Make an offer on a big name site.

Have you ever thought about it?

[chadmg]

Have you ever thought about offering to buy a domain from one of the big guys? Like...

Hello Webmaster,
I was wondering if you're willing to sell your domain: amazon.com
Thanks!

If you ever got a response it may just be pretty funny. Or at least it may give them a chuckle.

[peewhy]

I often don't get responses from offers to buy sites/domains from the little guy, so the chances of getting a response from the big uns are zilch. Like you say, it may cause amusement or fear.

[dataguy]

I often don't get responses from offers to buy sites/domains from the little guy

Yeah, same here.... I've inquired on quite a few domains/sites that were supposed to be for sale, and rarely have I ever received a response. How do these people expect to sell?

As for making offers on the bigger sites, I have occasionally had offers from people wanting to buy a copy of "the script" that I use on one of my sites. I like to respond by saying that my "script" requires 12 servers and a full-time network admin to operate, and it can be purchased for $500,000 cash. I rarely get a response from that either. Hmmmm, maybe the problem is something I said....