Of course this is a good thing, but as well, in some cases it is inevitable that on down the line the business owner, if successful with his venture, may obtain a trademark for your domain name.
So, in cases where the deal to sell your domain name to the potential buyer falls through (because his offers are too low), there are a few things you may do to protect yourself:
1) create some kind of website on the domain name, and mark it for sale in the midst of that website
2) Have PPC links on the website - this is at least something, and may be viewed as a viable business versus a simply dead URL
3) Keep records of your negotiations with the potential buyer, to establish that he did not buy the domain from you due to a difference in price only. This also pre-establishes that he was aware of your domain name, chose not to purchase it, and went ahead with his business anyway.
And, to make the deal happen, so that you needn't be concerned about any of the above:
http://www.xynames.com/blog/planning-a-new-business-with-one-of-our-domain-names/
4) Consider an equity share deal for the domain name.
5) Consider a payment plan for the domain name.
So, in cases where the deal to sell your domain name to the potential buyer falls through (because his offers are too low), there are a few things you may do to protect yourself:
1) create some kind of website on the domain name, and mark it for sale in the midst of that website
2) Have PPC links on the website - this is at least something, and may be viewed as a viable business versus a simply dead URL
3) Keep records of your negotiations with the potential buyer, to establish that he did not buy the domain from you due to a difference in price only. This also pre-establishes that he was aware of your domain name, chose not to purchase it, and went ahead with his business anyway.
And, to make the deal happen, so that you needn't be concerned about any of the above:
http://www.xynames.com/blog/planning-a-new-business-with-one-of-our-domain-names/
4) Consider an equity share deal for the domain name.
5) Consider a payment plan for the domain name.
