Have you received an offer for a domain you own and wondered if the offer is worth responding to. Do you wonder if the offer is real or if it is someone spamming out multiple offers. A few years back I noticed the site DomainSpammers.com. It only listed a few names at the time but I had received offer emails from most of the email addresses that the site’s owner had listed as spam. The list has increased over time. I’m not sure if it’s up to date or if all emails listed there are actual spammers. However based on my past experience, it seems like a good list to compare any email offers you have received. This way you can make your own decision before responding.
per the site:
“DomainSpammers.com tracks all suspected Spam and Scam activity related to domain names and encourages best practices among domainers. This site is designed to help domain owners gauge the legitimacy of emails being sent based on what other owners have received. Any registered user can submit a suspected spammer to let other owners know where potential spam offers and scams are coming from. Being listed here does not necessarily mean one is a spammer or scammer, this site only serves as a warning about the emailing habits of people and companies. Click on any person to view the full info page and comments.”
I can’t say that I receive alot of offers for my domains. But this seems to be a nice resource to do a initial look up on. Thanks for sharing!
Larry,
Though Kevin has done the domain industry a great service with this website, I can attest to the fact that not all of the names are spammers. I sent Kevin an individual, customized email offer for a domain name I was offering (an email with one recipient and custom text) and it was incorrectly marked as spam. It also contained my real name (as is the only way to do business) and my actual phone number (again, the only way to do business).
I have tried to get in touch with Kevin to amend the listing, but I have not had any luck. I wish he would apply more critical standards to listing names on his site. If people are not allowed to send custom emails to sell domains without fear of being listed among big-time spammers who often use programs to send large volumes of completely untargeted emails, such a hindrance would stifle the trade of aftermarket domains and negatively impact the entire aftermarket.
Kevin has done the domain industry a good service by making this resource available; I just wish it was a little more precise.
Best,
Luke