One potential buyer didn’t get upset when I quoted him a price he couldn’t afford.
Every domain name investor has dealt with angry people inquiring about buying domain names.
You quote them a price; they tell you to flip off (or something along those lines).
In the spirit of Christmas, I’d like to share a response I received last week after I quoted a $12,000 price for a domain name:
Hi Andrew: Wow. I wish I could, but I can’t at that price. Thank you for your time. I congratulate you on having the foresight to reserve names. I hope you make a bundle.
Sure beats the usual “You’re just a dirty scumbag cybersquatter!”.
Larry says
Little tip here (I have been doing this since the 90’s) you might want to qualify (and sizeup) the lead before you even quote a price. By doing that you will not only avoid sticker shock but be in a better position to quote a price.
Daniel says
What do you do to qualify them?
Larry says
In so many words you ask them for example what they intend to use the domain name for. Even if they are not truthful you can use that to flush them out later down the line if it is ever needed.
Ryan says
Most leads are coming from India now, every morning 99.9% from developing countries where economies of scale do not match, it is a lot of work to downgrade them all to unsold.
jalagna says
I think that more and more people are beginning to understand the value behind quality domain names.
Kevin Murphy says
Looks more like passive-aggressive than polite.
Andrew Allemann says
Typical cynical Brit.
Will says
Thanks for sharing, He was pretty honest about not being able to afford it. A good follow up will be what price range is he at and see if there is a possibility of common ground. Someone who is interested will definitely give their offer it is that simple. Then it just comes down to agreeing on a price. =-D
– Will