You had me at, “You put your capital at risk…”
George Kirikos recently wrote a forum post on NamePros about the types of phrases prospective buyers use in their emails when inquiring about a domain name. Below is the list:
I'm a student
We're a non-profit
Be reasonable
I'm a broker
We have a client
I'm starting a blog
We don't have a large budget
I'm a serious buyer
If you have a list of other domains
This email is not spam
As both a seller and buyer, the list doesn't surprise me. I've seen many of them in emails I've received and have used some of them (most times legitimately) as a potential buyer. While George mentioned he thinks people should avoid using those phrases in their emails - I really don't mind them! After all it's a potential customer.
Raymond Hackney published a follow up post to the NamePros thread at thedomains.com called, "You had me at Scumbag". It described a domain inquiry he received where the sender said “I know all you so called investors are just scumbags …
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