Ok, so I just probably sabotaged any sale potential on one of my domains, but I had an inquiry, quoted a price and then got the non-profit baloney response.
Here was my response:
Hi <firstname>,
No problem. No harm in asking a price and I wish you the best of luck.
Okay - I can't bite my tongue. Your non-profit comment strikes me as disingenuous.
I have your annual report. In fact, it shows over $10M in salaries paid in 2022. Clearly someone there is profiting from your non-profit.
Furthermore, your 2022 budget for Advertising and Promotion was $1.25M but actual expenses were under $200K. That leaves your Advertising budget from 2022 with a $1M surplus. I think I've just found you a spare $25K to make the purchase.
Bottom line, this is a fair price for this one-of-a-kind domain name. If I were trying to screw you, I'd be asking 6-figures. I routinely sell domain names in this price range and much higher. I've bought and sold many domains for 6 figures, and that's just me, a one-man company. You have $30M in annual revenues. Your association represents 15,000 members so that works out to a one time price of $1.67 per member.
So feel free to say that you've simply decided against the purchase. That's not a problem at all and I'll respect your decision 100%.
Just don't tell me you're a non-profit and act as if you can't afford it, I'm not stupid. Non-profits like to throw that term around like they are some charity or something. It's time to knock that habit off. Mother Theresa you're not, so please don't try and pretend you are.
In any case, I understand my rant is probably going to nullify any chance of actually selling you the domain, but I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
In any case, I do truly wish you the best of luck and a great day. Just please try to avoid pulling the non-profit card in the future - it sullies the overall image of non-profits that actually do good and aren't so self-serving.
Best Regards,
OK, so that was probably the stupidest inquiry response ever sent. The cost of this domain is $25K, but sometimes venting is priceless.
Here was my response:
Hi <firstname>,
No problem. No harm in asking a price and I wish you the best of luck.
Okay - I can't bite my tongue. Your non-profit comment strikes me as disingenuous.
I have your annual report. In fact, it shows over $10M in salaries paid in 2022. Clearly someone there is profiting from your non-profit.
Furthermore, your 2022 budget for Advertising and Promotion was $1.25M but actual expenses were under $200K. That leaves your Advertising budget from 2022 with a $1M surplus. I think I've just found you a spare $25K to make the purchase.
Bottom line, this is a fair price for this one-of-a-kind domain name. If I were trying to screw you, I'd be asking 6-figures. I routinely sell domain names in this price range and much higher. I've bought and sold many domains for 6 figures, and that's just me, a one-man company. You have $30M in annual revenues. Your association represents 15,000 members so that works out to a one time price of $1.67 per member.
So feel free to say that you've simply decided against the purchase. That's not a problem at all and I'll respect your decision 100%.
Just don't tell me you're a non-profit and act as if you can't afford it, I'm not stupid. Non-profits like to throw that term around like they are some charity or something. It's time to knock that habit off. Mother Theresa you're not, so please don't try and pretend you are.
In any case, I understand my rant is probably going to nullify any chance of actually selling you the domain, but I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
In any case, I do truly wish you the best of luck and a great day. Just please try to avoid pulling the non-profit card in the future - it sullies the overall image of non-profits that actually do good and aren't so self-serving.
Best Regards,
OK, so that was probably the stupidest inquiry response ever sent. The cost of this domain is $25K, but sometimes venting is priceless.
