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Unsolicited Offer For My Personal Domain Name?

Posted by kdawson on from the treading-carefully dept.

Batzerto writes "Last Friday I received an unsolicited email offer for my domain — click the link below for the message. Their company name matches my domain, but with a country-specific top level domain (.NL in this case). They do seem to be legitimately using the domain in their country. As for my usage, the domain is my last name(.COM) and I'm only really using it for email. I'm not really that attached to it other than the hassle of changing email addresses. There are other flavors of the domain available (.US for example) that would suit my purposes just fine. So, Slashdot veterans, I ask you, what should I do? I'm leery of making an offer and falling into someone's legal trap. I wouldn't mind getting a chunk of cash out of the deal though."


From: ---
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:56 AM
To: ---
Subject: sell your domain ?

Dear Sir,

For my company I need the domain --- .
Is it possible to sell your domain to me?

Best Regards
N. de Robles

2 of 542 comments (clear)

  1. If I were you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'd ask what they'd want in return.

    Then I'd make love to your wife, read a story to your kids, drown your cat and transfer all your cash to a non-profit humanitarian group.

    You are soliciting for advice right?

    Be a man nancy-boy and make your own decisions. This 'wisdom of the crowds' thing has gone too far.

  2. Re:Turn the Screws on Their Thumbs by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I guess lawyers have ruined that too.

    This is kind of a dumbshit thing to say, friend.

    Our society is based on the Rule of Law. To a very significant extent, lawyers are what keeps the engine of liberty and justice running.

    IANAL, and there are none in my family. The only time I've really had the need for one (thankfully) is when I bought my house and when I incorporated my business and my 501c3.

    But if your life ever goes to shit because some force beyond your control decides to fuck with you in an unfair manner, believe me, it's not a programmer you want to call. And when some authoritarian little prick in power decides that he wants to be able to listen in on your phone calls and limit your ability to speak your mind, it's the lawyers from places like the EFF and ACLU that suit up and go into battle on our behalf.

    When Shakespeare wrote "first kill all the lawyers"* his ire was somewhat misdirected. But then, I guess they didn't have Republicans back then.

    *oft-misunderstood quotation.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.