My friend faces a bit of trouble when inquiring about domain names. He is in the finance / banking / investment /venture industry. My bet is that domain owners who receive his inquiries do a Google search, see his background, and incorrectly assume that their domain name is the target of something major. Under this assumption, they give him ridiculous prices for their domain names.
Read MoreAlthough my friend inquires about domain names for side projects that will likely never proceed beyond the initial ideation process, he faces an obstacle of getting absurd prices when he tries to buy domain names...