That was his (off-the-cuff) asking price, not their offer. They should have countered at $10M, and then paid it -- they would have saved money in the end, and

That was his (off-the-cuff) asking price, not their offer. They should have countered at $10M, and then paid it -- they would have saved money in the end, and had the domain they wanted to boot. But no, they thought it was theirs by right, or something.