Negotiate a domain price? - Listed at 395.00, can you negotiate?

ZeroDefects

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Hi,
I'm looking at a couple of domains for some projects. I found some that are appealing. There are various sites showing they are for sale. from 195.00-395.00. The $195 price is from the registrar listed in the whois. The high prices are from namecheap and others.

Has anyone had success contacting the registrar company and bidding at a lower price? Is this a thing or do they outright refuse?
 
The registrars aren't actually selling the domains. They're operating as brokers for a third party, which explains the disparity in "for sale" price.

Best to skip the registrars altogether and go directly to the source, the actual domain owner, if you can access the whois.
 
The registrars aren't actually selling the domains. They're operating as brokers for a third party, which explains the disparity in "for sale" price.

Best to skip the registrars altogether and go directly to the source, the actual domain owner, if you can access the whois.

@HiPurple - What if they are hidden behind Whois Privacy? Does that mean I'm stuck with the registrar?
 
Landing page of for sale domains will usually have a section where you can send an offer, contact the domain owner or directly make a purchase.
 
It links to hugedomains

I’m not surprised it’s them :D I wonder if they make profit with all the expired domains they buy and try to resell.

But yea, looks like they only have a Buy it Now option along with a monthly plan options. I haven’t seen any make an offer section. If the price is too high, I would advice you to look for another name, I’m sure there is lot’s of names out there compatible with what you’re looking for.

Good luck!
 
Thanks for the input. I actually can't look for another domain .com. This one is the 1 word trademark of a particular product that I coud use to resell.
 
@HiPurple - What if they are hidden behind Whois Privacy? Does that mean I'm stuck with the registrar?

HugeDomains shows as the registrar? They are one of the exceptions to what I said above. Huge buys up expired domains in bulk and then resells them directly.

Yes, they do negotiate, but they won't accept lowball offers (they don't have to, they only have to sell one domain out of xxx to make their ROI) so I wouldn't recommend going this route.

If you're not comfortable with a direct negotiation, then you can enlist the services of a broker (for example, DomainAgents or SnapNames, please don't use GoDaddy) at a commission, if the domain is that important to you. Usually, a good broker will earn their commission because they are experts at this part and they have more resources than the average Joe.
 
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