Annoying: Domainers with even crappier names

Lol...I've had that happen before, then I got smart and starting buying the private whois feature with each domain purchase going forward.

luv2b3fun said:

Lol...I've had that happen before, then I got smart and starting buying the private whois feature with each domain purchase going forward.

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I have private whois but they still send it to the domain privacy email which gets forwarded to me.

That happens to me everyday, all day long! I keep thinking there must be some get rich quick Guru telling all these suckers to do this to make them rich, lol.

Get tons of them. Would like to respond this name sucks, quit while your ahead etc... but have never responded to one solicitation spammed to me.

Selling used cars is easy as ya go to KBB insert year/model/mileage/options and there's your price. Fact is based on how many domains/portfolios I've seen come my way in 14 years that the minority of domainer's actually invest in domains that make business sense, get them in the distribution channels, know how to price/negotiate etc... so you have quite a few only making GoDaddy etc... rich on awful registrations that need to be spammed as no quality in the domain and quality is the most important factor to success.

Did have 1 come through that was similar to one of my developed sites, didn't respond, put it on stalk mode and scooped it up expired so that 1 spam was useful for me anyway.

Unfortunately these emails are a way of life if you own domains, and the more you own, the more of those emails you will get. I've been getting those types of emails for as long as I can remember, probable a dozen years +.

One thing that I get a kick out of, is when someone sends me one of those emails trying to sell me a domain that isn't even registered yet. They wait till I say I am interested, then they go register it at some point after that.

I've actually thought about replying a few times and tell them that I am very interested but they need to show proof of ownership first. Then they go register the name and contact me back with their proof, then I could say I had a change of heart and that someone else has a better name. Then thank then for their time. I haven't actually done it, but thought of it a few times.

Payback for spam = reg fee for a domain they won't be able to sell!

affable said:

One thing that I get a kick out of, is when someone sends me one of those emails trying to sell me a domain that isn't even registered yet. They wait till I say I am interested, then they go register it at some point after that.

I've actually thought about replying a few times and tell them that I am very interested but they need to show proof of ownership first. Then they go register the name and contact me back with their proof, then I could say I had a change of heart and that someone else has a better name. Then thank then for their time. I haven't actually done it, but thought of it a few times.

Payback for spam = reg fee for a domain they won't be able to sell!

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I've thought about buying it myself and then telling them I'd probably pay like 7k and then waiting to see if I get a 3.5k offer.

Yes!

I have the singular and the plural names of a particular subject in .com that are aged and recently received "offers to sell me" 3 very butchered versions of my properly spelled subject names.

Receive several such offers a year on other solid .com names.

I always wonder, how many of these emails are sent by domainers?
One big vicious circle.
One must remember, there are domainers out there who do not care about this or any other forum.

SpareDomains said:

I've thought about buying it myself and then telling them I'd probably pay like 7k and then waiting to see if I get a 3.5k offer.

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You know, you might be on to something. First, go reg the name out from under them, then reply back saying you will pay $x,xxx or whatever. Then when they contact you to buy it from you, not knowing it's really the same person, give them a price like $500 or something.

Then when they buy the name and contact you back you THEN you tell them you aren't interested. Just make sure to buy the name under someone else's name so the whois isn't the same. A $500 lesson in why spamming is bad!

affable said:

You know, you might be on to something. First, go reg the name out from under them, then reply back saying you will pay $x,xxx or whatever. Then when they contact you to buy it from you, not knowing it's really the same person, give them a price like $500 or something.

Then when they buy the name and contact you back you THEN you tell them you aren't interested. Just make sure to buy the name under someone else's name so the whois isn't the same. A $500 lesson in why spamming is bad!

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Yeah you'd probably have to quote a cheap price cause if their spamming crap names might not have much cash laying around. Maybe offer $1000 for the name and then offer to sell it for $100-$200 and see if they bite.

If you use "private" registration, makes it pretty hard for buyers to find you unless they see it on SEDO.

SpareDomains said:

Yeah you'd probably have to quote a cheap price cause if their spamming crap names might not have much cash laying around. Maybe offer $1000 for the name and then offer to sell it for $100-$200 and see if they bite.

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Yeah, that sounds about right.

Maybe we should write one of those get rich quick eBooks about "How to make millions from spammers!"! LOL

domainsoup said:

I have private whois but they still send it to the domain privacy email which gets forwarded to me.

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hmm... that hasn't happened to me yet...but then again I don't register with GoDaddy or Namecheap...I know those are the most common ones and I hated having my information out there.

korganian said:

That happens to me everyday, all day long! I keep thinking there must be some get rich quick Guru telling all these suckers to do this to make them rich, lol.

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If that's the case we need to find this "Guru" and forcefully make him respond to spammy emails as a life sentence....that'll teach him... lol

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I've thought about buying it myself and then telling them I'd probably pay like 7k and then waiting to see if I get a 3.5k offer.

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That's actually GENIUS!!!

affable said:

You know, you might be on to something. First, go reg the name out from under them, then reply back saying you will pay $x,xxx or whatever. Then when they contact you to buy it from you, not knowing it's really the same person, give them a price like $500 or something.

Then when they buy the name and contact you back you THEN you tell them you aren't interested. Just make sure to buy the name under someone else's name so the whois isn't the same. A $500 lesson in why spamming is bad!

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Hahaha! you planned it out... I might just have to give this a try...

I get them all the time, just got one. I put x's on the name but it's always close to one I own.

Hi,

I have found out that you do own a similar domain name and
I am wondering if I could offer you the xxxxxxx(com) ?

Awaiting your reply, thanks.

Elmer

Maybe we should fill up Elmer's email inbox with domains for-sale.

Hey no offense but their domain makes a little more sense than yours,what makes you think its a good domain? Your new here welcome ,trying to save you money unless im missing something.

ben pedri said:

Hey no offense but their domain makes a little more sense than yours,what makes you think its a good domain? Your new here welcome ,trying to save you money unless im missing something.

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Do what?

Domainers for the most part are opportunistic, buy low sell as high as possible to anyone thats possible.

I don't mind the spam emails but what I don't like is the lowballing cheap a$$ people who are simply predators with ones thing in mind, greed!!

People talk about a community of domainers blah blah how they should stick together, support it ,etc etc.

This supposed community exists but you and I ain't in it!!

So here's to all the lowballing sleazeballs who offer nothing and have zero taste in what a decent domain is!!
Gfy!!

When the name is close to a name I am selling. And my name is just mediocre, I actually have recommended the individual include my name if they are offering to companies and split the sale.

Have them do the leg work for you.

I was talking about spam emails that many of us get all the time saying basically "Hi I own a domain //////.com which is close to your -------.com. Would you like to buy it? When in fact they don't even have the domain registered, it's scam spam...

I've noticed a pattern. A lot of these e-mails come when their domain is going to drop soon. I wonder if you said you were interested if they would renew it?

ben pedri said:

Hey no offense but their domain makes a little more sense than yours,what makes you think its a good domain? Your new here welcome ,trying to save you money unless im missing something.

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Are you the guy sending the e-mail?

The domain I posted is simply a example (hence the word example)

But I'd like to hear your explaination on how VideoExampleLiveNow is a better domain than VideoExample. I'll wait.