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True, many are worthless but of those that are not they simply want too much money. All too often you see a ridiculous price and just accept that domain is neve

by dazc 5y ago

True, many are worthless but of those that are not they simply want too much money. All too often you see a ridiculous price and just accept that domain is never going to be used for anything. I made an offer on a domain once and the immediate response was 'I already have been offered more than this'. Obviously he thought this was some great negotiating technique? As it happened, I didn't increase my offer and, a few months later, the domain dropped and I got it for the basic registration fee. I have had a few good experiences though where the person holding the domain was professional and would accept a reasonable offer but, anecdotally, they are a minority.

Jailbird 5y ago
Any idea how one makes an offer when the details are obfuscated or hidden behind registrar data? I see broker services but that seems for commercial needs (and already more than I would want to pay) (Example: a domain I want is just sitting there. They used to use it but have stopped bothering... maybe now I could make a direct reasonable offer? I don't have any commercial plans so thousands of dollars doesn't work for me. )
- bhartzer 5y ago
  Look up the owner using Whois. There has to be a valid email address that goes to the owner. Even if it’s under privacy it must still work. Emails that don’t work is invalid whois and can be reported to icann. Registrar has to investigate for invalid whois data or the domain will be made available again. So to make an offer just send an email. If they’re interested they’ll most likely get back to you. Most registrars will also get in touch with their customer to see if they want to sell.
kevinventullo 5y ago
I’ve had the same experience. At my previous company, we wanted to register a domain for our team’s project using a (relatively common word).ai domain. The squatter wanted something like $50k for it, which even with our fairly flexible budget we balked at out of principle.

by dazc 5y ago

Jailbird 5y ago

Any idea how one makes an offer when the details are obfuscated or hidden behind registrar data? I see broker services but that seems for commercial needs (and already more than I would want to pay) (Example: a domain I want is just sitting there. They used to use it but have stopped bothering... maybe now I could make a direct reasonable offer? I don't have any commercial plans so thousands of dollars doesn't work for me. )

bhartzer 5y ago
Look up the owner using Whois. There has to be a valid email address that goes to the owner. Even if it’s under privacy it must still work. Emails that don’t work is invalid whois and can be reported to icann. Registrar has to investigate for invalid whois data or the domain will be made available again. So to make an offer just send an email. If they’re interested they’ll most likely get back to you. Most registrars will also get in touch with their customer to see if they want to sell.

kevinventullo 5y ago

I’ve had the same experience. At my previous company, we wanted to register a domain for our team’s project using a (relatively common word).ai domain. The squatter wanted something like $50k for it, which even with our fairly flexible budget we balked at out of principle.