discuss What do these inquirers buy when their deals with us fall apart?

[xynames]

What I’d love to find out is - when these end user guys offer say, 500 for a domain that I want 3000 for, then they won’t go over 1000 and the deal falls apart - do they revert to buying some crap reg fee domain or do they end up spending that 500 for something they didn’t like as much as my domain?

In other words, do these inquirers set their hearts on getting the domain of their choice cheap and then if unable just give up and get something “free”? Because I’ve received more than once that line of, “If I can’t get your domain for ____ I’ve already got two [or three, or four!] domains I’ve picked up for ten bucks each that I’ll just use.”

 

[elevator]

You know end users choice is paramount, it usually happend when they do not have experience of what any premium domain can.offer them.

You need to convince them and let them know the benefits they can derive from getting your domain and that which they can not get from any new hand regged, such as reduced ads cost and etc.

In short, you need to try your best to convince them and if they are not convince, then just take it that the the best is yet to come.

Cheers.

 

[xynames]

I just wonder. Of course I give it my all but no one closes each deal. What I wonder is if it doesn’t work out with me for a premium domain, do they go get a free (crappy) one or...a cheaper premium domain?

 

[Kuffy]

They probably buy a bottle of scotch, now if only you could get to them when they have drunk it.

 

[WatchDogue]

Good question and it has been a while since I had that type of seller / non-buyer exchange occur.

In one instance the non - buyer purchased the " same domain name " with a generous sprinkling of dashes.

He wanted a domain we used as a re-direct to a site and we were miles apart close price - wise. Believe his " name with dashes " was used for a year or two max.

 

[xynames]

Just had one who wanted to buy a $3000. domain for $300.

The $300. domains are junk someone bought very recently for ten dollars trying to push for $300., so this inquirer might as well just buy something for ten dollars.

 

[BaileyUK]

I think a lot of the 'fixed offers' come from fellow domainers chancing their arm. Hence there's no negotiation they just move on and make another dozen or so low offers elsewhere. With the same "I've got many options" tag-line

*Obviously slightly different if you can tie-down the email address to a commercial entity

 

[xynames]

What’s interesting is that what I wrote elsewhere in a different thread:

Yes, too many new domainers jump on a variation, such as the singular or the plural or adding or removing a letter, or adding or removing a word, or changing the order of the words, or a different extension, of some name that sold for a lot in the past, thinking that the variation that has been sitting unregistered all these years must be worth something too. Brandables aside (which are hit or miss anyway), It ain’t necessarily so!

also applies to these same inquirers - who convince themselves that the crap that they hand register or pick up cheap that resembles the premium domain they weren’t willing to pay for - can get the job done just as well.

 

[Asfas1000]

Someone (not a domainer) is offering $250 for my domain, I ask $1,000, he goes with the same SLD in another TLD, says he's happy with it, but still wants my .com, but still won't go above $250

 

[bluemeteor]

I winder they might just get the hyphen version. Ive come across a few sites using the hyphen ones, while the no - version was available or got expeird.
Also there are many OK names available. I have some in my list. They are not the best thus may not be easy to sell. But definitely workable.