offers Received $3000 initial offer on ☁ dot ws

[Haris]

Hi

Just received $3000 initial offer on ☁ dot ws. My only emoji domain.

xn--l3h.com 13,600 USD 2016-12-31

Any advice for me?

Thanks.

 

[MapleDots]

Let me add here that an offer through Efty is way different than an offer through a platform like Sedo. With Efty you can offer anybody anything you like and you are not commited to buy. On Sedo you are committed to buy or you get banned.

So getting an offer on Efty has to be taken with a grain of salt. If you say yes right away they could back down because they might think they offered too much.

Personally I would respond like this (I am not telling you how to respond, just stating what I would do)

I would respond with a positive first.

Thank you very much for your offer, it is an offer that is definitely in range of my target selling price.

Then the not so negative

I was thinking more in the $5000 range for this one but if you would like to make the deal fairly fast I could be persuaded to meet you half way for a total selling price of $4000 USD.

This way the buyer can deal and you are not accepting too fast. It is close enough that they probably won't walk and it allows them to realize a discount. The response for me is pretty standard and has been very effective for me when closing deals.

 

[Kate]

Once in a lifetime offer imho. I'd sell in a heartbeat before the other party changes their mind (or sleep off their intoxication)

 

[alcy]

ah ok

well from what I remember about .ws and .ws sales... 3000$ offer is basically something to accept without much thinking.

 

[drsheraz]

Always counter to filter fake buyers.

 

[Bohdan]

I would sell

 

[jideofor]

Purchased for low $xxx, I don't like to accept initial offers but not sure how much I should ask for, maybe buyer has deep pockets, received inquiry via Efty but can't pinpoint who the buyer really is (multiple people with same name).

In whatever you do, don't be too greedy but considerate... Good luck.

 

[Haris]

I can confirm that it's a legit buyer who runs a cloud computing company offering cloud, hosting, web and app development services, but they are a small company.. who posted on their official Twitter and FB over 3 years ago..

 

[SirDrago]

Counter 5.5k settle in the 4,000 range.
Good luck

P.s I think I know the buyer.

 

[hookbox]

I think it's worth more. It's one of those emoji domains that there is no question exactly what you see is exactly what you get. It can't be confused for any thing other then a cloud. That makes a great marketing tool.

 

[hookbox]

Just to add to my original thought. $3,000 is a good offer but any starting offer is not likely their final offer. I'm sure they did some research and know how much the .com sold for. Counter offer with a higher number and see what happens. You have to remember there is no second choice for them. They only have the option to buy this one domain so they are not going to walk away and choose another domain. Worse case you end up with the original offer of $3,000.

 

[gilescoley]

Take the money quick

 

[jideofor]

I would suggest what others have said, take the offer but not so direct.

You can also say something like, I was hoping for a price point of $4000 but can you meet me at $3500?

At least that way, you didn't accept their initial offer, you countered subtly without appearing desperate...

 

[atinc]

I have lost multiple deals by counter offering, sometimes it is better to accept the offer than countering it.
Best of luck

 

[DomainRecap]

I have lost multiple deals by counter offering, sometimes it is better to accept the offer than countering it.

You need to go with your gut and take what you are satisfied with.

One time I got a really nice offer on Sedo, and all logic would entail counter-offering and making sure no money was left on the table, but my spider sense went off and I decided to just accept it.

About a day later I get an email from the the company asking if I can cancel the transaction because they went with another domain, and I just said "I have no say, that's between you and Sedo" - I guess they read them the riot act because a day later the payment was made and I transferred the domain.

Moral of the story: No two domain sales are alike and there is no "paint-by-number" method that works every time.

 

[Haris]

Final update: Followed up multiple times but never received a reply. Will keep renewing until a similar offer comes.

Thanks everyone.

 

[BaileyUK]

Got to accept before they look at other extensions available. keep the reply as if you've slept on it and indeed deliberated about selling. But move it forward.

Reads to me that they have taken a liking without really viewing all their other options

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

On Sedo you are committed to buy or you get banned.

This doesn't help...
I had many non-payers on Sedo... and my friends as well.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

The best protection is on 4.cn (if no changes, this info is from past experience).
You can bid only what you have on your account balance.

 

[JudgeMind]

Either accept the sale price or hold.

If you’d be happy at $3,000 than accept it, if you feel strongly you could get more then counter and stick to your guns.

 

[alcy]

scams happen even through landing pages.. I had a few.. aside from this, there are also the so called not serious buyers.. so imo if u have offer of 3k for a poorly selling tld like this.. then you should not even bother to counter.. and just go for it.. epsecially now that you say they are small.

 

[MapleDots]

This doesn't help...
I had many non-payers on Sedo... and my friends as well.

Agreed but you will get les feel out offers than on Efty.
On Efty one can offer anything and even if the end user specifies 10k you can just input 10k and then in the comments say 5k is my offer. Nothing commits you even to the 5k when the offer is made.

So the 3k could just be a "feel out" offer and there is a risk if one responds too fast with a Yes.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Just ask: if they can increase their offer...
Without any counteroffers.

 

[eurorealtor]

Generally IDNs seems to be pretty slow. I would be happy to get $3k for all mine IDNs combined, but I don't have any emoji tho. Good luck!

 

[alcy]

whats the roi range

hope buyer/venue looks serious