GreyWing

Is it just me or when people come to buy names, the alarm bells start ringing when they claim to be students and can't afford much or for a charity. This says to me that they know the value of domains and want to try and mitigate the prices.

So it's ironic that I have found it is those who just offer £50 and say nothing, are actually the people with little funds or knowledge of domain prices.

That might be just my findings... but I get a few of this type of thing.

Latest comment in "Poor student wanting domain for app site."

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domainseller200

They must be doing the rounds as I have had the same this week and last week :

Hi i was woundering if you can help me im a webdesign student and i need to buy a domain for my webdesign test over the next week. I seen you have xxxxxx.org.uk is it possible you would take £400 , also. If you have any other xxxx domain let me know and please send a list with prices. Thanks a lot for your help

Sigh.....

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pred

yes, they are doing rounds
this one below wasn't to email from whois but to my main business site

Dear Sirs



How much would it cost to buy ;

(i have removed domains, one is a plural one word generic product domain and another 2 domains , .co.uk and .com variants)


I am not rich and I would be starting a small business on a shoestring, so
if the price is unrealistic I will have to simply choose a different name!



Best wishes



Cathy Ashley



(needless to say I deleted email)

Brassneck

I got that one this week too - and ended up making a sale. I probably undersold (as usual) but at the end of the day I made a tidy profit as it was a free to reg when I acquired it.

Stephen.

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Edwin

Why care? I quote the same price regardless of how the approach is worded. You'd be amazed how many "poor students" magically find the money when you realise you're not going to fall for that line.

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accelerator

Same. I don't take much notice of any fanciful tales, I just give them my price. Most of the time I'm just pleased to have received an enquiry!!

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pred

I didn't think Frank's was too bad an email, 400 is not bad starting point for a .org.uk

the email I got was pisstake though as they were saying if unrealistic, and saying they had no money and would go take a ftr lol, and were after on the top percentile domains and a few others lol
and its not even for sale!

also clearly a scam gmail address
scum

GreyWing

I do realise what you are saying Edwin, if you work on one factor of pricing a domain and I know that works for you. But I prefer to work on the "3 worth principle" when pricing a name.

1) What it is worth to me... do I need it, will I ever use it, do I think the value will go up in future.

2) What it is worth to them...... Have they already started branding, is their time in hunting for another domain going to cost them more than just paying more for the domain.

3) What it is worth to everyone else.... If the deals fall through, what are the chances of selling it to somebody else i.e what would the average joe pay for it.


But more the reason for the initial post was that those that try to mitigate the prices to start with tend to have more cash than those that just offer a small amount and the irony behind it.

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Blossom

Exactly, if they were a student doing a project then why spend any more than reg fee

Unless they're teaching proper things like web business skills these days (which they should totally do).

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pred

also the domain they were trying to buy was top end .com and not even for sale
thats the annoying thing
and had obviosuly mined all the possible combos and realised i owned other variants. all generic

i'm sure they will be contacting many other domain owners, they got a simple blank from me

i hope they contact Denny
he won't be so cordial
d n f members will know him