Make Offer on Namecheap via DomainAgents

I am interested in buying a domain name registered under Whois privacy proxy at Namecheap. I visited the Whois lookup page on Namecheap to see if I could send a message to the registrant via the Namecheap system (like the GoDaddy Whois contact form), but it doesn’t look like there’s a contact form. Instead, there is a “Make Offer” button above the Whois information:

Clicking the button opens an interstitial banner with an offer form powered by DomainAgents. I can enter an offer amount, and I am taken to a second banner explaining how the DomainAgents platform works to contact the domain registrant and help negotiate a deal to buy the domain name.

I am uncertain if DomainAgents is given access to the registrant email address, but I would imagine that is the case. The email address wouldn’t be shared with the buyer, but it would ensure deliverability to the registrant.

Because there is a small fee (~$20) for DomainAgents to contact the domain registrant, the amount of spam email generated from these Whois contacts is likely reduced by a considerable amount. In addition, the payment offers helps qualify the buyer a bit more than a free inquiry and gives them a bit more of a vested interest in following through with the purchase. A DomainAgents offer also offers a small financial incentive for the domain registrant to respond.

I recently completed a deal via DomainAgents, and it went smoothly. I was the seller and worked out a deal to sell a domain name, and I appreciate the ease of using the platform.

Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver
About The Author: Elliot Silver is an Internet entrepreneur and publisher of DomainInvesting.com. Elliot is also the founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, a company that has closed eight figures in deals. Please read the DomainInvesting.com Terms of Use page for additional information about the publisher, website comment policy, disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Reach out to Elliot: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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