollars aren't coming from their buyer brokerage services.

It doesn't really matter how they generate those millions.

My response was to this specific post. e.g. Computer.com, Cameras.com, Chinese.com, so on

Most of these broker services (like Sedo, et al) don't do anything other than send an email to the email address in the whois record.

You really think so ?

If it was that simple then there wouldn't be any need for brokerage powerhouses as Sedo, Moniker, so on. And these guys generate millions of dollars.