discuss The Dumbest Response to a Domain Name Inquiry

[News]

I have to share what I think is the dumbest response to a domain name inquiry that I have seen in a very long time. I asked about the price of a domain name that had a “for sale” message on its landing page, and here is the response I received: “If you have to ask then you can’t afford it.”

I think this is a pretty dumb response. First off, how is anyone going to know whether or not they can afford a domain name without the price? How else is someone suppose to get the price of the domain name without asking what the owner wants for it?

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[guilty]

HowToLoseaSale101

I understand the frustration some domain investors have because of the low offers they get. However, replying to an offer in such a way is unreasonable. A domainer could lose a six figure sale because of such a reply. If you receive a low offer, either reply with "Sorry, your offer is very low" or just don't reply at all. I remember watching a video of a domain interview with a few of the known domainers. One of them stated that a guy lost a mid-six-figure sale because of his stupid response. Here is the video

 

[hookbox]

I think everyone's looking way to deep into this. Silver doesn't hide who he is when he enquires about domains so the seller knew who he was and knew he wasn't going to pay en enduser price so he gave him a smart ass answer. End of story.

 

[Grilled]

How about this one.. there was a domain that had a for sale page on it, so "this domain is for sale please use this form..", so I contacted the owner from the WHOIS email address only to be told that the domain wasn't for sale at any price.

I was contacted via text message about a domain that had a broken link to a GoDaddy BIN of $999.

First a $100 offer. (Me: No response)
Then a $250 offer (Me: I'm not interested in selling at this time)
Finally a text, "I just bought the domain."

... I then realized I didn't remove the domain from AfterNic. I still honored the $999 sale. (turns out the buyer was a active NP member, and possibly could have gotten the domain for less if he/she contacted me through NP)

 

[Haykay2005]

I was contacted via text message about a domain that had a broken link to a GoDaddy BIN of $999.

First a $100 offer. (Me: No response)
Then a $250 offer (Me: I'm not interested in selling at this time)
Finally a text, "I just bought the domain."

... I then realized I didn't remove the domain from AfterNic. I still honored the $999 sale. (turns out the buyer was a active NP member, and possibly could have gotten the domain for less if he/she contacted me through NP)

I take my time to scan tru my prices. Almost all the time

 

[biggie]

I think everyone's looking way to deep into this. Silver doesn't hide who he is when he enquires about domains so the seller knew who he was and knew he wasn't going to pay en enduser price so he gave him a smart ass answer. End of story.

guess that sums it up

imo...

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

I was interested in a domain. Checked the url site and it said

" This domain for sale for $xxxx when pigs fly!"

So checked the whois. It was public oddly enough so I sent him a pack of bacon via air mail.

Pigs do fly indeed!

 

[MapleDots]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

So funny

 

[briguy]

I was interested in a domain. Checked the url site and it said

" This domain for sale for $xxxx when pigs fly!"

So checked the whois. It was public oddly enough so I sent him a pack of bacon via air mail.

Pigs do fly indeed!

Thanks for the sales page inspiration!

"This domain for sale for the my weight in gold" ..

Yes rude or maybe condesending response to a enquiry email..but maybe the response was made to the belief that the email was a spam/scam? Maybe the guy was getting tons of fake inquiry emails about his domain and was fed up?