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Congratulations! You just got an offer for a buy out. This could be the best thing that has ever happened to you. Depending on the price and size here, very li
by WORMS_EAT_WORMS 5y ago
Congratulations! You just got an offer for a buy out.
This could be the best thing that has ever happened to you. Depending on the price and size here, very little chance / or unlucky for them to go nuclear option. The last thing they want to do is take this to court and then also lose. Devastating for them to lose and only expensive for you to lose.
Settle here and take the bonus.
How deep do their pockets look and how valuable is this domain to them / you?
0. Get lawyer and do everything through them and through their advice first.
1. Draft a response saying basically over your dead body, make it clear and obvious how likely it is they will lose, and tell them you are prepared to take this to courts for a legal judgment.
Tell them you are reasonable though and give them an option to make a serious offer for purchase at 10x whatever you value it at.
2a. Get offer, negotiate to a value of 0.25-4x (not 10x), accept, move on with your life.
2b. Get sued, win, re-offer sale at 20x. Sell domain at 8-12x.
2c. Get sued, lose, sucks.
- notahacker 5y agoI'd check the specifics of this very carefully with a domain specialist lawyer before making a counter offer, especially one involving setting a large price. One way to make a very weak case that an already-registered domain is being used in "bad faith" against a trademarked entity a bit stronger is to argue that the owner of the domain made an unsolicited request to the trademark holder for payment...
- WORMS_EAT_WORMS 5y agoYes. Exactly (step 0). Anything will be used against you