Shout out to @afternic broker Chris A. who is not giving up on this lead.
Offer is far below the BIN price, but he’s persistent. https://t.co/hyYhzLakQS
— Elliot Silver (@DInvesting) November 10, 2026
I bought a domain name in 2016 that I considered a “Lonnie Borck” type of domain name. I won the auction for it shortly after Lonnie passed, and it was the type of domain name I could imagine Lonnie would sell for a large payday. I priced it with that in mind.
I have had this domain name listed on Afternic for mid to high six figures since that time, and I’ve had a few inbound inquiries via Afternic and to me directly. At the moment, it’s priced at $49,999 with a $12,000 minimum offer.
About a month ago, I saw an inbound inquiry for the domain name via GoDaddy’s Lead Center. The lead was assigned to Chris A. The offer was $3,500, so I presume someone called and made the offer on the phone, otherwise the minimum offer would not have allowed them to inquire. After a few days of negotiation, the buyer upped the offer to $4,500 offer. The negotiation was stalled at that point because the prospect wasn’t close to the minimum.
A couple of weeks later, I can see the prospect connected with the broker and the negotiation was reopened. I can see there were numerous phone calls between the prospect and the broker. I appreciate that the broker has been persistent, especially because this buyer still seems pretty far off from making an appealing offer. There are times where I have been frustrated by a lack of response – or a lack of updates, so this deserves some praise.
I see the current offer was increased to $6,500 yesterday. Since this is still below the minimum offer threshold, I was not updated but can see it and the negotiation has been stalled again.
The one thing I would really like to see is more in-depth details on the customer touchpoints. It would be great to know if the broker spoke with the buyer numerous times or if these were just attempted calls. It would also be good to know broker insights so I can understand more in depth about the situation. I enjoy negotiating deals, and having more insights would be appreciated!
