Making offers for domains in writing

[accelerator]

Hi All

In searching for valuable domain names, I have found some of interest where they aren't being used, aren't up for sale and aren't expiring soon.

I was thinking of writing to the registrant to make them an offer. I was just wondering if anyone else out there has used this (low-tech!) technique and had much success with it?

Cheers

accelerator

 

[charlie]

i would have thought that this would be one of the best ways? I've left my contact details on the whois records just for this reason - not that i've had any offers yet!!


just in case: anyone want one of mine then email

 

[retired_member27]

I have done that many times, if they bother to reply they either say the domain is not for sale or they just put a really high price on it because they assume you are an end user, so my success rate = 0.

 

[singlefile]

I recently did this and made the owner an opening offer of £5,000 for their domain, which is currently 'suspended' and is one that I would say would fetch £25,000+ on Sedo. The 'whois' details were enough for me to be able to contact the owner easily.

Their reply was criminally insane:

"... No thanks, I'd just rather let it expire and go on a first come, first served basis."

What a knobhead; must be on a mind bending course of either prescription, or class A, drugs.

 

[Edwin]

That reply looks very familiar - I think we must have contacted the same person!

 

[charlie]

probably got a few letters, emails and aeroplane banner fly-bys! hence the response - overhelmed!

 

[singlefile]

That reply looks very familiar - I think we must have contacted the same person!

Yes, a case of, 'great minds thinking alike' I'm sure!

 

[bb99]

What's the domain name ?

 

[singlefile]

What's the domain name ?

Nice try mate!

 

[Godfrey]

I once contacted the owner of the business that was no longer in existence who had a 4 letter .co.uk domain. He asked for £100, I offered £50 and he said "yeah ok".

I sold the domain for £15,000

 

[James]

I feel sorry for the guy!

 

[pheasantplucker]

I once contacted the owner of the business that was no longer in existence who had a 4 letter .co.uk domain. He asked for £100, I offered £50 and he said "yeah ok".

I sold the domain for £15,000

Obviously a proud moment for you but gloating might not be a great idea, having a stunning deal like this is great but personally I would also feel a little guilty that I didn't offer a fair price.

 

[retired_member27]

And thats exactly why the domain reselling business has such a bad reputation.

It reminds me of the guy who owns mp3.com, he bought that domain off somebody whose name initials were mp and he was the third, i.e. richard the third. Anyway just before anybody knew that a new audio file was to be called mp3 he offered to buy the domain for a very small sum and it was transfered to him in just the nick of time. I think I remember reading that he felt really guilty about it, but at the end off the day if he didn't do it somebody else would have done. I bet mp the third wakes up every single day and kicks him self for throwing away a fortune.

 

[aquanuke]

Has the guy got your address. He might read this thread and come round with a baseball bat.

 

[SF]

It doesnt look like Godfrey is making a good start

 

[jonno]

Has the guy got your address. He might read this thread and come round with a baseball bat.

business is business - as i understand it it was his choice to sell the tomain at that price so what's so currupt about it

 

[Godfrey]

This was years ago and I didnt actually understand the value of what I had acquired. At the time I thought that £50 was a fair price.

Besides who i bought it from was the director of a multi million £ business. It was peanuts to them. I would have felt guilty if it was an individual. The £££ wouldnt have went to him but to shareholders.