Over the weekend I received an email from a man wanting to buy one of my domains, and presumably the community that goes with it. He described himself as a “nut” (I think he meant “fan”) of the technology, and other than the signature in his email, I knew nothing about him. I responded that I hadn’t considered selling the domain, but that every man has his price. I also asked what he wanted to do with the domain.

Within an hour he offered a low-ball price but didn’t indicate why he wanted the domain. Later that day he sent another email indicating he had “no life” and wanted to be the “go to guy” and “dead center into the community.”

Not that I’m irreplaceable, and others could run the website, but the website and community have been part of my life for over ten years. I know and like many members of the community. Turning over the website to guy who wants to buy a life was a no-go. I told him thank you but no thank you.

The following day another email with “Would an offer of more money change your mind?” arrived. Huh? First he low balls and now he gets his wallet out? Again I politely decline and then the most surprising email arrives:

Amazing.

Selfish people never cease to amaze me.

Best Regards,

Wow! … I ignored the email. The following day, an apparently calmer person emails again:

So what is your price? You said everybody has their price.

I haven’t responded yet. One part of me wants to ignore this guy – Perhaps drop his email address into my SPAM folder – While the other part of me wants a detailed business plan and an outrageous sum of money. I’m going to go with the former plan – The latter requires too much effort on my part to spend on the guy …