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In recent weeks, there seems to be an increase in domain inquiries placed by unqualified buyers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By “unqualified buyers<\/em>” I’m not referring to the barrage of spam that arrives from a well-known source with fake female identities.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The domain inquiries I’m talking about are placed by prospective buyers, whose role within the company or partnership that is interested in the domain, is unimportant.<\/p>\n

For example, a junior web designer contacting me about a domain that his part time employer would like to buy – that’s an unqualified buyer.<\/p>\n

Or, a person who ‘dabbles with things’ on behalf of a church that would like a particular generic, that’s another unqualified domainer.<\/p>\n

A twist of this can include the imaginary partner scenario: an inquiry reaches a point that requires the input or action of a “third party” that is otherwise uninvolved in the exchange.<\/p>\n

I will try to expand on the latter once I have some more data to share, but for now, my focus is that of the buyer who has no authority to complete a domain acquisition on behalf of the other party.<\/p>\n

To these inquiries, I simply state that they need to get a qualified person to contact me, if they are interested in a domain name. Anything beyond that is a waste of time, that can also create complicated scenarios involving assumptions on pricing.<\/p>\n

Always ask for proof of qualification to negotiate, when you receive domain inquiries from a buyer that claims to do so on behalf of a company or partnership.<\/p>\n

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