Buying a rare instagram name

Sam Letchford · Oct 13, 2019

Hey BHW,

1) My brother is looking at potentially buying a rare instagram username. It’s 4 letters, it’s a first name/nickname, the seller reports that the lowest he can do is $5000. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the prices of 4 letter accounts. Do you think there is a potential to resell this account for higher?

Also,

2) Just wondering, is there an easy way to transfer the name of this account over onto a personal IG? I just have a feeling if you tried to do it manually there may be bots out there fishing for OG rare instagram names and they might just snake the account during the timeframe of changing the first username to something else and then logging into the second account and copying this name. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Develko · Oct 13, 2019

1)5K is a lot.You better know why you're spending that cash. From my little personal experience , content matters more than the name.

2)Dunno about bots. Get 2 phones. Transfer quick ,deal done.

Bet · Oct 13, 2019

1) It really depends on the name, personal names/nicknames generally are hard to sell unless they are common names and if so, can be worth the price. I don't really see a personal name going for that much but I could be wrong depending on what it is
2) The biggest mistake you'll make is trying to swap a very high-value name onto another account. You'll more than likely lose it, even if you pay someone to swap it or use a turbo/claimer

Compazz · Oct 13, 2019

Develko said:
1)5K is a lot.You better know why you're spending that cash. From my little personal experience , content matters more than the name.

2)Dunno about bots. Get 2 phones. Transfer quick ,deal done.

hes still not safe.anything above 3k i would go for a middle man service like escrow. the value of the handle depends on the buyer it could be useless to you and could mean the world to a company/brand owners

colorme · Oct 13, 2019

It’s a good price for a 4 letter name that is widely acknowledged.
Now, if you could get together and do legal paperwork for the transfer, with lawyers, that would be great and safest way.
If both of you are in different countries, the scamming ratio goes up.
Even using an escrow is not a done deal.
Even after the sale, whomever has access to the original phone number and/or original email used to create the account can claw-back the account, stating that it was hacked or password stolen.

criptosocial · Oct 14, 2019

I have several 5-letter names I can sell you "ipeoa" at 1000euro with instagram, email and .com domain accounts @Sam Letchford

unknownsmmers · Oct 14, 2019

Sam Letchford said:
2) Just wondering, is there an easy way to transfer the name of this account over onto a personal IG?

If you do this, you will lose the username and your $k

Try it on a dummy account username. You'll see

moneysenpai · Oct 14, 2019

Don't do an username transfer, the username will be snatched up. Make sure the person gives you the account with the username and password.

Sam Letchford · Oct 14, 2019

Damn, thanks for the replies guys. Seems like it’s not worth it if there isn’t that guarantee of being able to transfer the usernames. The account he’s got has 30k legit followers. Even if he did buy it, I doubt the followers would all flock to the new name. May only get a few thousand come across.

Strel777 · Oct 22, 2019

1. 5000 is very expensive, and it seems to me not worth it. Moreover, such offers often come from scammers. Be very careful.
2. Most likely this is impossible.

EnhancedHuman · Oct 22, 2019

Strel777 said:
1. 5000 is very expensive, and it seems to me not worth it. Moreover, such offers often come from scammers. Be very careful.
2. Most likely this is impossible.

Can't say expensive or not if you don't know the circumstances. Maybe he has a brand with the same name that makes millions in profit

Marshmello · Nov 22, 2019

Can you give me some example of rare username?

xJacob · Nov 22, 2019

Marshmello said:
Can you give me some example of rare username?

Examples: meme, b, tb, jqr
just usernames under 5 letter or usernames with real words like Table, House etc

Marshmello · Nov 23, 2019

xJacob said:
Examples: meme, b, tb, jqr
just usernames under 5 letter or usernames with real words like Table, House etc

Okay, Thanks.

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