Getting a domain that is parked and for sale!

[monkeyhead]

Hi there,
Basically I want to get a domain that I originally owned a few years back. How can I do this when its parked at sedo?
It claims its for sale but I don't want to pay a brokerage fee, I'd rather just get in touch directly instead of having a middle man involved.

The domain in question is mattseymour.co.uk. Its my name ,and I'd like to get a little personal site up and running again

Any guidance of how I go about this is much appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Matt Seymour

 

[Deleted member 5660]

i sent you whois info from another domain they own that includes e-mail and phone.

 

[monkeyhead]

Ahh thank you

Much appreciated!
Matt

 

[NetworkMsia]

best of luck Matt

 

[HuntingMoon]

personal names are up there as far as difficulty procuring. good luck!

 

[monkeyhead]

Ok, I dropped them an email and they said

> Dear Mr. Seymour,
>
> we can offer you to transfer the domain if you agree to cover our
> costs of GBP 200. Alternatively we can offer you to delete our
> registration so you can register the domain for yourself.
>
> Best regards,
> Nancy Fink

200 quid though! Apparently its that much because of the amount of paperwork to transfer it over...
Im not sure what to do. If they are prepared to sell it for 200 but delete it for nothing?!

Any advice?
Many thanks
Matt

 

[copper]

Ok, I dropped them an email and they said


200 quid though! Apparently its that much because of the amount of paperwork to transfer it over...
Im not sure what to do. If they are prepared to sell it for 200 but delete it for nothing?!

Any advice?
Many thanks
Matt

Just because they delete doesn't mean you can register it.
There will be tons of drop catchers and they'll get it before you do.

In my opinion, that's bargain price for you since it's your own name.
Many will ask for much more.