How to properly communicate with a seller and things to avoid

Buying a good quality domain name is no different from buying other things. You need to keep the communication line open and keep the deal live.

The more you communicate with the seller and the more likely you will achieve what you want. Some buyers think the opposite and they are wrong, because a seller will very quickly lose interest if it's one way communication, and nobody answers at the other end. The majority of sellers will give up after a single e-mail that remains unanswered. If you have any doubt about this just test it and you will see for yourself.

Some buyers think that the longer they wait without answering and the lower the price will be. In reality the longer the buyer waits and the less interested the seller is to do a deal, even if the seller reduced the price.

Some sellers follow up even when they do not receive an answer from the buyer. This is a good and correct business practice and should not be interpreted by a buyer as a sign of weakness or desperation from the seller. Even when a seller follows up, with each e-mail sent out that remained unanswered the interest of the seller drops substantially. The seller naturally thinks that if the buyer does not have a few seconds to answer or does not have the courtesy to answer, the buyer must be a bum. Experience has shown that this is very often true. The reason why the buyer is playing dead is because he is a bum.

Nobody likes to do business with a bum so it's not surprising that a seller will very quickly lose interest. The Internet makes things much faster and many sellers will lose interest after just a few hours.

If you are seriously interested to acquire a quality domain name, in your own interests, you need to answer every e-mail quickly. You do not need to buy the domain name just because you contacted the seller. If you decide that there is no possible deal, just tell the seller. Act like a business person and do not be afraid to tell the seller that you do not wish to proceed. This is a hundred times better than playing dead because this is what bums do.