Inquiring about purchasing a domain

[draggar]

I run a website that uses a .net tld. The .com is an "active" website that hasn't been updated in a year and a half (I'm sure it's safe to say that it isn't being used anymore?).

I have a good estimate on what my site makes per month but I was wondering what I should offer for the .com?

The .net is making about $3-$5 a month in AdSense. My site averages 25-40 visitors a day (weekdays, since the game isn't over the weekend traffic drops to <10 a day).

My site is based on a local game show from a popular morning radio show (if you listen to P&YR, you know the show) and it seems that the current .com site is similar but with a different radio show (in a different area in the country).

I'm thinking of starting with $50 - ~12 month's revenue(for my site) and lower than a drop-catch fee but I don't want to insult the person with what they might think is a low-ball offer (I've had this before).

Edit: The .com expires next summer and I've set up an alert though domain tools with it.
Thoughts? (Yes, I know the rule "Can't tell without the domain name" applies here, it's a 3 word phrase).

 

[Biggie]

just send an email asking if they are interested in selling the domain, without mentioning a price or the website...theirs or yours.

if they reply, then go from there.

 

[hugegrowth]

Find out what their price is, don't make an offer. If it's decent then buy, or counter offer with what you think is fair, and let them know you can't go any higher. If the name isn't doing anything for them then $100 might do it these days. I think if you were going to contact someone about a domain then you should at least be willing to pay $100, I know that's how I'd feel. $50 isn't worth the hassle of dealing with a stranger out of the blue. Curious to hear what others have to say.

 

[INVIGOR]

There is no boilerplate way to go about this. Make brief contact via email, without any reference to trying to acquire their name, but rather inquiring who is in charge of their website and/or domain. When you find out who that person is, CALL THEM.

 

[Johnn]

Send them an email and tell them that you want to sell your .net name for $19. Then ask if they want to sell the .com. You may get it for $29.

 

[south]

Send them an email and tell them that you want to sell your .net name for $19. Then ask if they want to sell the .com. You may get it for $29.

Sneaky. I like it!

 

[Johnn]

It works for me a couple of times. Many people still think it worth a little more than the registration fees and I am so generous with my offer.

 

[wussadotcom]

Send them an email and tell them that you want to sell your .net name for $19. Then ask if they want to sell the .com. You may get it for $29.

What if they say they want the .net and ask you how much for it?:smilewinkgrin: