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Received my first offer for my domain...How should I go about selling this?

by RobNS
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Hello everyone,

I just received an email from someone interested in buying a domain that I own. I am very new to all of this, so I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. They asked what my asking price is, and asked if I would take an offer of low to mid $x,xxx, which I would gladly be willing to do. What should I do to make sure this is legit, and that I could get the best deal possible? Thank you very much.
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  • Profile picture of the author RobNS
    Ughh nevermind, it's an appraisal scam... Got my hopes up too
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  • Profile picture of the author cpadualcore
    If your client is interested in closing the deal, always insist payments through escrow service for a safer side.
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  • Profile picture of the author mbarty2010
    Originally Posted by RobNS View Post

    Hello everyone,

    I just received an email from someone interested in buying a domain that I own. I am very new to all of this, so I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. They asked what my asking price is, and asked if I would take an offer of low to mid ,xxx, which I would gladly be willing to do. What should I do to make sure this is legit, and that I could get the best deal possible? Thank you very much.
    It is probably a scam. If you agree, they might ask you to appraise the domain from a third party provider which will cost you a couple of hundreds of bucks.
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  • Profile picture of the author wealthydon
    send the prospective buyer an email thanking them
    for their interest in your domain name.

    let them know you will be using a secured
    payment system like escrow.com

    if they request domain appraisal ask them to
    do it and deduct the cost from your asking price.

    but never let them use their preferred domain
    appraisal site. you can use sedo.com

    you never can tell if a buyer is a con artist or not.

    just do your due diligence and be wary of possible
    scams. period.
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    • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
      Originally Posted by wealthydon View Post

      if they request domain appraisal ask them to
      do it and deduct the cost from your asking price.
      That's the important part. Just for anyone who isn't familiar with it, a very common scam goes this way. They want you to get it appraised at a site they trust. The appraisal is cheap compare to what they are offering.

      You pay for it then they decide not to go through with the purchase. The appraisal site gives them an affiliate commission or whatever. Maybe they own it.

      Not saying this is a scam, but would certainly want to check closely.
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    • Profile picture of the author Peter Gehr
      Great tips and input on the sale of domains process. I haven't done any myself as yet, but have been considering this option for some of my domains.

      Setting up secure payment sounds good too.

      Paypal should do the trick though, right?
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      • Profile picture of the author cpadualcore
        Originally Posted by Peter Gehr View Post

        Great tips and input on the sale of domains process. I haven't done any myself as yet, but have been considering this option for some of my domains.

        Setting up secure payment sounds good too.

        Paypal should do the trick though, right?
        If I were u, I won't choose Paypal as the payment method. They send us money and then claim a PP dispute after getting our domain/site. 90% of times we will lose the dispute.

        They get the stuffs FREE

        Paypal Suckz for Digital Goods
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
    I am sorry to hear about the scam Rob. If you need any help with domains I can help!

    If you want to share your domain name, I can help you appraise it for free.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarah Bosen
    Too bad its a scam.
    If it weren't use escrow.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Originally Posted by RobNS View Post

    Hello everyone,

    I just received an email from someone interested in buying a domain that I own. I am very new to all of this, so I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. They asked what my asking price is, and asked if I would take an offer of low to mid ,xxx, which I would gladly be willing to do. What should I do to make sure this is legit, and that I could get the best deal possible? Thank you very much.
    Yeah ... sounds like the appraisal scam that Gene Pimentel warned us about yesterday going around.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Mayo
    Your email matches the scam going around.
    Here is the thread that Suzanne was talking about that Gene posted.

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...new-twist.html

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