[johnmurch]

Hey,

First off be sure to email them and say you are contacting them on behalf of a client, be just a proxy in this negotiation. Secondly, focus on getting a price from them first. Even if it's something crazy like 1MM, respond back with I understand the value, but my client can really only go upto XXXX, I wish we could pay that, but this is their offer...

Lastly, if you really want to go after them and it's a name that's branded in a way. Just set a price like, sent an email saying look we don't want to contact our lawyers but be willing to buy for XXX.

Good Luck!

[greenxc]

Thank you so much for your response/advice. I tried doing what you mentioned as I have a PR firm and said I was trying to acquire it for a client but they set a ridiculous amount for a domain that is really not worth anything (not a special name, etc) and when I said my client can only pay XXX they said no. Anything else I can do or just let it go? I gave them a value pretty high (higher than I have seen on auctions for much better/more valuable domains) and they have had the domain for 10 years and done absolutely nothing with it so I am not sure why they think they can get such a high price for it.

[staunch]

You're recommending he start with fraud and then move to extortion? Seriously?