How much should I offer for this domain (non-adult)

[J. Falcon]

I'm trying to buy an acquired domain and I need to make an offer to the owner.

It's for a tourism/information/services site about a country (Uruguay) when the official language is Spanish.

TODOURUGUAY.COM


FYI: Todo = All/Everything

It's a nice sounding a domain, an approximate translation would be something along the lines of abouturuguay.com

How much should I offer without overpaying?

Thanks

[slapass]

1500 to 2500 seems to get me most domains that no one wants.

[Barry-xlovecam]

Originally Posted by slapass

1500 to 2500 seems to get me most domains that no one wants.

Where can I get $1.5K to $2.5K for some useless names I am going to let expire

[J. Falcon]

Should I really offer that much? I was thinking 1k max.

[Barry-xlovecam]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Should I really offer that much? I was thinking 1k max.

If you really want it -- start at a few hundred dollars -- 50/50 paypal in front/ on completed transfer

If I owned a name like that:

Updated Date: 10-jun-2014
Creation Date: 09-jun-2004
Expiration Date: 09-jun-2015

his registration fees x2

$250

[javok]

Sabés quién es el dueño?

[Relentless]

Look at all the new TLDs available... Mediocre .coms are going to become less and less useful. Domain Name Registration & Web Hosting for your Website let's you search 500 TLDs at a time.

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by slapass

1500 to 2500 seems to get me most domains that no one wants.

WHERE ??

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by javok

Sabés quién es el dueño?

Yes, I spoke to him already, he wants me to make an offer.

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by Relentless

Look at all the new TLDs available... Mediocre .coms are going to become less and less useful. Domain Name Registration & Web Hosting for your Website let's you search 500 TLDs at a time.

How good a domain is this? Is it mediocre? I think it's pretty good, but not worth more than 1k. How much do you think I should offer?

[javok]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Yes, I spoke to him already, he wants me to make an offer.

He's doing nothing with his domains, I doubt he has received many offers.

I would make a lowball offer, he probably wants to sell.

[charlie g]

Originally Posted by javok

He's doing nothing with his domains, I doubt he has received many offers.

I would make a lowball offer, he probably wants to sell.

yup, I would start at a hundie.

[bns666]

start with a super low offer and ask how much is it far from what he is expecting to get.

btw selling something and expecting a buyer to state a price is lame, when you go to a shop you see all products have prices on them, not that you have to make an offer and wait will they accept it or not.

just imagine that with prostitutes

[charlie g]

Originally Posted by bns666

start with a super low offer and ask how much is it far from what he is expecting to get.

btw selling something and expecting a buyer to state a price is lame, when you go to a shop you see all products have prices on them, not that you have to make an offer and wait will they accept it or not.

just imagine that with prostitutes

actually, that is the way the prostitutes operate where I live. I have had many sour faces after the get $5 bucks in the morning. I hand them my6 card and tell them they need a manager

[VikingMan]

You already messed up by contacting him before making an offer. Now the cunt mother fucker who owns this domain is going to get greedy and convince himself that it is worth a heap of money because someone else wants it. The more time you give this cunt mother fucker who owns this domain the more he will obsess over its value and how much he can get. You could have simply emailed him and said "I am buying some domains and came across blahblahblah.com and can offer you $250. This is usually the biggest amount I am spending on domains as I find most domains off fresh registrations and drops. If you would like me to send you $250 this week let me know. I can pay any and all transaction costs including escrow fees. If now then I wish you the best."

I know this because many times I have been the buyer and also have been the cunt mother fucker who owned a less than stellar domain.

So what happens is either the guy sells you the domain for your offer, ignores you, or you will get an email back asking for just a little bit more money. If he ignores you or comes back with a much higher asking price then you have the option of negotiating more and possibly paying much more. However you just likely missed out on an opportunity to buy the domain for a few hundred dollars.

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

You already messed up by contacting him before making an offer. Now the cunt mother fucker who owns this domain is going to get greedy and convince himself that it is worth a heap of money because someone else wants it. The more time you give this cunt mother fucker who owns this domain the more he will obsess over its value and how much he can get. You could have simply emailed him and said "I am buying some domains and came across blahblahblah.com and can offer you $250. This is usually the biggest amount I am spending on domains as I find most domains off fresh registrations and drops. If you would like me to send you $250 this week let me know. I can pay any and all transaction costs including escrow fees. If now then I wish you the best."

