How to deal with unsolicited profesional Domain name purchasers?

[born2run]

Hi we don't want to sell our domain name, we have a website going and still we keep getting email / voice mails from this one company (I won't say who) representative who is a professional domain name reseller/buyer.

The email and voicemail creeps up once a month. Very irritating.

My question is: are we obligated to reply back? Can we keep ignoring?

Thanks.

[Webwork]

Just delete it, assuming you aren't ignoring other details in the email such as C&D language, trademark notification, etc. :)

Just hit delete unless you realllllly want to be polite and talk nicely to your uninvited guest.

"Now, go away please. You're not welcome here. At all. In fact you're spamming me and I live in a State that might allow me to sue you . . . " (If that's true.)

[vincevincevince]

Another way to look at it is to determine what the domain name is worth to you.

If you could sell it for enough money to retire on, would you?

Give them a fixed price of what you would sell for, assuming you would, valid for a month, with a stipulation that it automatically increases 10% each time they offer even a cent less.

I'd sell any one of my domain names for the right price. At the end of the day I'm in this to make money and if I can make it all now then great.

[LifeinAsia]

Put a price on your domain that you could live with. Multiply that number by 10 and give that number to the guy. Tell him the price is not negotiable and that if he doesn't accept your price to leave you alone. Any further contact besides acceptance of the offer will be considered harassment and will be reported to the local authorities.

[inbound]

I'd guess theyare hoping you will hit bad times sooner or later and want to be there when you are at your weakest, you need to show that you are in a strong position and lay your cards on the table.

Assuming you don't have employees then ask for a price that is just too good to say no to.

If you do have employees that would be disadvantaged by the sale of the domain then take that into account.

Unless the domain is worth a great deal to their client I guess they will be frightened off and concentrate on the next best one.