Am I a fool but he was ill.

[zangief]

Today I got a letter from an end user for one of my not favorite domains.
it was saying :
"then got ill and my registration lapsed."

My one side said hey want more , my other side told me hey he was ill.
And I decided to take his offer and did not wanted more.

What are your thoughts ?

 

[GUA]

Wll either he has conned you into selling cheap, or you have helped a genuine guy. Either way you have lost out on potential proft.

 

[jasdon11]

There are some big domainers who'll tell you all sorts of things to get a domain. End of the day though, if you were happy with the price, it doesn't matter what he told you.

 

[draggar]

There are some big domainers who'll tell you all sorts of things to get a domain. End of the day though, if you were happy with the price, it doesn't matter what he told you.

That's a great way to look at it.k:

 

[acronym007]

Today I got a letter from an end user for one of my not favorite domains.
it was saying :
"then got ill and my registration lapsed."

My one side said hey want more , my other side told me hey he was ill.
And I decided to take his offer and did not wanted more.

What are your thoughts ?

I don't recommend you do that often or you'll lose money in this business. People often use social engineering to obtain their desired domain for a cheaper price. They play with people's emotions. I agree with Jason also, if your happy with the price that is good thing and it's no big deal. In the future remember every domain has a price, regardless of the buyer's condition or status it doesn't change the value of the domain name.

 

[LewR]

Since the deal is complete - it must have been good for both of you - and that is a good thing!!!

 

[Sonny Banks]

There are some big domainers who'll tell you all sorts of things to get a domain. End of the day though, if you were happy with the price, it doesn't matter what he told you.

Agree!
I heard so many fantasy stories of peoples taht wanted buy a domain...one said me he loose the home in a tsunami
With some research I've found he live in Beverly Hills.

 

[james2002]

You can easily check whether he was previous owner. If he is right, then you might want to look at his offer in more sympathatic way.

 

[DomainsInc]

Big question is, what was the domain?

 

[zangief]

Actually I checked and saw that I could get more , but the offer was nice for the domain,too.I took my lesson and next time I'll be more evil
Domainsinc I am waiting payment from the buyer , when everything is done I'll pm you the name.

thanks for your comments.

 

[Theo]

Did I tell you the story about how I let CNN.com and IBM.com lapse?

One fine day in the late 1980s I woke up with fever and.....

 

[dreamscape]

Seems like these pity party stories are pretty common in domaining...

 

[Raider]

In the future remember every domain has a price, regardless of the buyer's condition or status it doesn't change the value of the domain name.

Agree, Stick to this rule and you wont feel burned afterwards.

Recently, I had a guy inquire about a single word generic, he claimed his name was "johnMYDOMAIN" strange word for a last name... Anyway, the domain had an appraisal so I attached it and asked in the range of the SSV price, he writes back and says appraisals are worthless and a domain is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay, at that point, it was obvious I was dealing with a reseller, one who uses a Gmail address BTW.

 

[A D]

At the end of the day, you can sleep well knowing you did what you believed was right.

It doesn't matter what his motives were, yours were pure.

That's what counts.

-=DCG=-

 

[acronym007]

At the end of the day, you can sleep well knowing you did what you believed was right.

It doesn't matter what his motives were, yours were pure.

That's what counts.

-=DCG=-

I agree about the seller's motive is what matters.

BUT you must get a million of those though, right? I know I have gotten so many of these and my domains suck compared to yours. Then after being 5 years or so in the business it's hard to say even one of those stories were true. A few of them I replied to and even called to see if I could help personally with their tragedy only to discover I was being rooked. Sad but people do use emotion to make a swift business deal. The bad part of money, greed.

 

[stewie]

At the end of the day, you can sleep well knowing you did what you believed was right.

It doesn't matter what his motives were, yours were pure.

That's what counts.

-=DCG=-

I agree ... I personally have returned a domain to the previous owner for very little above my cost.

I feel good about it...I really believe in Karma!!!


Good Luck :yo:

 

[dreamscape]

I agree ... I personally have returned a domain to the previous owner for very little above my cost.

Meanwhile he turns around and sells it for 10x's what he paid you for it... LOL
:lol:

 

[copper]

As long as you are happy about it.
That's all it matters

 

[ezimedia]

HI

As long as you did not loose money and if you made some good to.... but if you think the name was worth a lot more then next time.. I would try to get a bit more...

Because even if the person that owned it before was ill I am sure he has family that could have renewed it for him/her

Thanks
Tom

 

[wussadotcom]

What the seller thinks is the most important. I would have done some small research yet before taking any sort of action. However it doesn't matter now. Believe in yourself I say