closed icruised.com Fast HELP Needed! Am I doing the right thing???

HaveDots · Mar 26, 2011

icruised.com

I have an offer for $500 for this domain. The buyer has already initiated the transaction through escrow.com. All left to do is for me to agree and click send. But, I am having second thoughts. Can someone PLEASE appraise this domain name? Am I selling too low? (By the way, this is my first sale). Thanks!!!!!

Rockefeller · Mar 26, 2011

Take it and run

HaveDots · Mar 26, 2011

Thanks Rockefeller. I REALLY appreciate the reply. I just got a little nervous about it when I saw that the buyer's email address was different in the escrow account than the one he has been communicating to me with. So, I looked up the whois on the .com for the different email address. It turns out to be a domain that's been registered at godaddy since 2003. That sent up a red flag because the buyer told me he doesn't know anything about buying a domain name.

I've also talked to him on the phone a few times and he seems legit. Says he's buying the domain for his college age daughter.

So thanks again for your reply. I feel better at least knowing that someone agrees that I'm not selling low.

I'd appreciate any other help.

hugegrowth · Mar 26, 2011

If that is his first offer I'd ask for more. Maybe ask for $1000, or whatever you're happy with. He may counter with a higher amount than $500, meet your price, or say no - in which case you'd still likely get the $500. Never accept the first offer on an unsolicited enquiry.

Spending $500 on a domain for his college daughter? Sounds like the one about the guy buying a domain for his wife's market in Peru.

It is a decent domain related to travel and the cruise industry.

HaveDots · Mar 26, 2011

Hello Hugegrowth. Actually his opening offer was $350 and I countered with $700. We settled on $500. I agree about the domain being decent... it has several possibilities like a cruise forum or a site for people to show off their cruise pics, first hand advice about the best cruises, etc. As I said, this is my first sale so this is a learning experience for me. I would have loved to get $1k but the guy wasn't going to go anywhere near that figure. I'm looking at it like I turned a $10 hand reg into $500, so I feel okay with that. Just hope it's all legit. I will be nervous about it until the escrow transaction is complete and I have the hot cash in my hand.

Thanks for your great input. It is very much appreciated!