Oh Dear, Approached By A 'top' Acquisition Agent For A Domain - But He Doesn't Have A Budget! Lol

[Bill Roy]

A month ago I received an email from a supposed top acquisition agent enquiring about a domain name I have and asking whether it was for sale. Fine, fair enough, checked him and the company out (just to make sure it wasn't yet another scam attempt), but I had heard of the agent and company before of course.

Everything panned out and it was legit. I replied that the deal would of course have to go via Escrow.com or in this case Sedo would be acceptable as his company was associated with it (actually partly founded by it). Asked him to make an offer and we would see if we were close enough to negotiate. He replied he would contact his client and get back to me ASAP. Well last night still no reply so I sent an email saying I considered the discussion now 'dead'. Quick as grease lightning I get a reply saying that he had not heard back from his client yet and would let them know 'my feelings'.

So this supposedly 'top acquisition agent' takes on a commission to acquire a property without having been given a budget! He really expects me to believe this? (If true it kind of makes me think that perhaps, just 'perhaps' mind you, that the money the client paid for his and his company's services was money truly wasted.)

After ten years in the business I can still be surprised by some of the inane 'lines' I am supposed to swallow by so-called 'professionals'.

 

[Johnn]

He was hired last week and his boss asked him to practice his sale skill on you.

 

[Bill Roy]

John - I really wish that could have been the case, however............ 'HE' is the boss, well of the acquisition department! LOL

 

[Johnn]

If that is the case then he is training his employees how to do with real life examples.

 

[draggar]

SO he wants to buy a domain but has no money?

 

[Bill Roy]

@john Maybe, or perhaps ......................................

Anyway, just found this ironically funny (hence in the 'humour section') that a major acquisition company in the business expects a domainer to accept that they do not have a pre-discussed and pre-set budget from their client when they approach an owner.

@ Dragger - he is an acquisition agent (well known and long standing one at that) working for a client but expects me to believe that a budget was neither arranged or discussed with his client before he approached me. LOL

 

[Theo]

You can try contacting Brewski & Brewski, they get the job done.