discuss So what do you do when previous owner contacts you to get name back?

[alcy]

just curious what you reply if anything.. when previous owner writes you couple days after you just regged freshly expired name... saying he forgot to renew it.... due to illness..

if its decent name you see good potential for in future, do you stick to your price on it even if you believe his story... or do you offer him special discount... or do you plain not believe the story?

its not a tm or anything like that..

thought I'd hear some other views as this is first for me... plus people may learn from thread.

cheers

 

[Ategy]

I'm actually in the middle of an incoming negotiations via GoDaddy's Buy Service (wow are they ever ridiculously slow when it comes to communications).

It was the GD agent who told me the guy is the former owner. I felt a little bad, but the (mid $xxx) opening offer was just too low for me to even consider. I told the agent that I'm flexible in my price a bit, but that $xxx simply wasn't going to move it.

The buyer now is into low $xxxx .. below what I would have set as my retail price .. but still into a territory where it's a reasonable number.

Also got more info from the agent/broker .. turns out the buyer originally used their service to acquire the domain the year before .. and contacted the agent the next day after it left his account .. I'm definitely going to be flexible and cut him a deal .. left to be seen the final price .. Steamie still needs his treats (and I still need to pay for all my flood damage)!

 

[Kate]

The domain name probably was not used much, if in doubt you can check archive.org or google cache.
The previous owner may simply be infatuated with a long-held domain. Like so many domainers clinging on to bad names.

 

[Name Trader]

Personally. I don't buy any sob stories. I also take the rough with the smooth, if I lose a domain I wanted to keep. It's my fault I let it drop and it got bid up to 10k on DropCatch

Receiving sob stories has happened less than a handful of times to me. I quote them my usual retail price, and negotiate down. Any negative comments from the buyer, and I usually shut down negotiations. I don't have the time to waste listening to other peoples sob stories, and respond to them, delaying the inevitable, no sale. Most times the prospects don't want to pay anywhere near market levels. So ta-ra!

Does that make me cold-hearted?

 

[IMEZI]

I bought a domain for $1500. Many years later I had someone call and explain his partner sold the domain without his permission. He seemed sincere, was nice and cordial in the conversation, so I proceeded to try to help him.

I offered the domain to him for the price I paid, $1500. The seemingly sincere and cordial person erupted into a moment of completely losing control of emotions. It was nasty. I never really understood what he was yelling, but he implied I should give him the domain.

it could the very same person who sold it at the first place LOL