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I visited a domain name owned by NameFind LLC, a GoDaddy company, to get a price for it.
At the top it read: “The domain animalrights.org is for sale. To purchase, call Afternic.com at +1 781-373-6847 or 855-201-2286. Click here for more details.”
I clicked on “Click here for more details.” and was redirected to an Afternic webpage that said:
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I then visited Afternic.com typed the domain name into the search box and a ‘buy now’ price came up instantly. So you can buy the domain name without waiting, or talking on the phone or filling out the form and waiting to get a price quote.
It even gives you the choice to make an offer for the domain name with a minimum that is 50% of the buy now price. The truth is you can actually negotiate a better price with NameFind (GoDaddy). You will get a least 25% off the buy now price.
If you go to GoDaddy.com and type in the domain name in the search form you will also get the buy now price and will be able to purchase the domain name right away. But it won’t give you the option to negotiate a lower price.
Of course that does not work on all domain names as not all are priced by NameFind. Some domains are not priced at all while others have just a minimum offer to start the negotiations on Afternic.
I can confirm that prices are VERY negotiable. E.g. an $8k asking price went down to $4500 within 24 hours. No room for tire kickers, however. 😉
I think that a 25% discount is almost automatic. That is if you ask for it. A 40% discount is not out of the question. I don’t know for more than 40%…
Haven’t bought a domain on Afternic since the pre-GD days but back then it was common knowledge that 40% off list was an automatic sale. Below that would trigger a counteroffer. Of course it was easy to tell the house domains since they ended in 88, that doesn’t appear to have changed.
Would be curious if anyone out there can confirm from experience if the 40% threshold is still in effect.