Ask HN: Good initial offer for 4-letter .com nonsense domain?

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14 years ago

There was a thread on HN recently about strategies for buying a domain name. Here's an excerpt from the first comment of a blog post on a subject( http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/04/finding-and-buying-a-domain-name.html#comment-193649096):

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Here's how you get their attention and get the ball rolling...

Rule #1: You must start out by making an offer in your initial email.

Rule #2: This offer must be high enough to get their attention and make them at least THINK.

NOTE: Rule #2's amount will depend on how great the domain is.

The two magic price points I have found that work the best (they depend on how valuable the domain is) is either $1,000 or $2,500.

If it's a great domain then $5K-$10K is usually the starting point. These amounts are enough to get anyone's attention. I've bought many $100K+ value domains for $15K-$20K by starting with a $5K or $7K offer.

By starting with at least something that gets their attention they will take you seriously. This is the first step or you have no chance to make a deal.

In most cases for decent 2 words domains, the $1K to $2.5K opener works best.

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^ This is by someone who had a lot of experience buying and selling domain names, talking about the initial e-mail you send to the domain holder. I have a domain name in mind that I'd like to buy; it's a four-letter nonsense word, but easy to pronounce and spell (2 soft consonants, 2 vowels, not nec in that order). My question: is this a "great domain" for which $5k - $10k should be the starting point, or is it more akin to one of those "decent 2 word domains" for which you could start with $1k to $2.5k?

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