I know this because many times I have been the buyer and also have been the cunt mother fucker who owned a less than stellar domain.

So what happens is either the guy sells you the domain for your offer, ignores you, or you will get an email back asking for just a little bit more money. If he ignores you or comes back with a much higher asking price then you have the option of negotiating more and possibly paying much more. However you just likely missed out on an opportunity to buy the domain for a few hundred dollars.

You're absolutely right.

[Barry-xlovecam]

So in the end, he pays to renew the registration of a name of little value. Dream on, deeper into the hole ... You should just drop the names you register on a whim rather than investing hoping you can unload a dog -- done that plenty of times

[J. Falcon]

When I contacted him he said he would also be interested in developing the site with me.

[VikingMan]

you can have this one for reg fee thingstodouruguaycom or thingstodoinuruguay.com

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

you can have this one for reg fee thingstodoinuruguay.com

yeah I'm thinking that's a bit too long and not as good...

Thanks though...

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

You already messed up by contacting him before making an offer. Now the cunt mother fucker who owns this domain is going to get greedy and convince himself that it is worth a heap of money because someone else wants it. The more time you give this cunt mother fucker who owns this domain the more he will obsess over its value and how much he can get. You could have simply emailed him and said "I am buying some domains and came across blahblahblah.com and can offer you $250. This is usually the biggest amount I am spending on domains as I find most domains off fresh registrations and drops. If you would like me to send you $250 this week let me know. I can pay any and all transaction costs including escrow fees. If now then I wish you the best."

I know this because many times I have been the buyer and also have been the cunt mother fucker who owned a less than stellar domain.

So what happens is either the guy sells you the domain for your offer, ignores you, or you will get an email back asking for just a little bit more money. If he ignores you or comes back with a much higher asking price then you have the option of negotiating more and possibly paying much more. However you just likely missed out on an opportunity to buy the domain for a few hundred dollars.

Sounds good, but when you say "this is the biggest amount I spend on domains" he assumes - this guy really likes the domain as he is offering his max amount right of the bat, this domain must be very good

[J. Falcon]

Funny... AboutUruguay.com was available. I bought that for now.

[ruff]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Funny... AboutUruguay.com was available. I bought that for now.

This is a much better domain than ToDoUruquay.com in my opinion.

[javok]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

Funny... AboutUruguay.com was available. I bought that for now.

Good, work it out using that name. If the project takes off, you can buy anything else later.

[charlie g]

Originally Posted by ruff

This is a much better domain than ToDoUruquay.com in my opinion.

must agree with you. abouturuguay.com is tons better. Good luck with your site!

[EddyTheDog]

Originally Posted by slapass

1500 to 2500 seems to get me most domains that no one wants.

Fuck me I'm rich...

[Relentless]

Originally Posted by J. Falcon

How good a domain is this? Is it mediocre? I think it's pretty good, but not worth more than 1k. How much do you think I should offer?

With the glut of new TLDs and Google paying 25M for the .app TLD, if you are paying more than $100 for a domain name it better be a perfect match for your target or a pronounceable domain that is six letters or less. In pretty much every other case you can buy a new domain without a trainwrecked history that fits your goals on a new TLD or an equally useful alternate .com that is available for ten bucks.

[RummyBoy]

Originally Posted by charlie g

must agree with you. abouturuguay.com is tons better. Good luck with your site!

abouturuguay.com is MUCH better.... good you didn't chase the other one.

[RummyBoy]

Originally Posted by Relentless

In pretty much every other case you can buy a new domain without a trainwrecked history that fits your goals on a new TLD or an equally useful alternate .com that is available for ten bucks.

Yawn......... you'll be a loser if you don't have dot com. Users will get confused, traffic will leak to the dot com version. Its only in very limited cases (like a local business) where an alternative will work well.

[Acepimp]

No way in hell that domain is worth a anything close to 1000. I would offer 100-200 max, but the one you got is better anyway.

[J. Falcon]

Thanks...