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Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by larrys »

simplify wrote: post #63
larrys wrote: post #7

"We started the conversation by offering a fair price to show we were serious. We didn’t want to get ignored by starting with a low, insulting offer. After a few emails negotiating a price, we struck a deal for $20k. No equity, just cash exchanged with escrow.com." This is my business (since '96). You did a great job and bought the name for a very fair price. If you would post the contents of the emails you sent I wo…

Based on the other replies in this thread, I think a few helpful blog posts would make a lot of people happy.

Thanks. I've been thinking about that and will probably put something together.

In the mean time I've setup this email: startupdomainadvice@gmail.com

Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by vaksel »

larrys wrote: post #89
vaksel wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's ebpp.com

Interesting I sold a three letter name with the same letters in the same order (many many years ago). Question, when you contacted the 40 companies, how did you contact them? (Email, phone, postal)?

email, which seemed to work ok since I had a pretty decent response rate.

Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by larrys »

vaksel wrote: post #93
larrys wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting I sold a three letter name with the same letters in the same order (many many years ago). Question, when you contacted the 40 companies, how did you contact them? (Email, phone, postal)?

email, which seemed to work ok since I had a pretty decent response rate.

Have you contacted this company:

"?S? SYSTEMS, [llc|inc|llp|corp]"

(located in a state with skiing).

I've redacted but you should be able to verify..

Of the companies that didn't respond did you take any further steps?

Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by vaksel »

larrys wrote: post #94
vaksel wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

email, which seemed to work ok since I had a pretty decent response rate.

Have you contacted this company: "?S? SYSTEMS, [llc|inc|llp|corp]" (located in a state with skiing). I've redacted but you should be able to verify.. Of the companies that didn't respond did you take any further steps?

can't really look it up quickly since it doesn't seem like there was systems in the email address...but probably did email them since I went through the NACHA list of ebpp providers, which should be fairly complete.

Anyways, the final price ended up at $10K, which is pretty close to what I wanted

Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by larrys »

vaksel wrote: post #95
larrys wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you contacted this company: "?S? SYSTEMS, [llc|inc|llp|corp]" (located in a state with skiing). I've redacted but you should be able to verify.. Of the companies that didn't respond did you take any further steps?

can't really look it up quickly since it doesn't seem like there was systems in the email address...but probably did email them since I went through the NACHA list of ebpp providers, which should be fairly complete. Anyways, the final price ended up at $10K, which is pretty close to what I wanted

The company that I am referring to isn't on the Nacha list, I just checked. I found them while doing a trademark search on your domain.

When selling a name, doing a trademark search is obviously important. You don't want to pitch someone with a federal trademark registration (this company hasn't received yet they just applied) or if you do pitch you have to be very careful or you will simply alert them and give them what they need to take the name from you in many cases.

With your name though it would have simply been an extra lead but a good lead (since the UDRP risk (in my opinion based on what I see on a quick check) is low and they value the term enough to trademark.)

Also, the first thing you also need to do when someone approaches you (before replying) is to check the uspto http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp to see if they have a trademark or if the person inquiring can be linked to the trademark. Can't stress this enough.

Re: How we got the Hall.com domain

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Post by vaksel »

larrys wrote: post #96
vaksel wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

can't really look it up quickly since it doesn't seem like there was systems in the email address...but probably did email them since I went through the NACHA list of ebpp providers, which should be fairly complete. Anyways, the final price ended up at $10K, which is pretty close to what I wanted

The company that I am referring to isn't on the Nacha list, I just checked. I found them while doing a trademark search on your domain. When selling a name, doing a trademark search is obviously important. You don't want to pitch someone with a federal trademark registration (this company hasn't received yet they just applied) or if you do pitch you have to be very careful or you will simply alert them and give them…

well most of my domains aren't really important enough to be stolen via a trademark.

Anyways, the final price on ebpp ended up at $10K, which is pretty much what I was hoping for

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