Someone Contacted Me to Buy My Domain Name. . . Help!

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I got an email from someone who claim to be a domain investor and is interested in buying my domain.

I have replied, but something troubles me. When I typed the url with which he sent the email(inquiry), I was redirected to a webhosting company.

What does this mean? Why would someone wanting to do business do a thing like that? I was expecting a direct link to the url, but I got a re-direct.
Any advice will be appreciated.
#main internet marketing discussion forum #buy #contacted #domain
  • Banned
    Could mean something and then again maybe not. Here's what to be aware of ... if they ask you for an appraisal and suggest one or two appraisal companies ....
    run
    don't respond back and don't get the appraisal
    It's the age old appraisal scam

    They own the phony appraisal companies and once you pay for the appraisal, you'll never hear from them again.

    Also remember that if you're using Paypal, they can file a dispute if they are dishonest, so for any domain sale involving a larger amount of money, I use escrow.com.
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    • There is another way to show them the "right way" if they require appraisal: tell them do pay for the appraisal, and if they want to buy the domain afterwards, you will deduct the price of the appraisal from the domain price. Otherwise the appraisal is on them, also if the appraisal is more expensive than the domain itself. If they are fake, you'll never hear from them again.
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  • Thanks Suz. They ask how much I am selling the domain name for and the url was redirected to a webhosting site.

    What do you think? Its my first time with domaining.
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    • Jideofor, how can i contact you? I'm Rotimi from Naija
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    Give them a price and see how it goes from there and report back here to get input on whether it looks fishy. A webhosting company can buy domains like anyone else, so that isn't necessarily a bad sign.
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  • Yeah, thanks. He was referring me to an appraisal service. I guess you said that.

    He also asked me how I want to receive my pay ,even after I had indicated that in my previous email.

    And he said he was thinking within the price range of 6k-8k and that I could up my price if the appraisal service verifies its quality to range but I could also give a 6% discount.

    I just told him am no longer interested and ended it there.

    Thank you, Suz. I really appreciate the save.
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    • Banned
      Those appraisal scammers usually offer a really nice price to make it very tempting to get that appraisal. Glad you didn't get taken.
  • Rotimi, just PM me but seriously, I got too many irons in the fire. I hope I could help you out.

    Regards.
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    • Cant pm, dont have up to 50posts yet
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  • Banned
    I think Gene Pimentel has some tricks for selling faster on Sedo. I just list them and wait to be contacted if someone wants to buy them. I list them as make an offer rather than placing a price on them.

    I've also sold domains on afternic.com.
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    I think Gene Pimentel has some tricks for selling faster on Sedo. I just list them and wait to be contacted if someone wants to buy them. I list them as make an offer rather than placing a price on them.

    I've also sold domains on afternic.com.
  • Another thing you can do when you get emails like this is Google part of the email. Often you will find discussions on these emails and be able to realize quickly if some of them are scams or not.
  • When you list on Sedo, you will have 4 to 10 times the sales ratio if you use a "buy now" price. Potential buyers know what they want and just want to buy with the least amount of hassle. They gravitate toward listings where they can buy without the clumsy negotiation process.

    If you have a truly exceptional domain that would get a lot of attention from many potential buyers, then it would be worth using the "make offer" option.
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  • I know I am super late to the party but I really appreciate this thread. There were some true gems of info in here. Thanks!
  • Domain case ebook is one great resource here which anyone can learn from ....

    Buying & selling domains can be a good business for someone but that requires concentrating upon the buying factor of value you are going to purchase !!!
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