Who hates this?

[DarkestWeb]

Any of the rest of you hate to "make offers" on names. I always feel like I'm either a) Going to offend the guy I'm making the offer to with a lowball on what he considers to be worth way more or b) I'm going to way overpay because I didn't want to feel like a)

LOL ok call me a wuss, but damn I like it better when there is a price range

 

[Mr Webname]

Catch22 - no price and some feel the way you do.
Post a price and everyone thinks that they can cut it in half!

 

[Ed30]

I know exactly what you mean - saying "make offers" puts the potential buyer in a situation whereby you go so low that the member never talks to you again or never responds to your offer or you go too high and afterwards think you've paid too much.

 

[JMJ]

You never know how much one would pay. You never know how much one would sell for. So yes it is a catch22.

 

[DomainPairs]

Some names I want to get rid of, and some I don't care if I don't sell them because they will be worth more next year. I take the view that if you are not interested enough in the name to try to buy it, then you won't pay a proper price anyway. Remember, people make offers on names that aren't even for sale.

 

[URLtrader]

Once I offered $300 for a .org and the person wanted $8000. I refused. And got a snap on it. He let it expire and I got it .

 

[Whois-Search]

one guy sent me to www.stupidoffers.com

 

[JMJ]

lmao

 

[BobBob is verified member.]

I loathe it when sellers say "make an offer". My standard reponse is either $1 or $10. They will then usually get offended, to which I respond, "Hey, you said to make an offer, so I did."

The subject has been discussed before and I will state my opinion again.

The SELLER is the one that has the name and THEY should establish the going rate. You do not go into a grocery store having to make an offer on your food do you? Nope. When you go car shopping, prices are put on the automobiles to give a starting point. I will rarely say make an offer for a domain name. On the rare occasion where I do say that, if the interested party presses, I always will state an asking / target price.

The sellers line of thinking is "What if I sell for $100 and they buyer was willing to pay $1000?"

My response: If you were willing to sell for $100 and take a profit in the first place, then you are getting greedy by making the seller go first. Nothing wrong with trying to get $1000 for the name, but say that up front. It would save a lot of time. Additionally, if you are unsure of the value of a domain name, then you need to do more research on it before giving an asking price.

The only caveat to my opinion is if you appraoch a domain name owner who has not listed the name for sale. He is not actively trying to sell the domain name, so the BUYER should start in that instance. If the seller initiates the sale, then they should ALWAYS go first.

My DNF 4 bux worth.

-Bob

 

[DarkestWeb]

I like Bob's explanation and in my dealings with him he acts the way he thinks. On many occassions he's told me a domain was way too expensive for me, and he was right LOL

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

Nah, I don't mind making offers.

And nobody should be 'offended' by receiving unsatisfactory offers. That's just the nature of business negotiation.

Just say: 'No, thank you.'

It really doesn't matter who goes first. Either the buyer and seller agree on price and terms, or they don't. It happens quickly enough.

 

[fizz]

Originally posted by Whois-Search
one guy sent me to www.stupidoffers.com

LOL, love the x-ray of Homer's skull. Click through to dumbcentral.com at the bottom :laugh:

 

[Nexus]

:: cackling while slapping his knee :: I love F***YouPayMe.com (affiliate site of StupidOffers.com and DumbCentral.com) Good laugh for the day. My policy is "why not"? I e-mail people with offers all the time, even if I'm not *that* interested. Some people have silly ideas about what a domain is worth... you tell me, is FreeWhy.com worth more than $150 in any capacity? Dunno... I think not, but... t'ain't mine I realize.

~ Nexus

 

[mole]

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