crumblepie Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 As a buyer, which encourages you to buy a domain more, make offer or fixed price? Speak only from personal buying experiences please. Please delete this topic and the other - I was getting database errors and refreshing the page caused the same thread to be opened multiple times. I'm sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Personally I just buy the domaine name just like that. As soon as I know I want it I get it. Plain and simple. Price doesn't really affect me and doesn't discourage me from buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted May 1, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 1, 2012 I want a set price, hate trying to figure out what the person wants from it. ChuckTesta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalize Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'd make an offer on a fixed price if it's been up for sale for some time crumblepie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I prefer a fixed price. I still feel like I can negotiate, like legalize said, and offer another price anyway. With "make an offer," though, I never know what I should actually pitch first. If they accept immediately, I feel like I offered too high to start....but if I offer too low, then they may never respond either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amdac Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I generally try to ask for offers for my domain names, but I know that in reality a potential buyer will ask for a price right off the start. I've bought and sold 3 figure ($xxx) domains and they all required a fixed price from both ends. I'd never make an offer without having a clue where the seller values his domain name. legalize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeTheLobster Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I prefer a fixed price. I still feel like I can negotiate, like legalize said, and offer another price anyway. With "make an offer," though, I never know what I should actually pitch first. If they accept immediately, I feel like I offered too high to start....but if I offer too low, then they may never respond either. Ditto for me. The problem is getting a price from the owner, in my experience. I tried to buy an awesome domain name a couple of months ago but the guy who owned it was such a flake that it all fell through - he couldn't come up with a price, had no clue whether he wanted to sell and considered it too much effort to move an empty WP install to another domain. Yeesh. Maybe I'll try him again some time and push harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumblepie Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Ditto for me. The problem is getting a price from the owner, in my experience. I tried to buy an awesome domain name a couple of months ago but the guy who owned it was such a flake that it all fell through - he couldn't come up with a price, had no clue whether he wanted to sell and considered it too much effort to move an empty WP install to another domain. Yeesh. Maybe I'll try him again some time and push harder. Hahah that's when it's time to make an offer he can't say no to. That should 'motivate' him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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