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> Merryman responded on July 1: “The price for wormhole.com is a firm US $ 50,000. -Dick-.” > Merryman hadn’t been serious about selling, he said, throwing out

> Merryman responded on July 1: “The price for wormhole.com is a firm US $ 50,000. -Dick-.” > Merryman hadn’t been serious about selling, he said, throwing out what he viewed as a high offer to get them to go away. If he wasn't serious about selling, he should have said so and moved on. It seems smarmy to quote an offer price without a sincere intent to sell.

djohnston 4y ago
Sure, that's the most you can say. Without a signed agreement he has no obligation to listen to them or sell.
- rosndo 4y ago
  Why would an email not be an agreement?
  - djohnston 4y ago
    Its not legally binding, are you asking why an email isn't legally binding?
    - rosndo 4y ago
      Yeah, why not?
      - ipaddr 4y ago
        Because a window isn't a door
        rosndo 4y ago
        So you don’t actually know?
AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
"smarmy" is not illegal. It's also not a binding contract.
boesboes 4y ago
I dunno, as long as there is no contract I dont see why he can’t reconsider. I mean, offers are retracted all the time
copperx 4y ago
I think we've found the potential buyer.
netram88 4y ago
>It seems smarmy to quote an offer price without a sincere intent to sell. Merryman is 79, and receiving emails about selling the domain he's owned for decades. He has never asked for these emails, and just wants to be left alone. He throws a highball offer, hoping they'll go away. He then clarifies that he doesn't want to sell, which he is of course fully allowed to do. Then they sue him. I would say there are smarmy actions in here, but not on the part of Merryman.
- shepardrtc 4y ago
  > He then clarifies that he doesn't want to sell He increased the price to 100k, then 200k, then said no.
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juancb 4y ago
Perhaps a more direct "fuck off" would have been better? View it from the eyes of a guy that retired in 2001, or any reasonable person, and $50k for a domain is an absurd amount that should have been tantamount to "I'm not selling, take off."
- rosndo 4y ago
  >or any reasonable person There are many reasonable people who understand that $50k is nothing for a decent domain name.
  - cbozeman 4y ago
    And I guarantee you there are far more reasonable people who don't.
    - mr_toad 4y ago
      Not knowing what something is worth won’t get you out of a contract.
Jaepa 4y ago
I think he was serious about selling it. But he was so severely low-balled initially that he doesn't trust Jump to give him a fair price. Jump's original bid is 2,500 dollars.

djohnston 4y ago

Sure, that's the most you can say. Without a signed agreement he has no obligation to listen to them or sell.

rosndo 4y ago
Why would an email not be an agreement?
- djohnston 4y ago
  Its not legally binding, are you asking why an email isn't legally binding?
  - rosndo 4y ago
    Yeah, why not?
    - ipaddr 4y ago
      Because a window isn't a door
      - rosndo 4y ago
        So you don’t actually know?

AdmiralAsshat 4y ago

"smarmy" is not illegal. It's also not a binding contract.

boesboes 4y ago

I dunno, as long as there is no contract I dont see why he can’t reconsider. I mean, offers are retracted all the time

copperx 4y ago

I think we've found the potential buyer.

netram88 4y ago

>It seems smarmy to quote an offer price without a sincere intent to sell. Merryman is 79, and receiving emails about selling the domain he's owned for decades. He has never asked for these emails, and just wants to be left alone. He throws a highball offer, hoping they'll go away. He then clarifies that he doesn't want to sell, which he is of course fully allowed to do. Then they sue him. I would say there are smarmy actions in here, but not on the part of Merryman.

shepardrtc 4y ago
> He then clarifies that he doesn't want to sell He increased the price to 100k, then 200k, then said no.
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juancb 4y ago

Perhaps a more direct "fuck off" would have been better? View it from the eyes of a guy that retired in 2001, or any reasonable person, and $50k for a domain is an absurd amount that should have been tantamount to "I'm not selling, take off."

rosndo 4y ago
>or any reasonable person There are many reasonable people who understand that $50k is nothing for a decent domain name.
- cbozeman 4y ago
  And I guarantee you there are far more reasonable people who don't.
  - mr_toad 4y ago
    Not knowing what something is worth won’t get you out of a contract.

Jaepa 4y ago

I think he was serious about selling it. But he was so severely low-balled initially that he doesn't trust Jump to give him a fair price. Jump's original bid is 2,500 dollars.