: How to handle domain squatter? What is the best way to handle domain squatters? I know this topic has been discussed before, but I haven't found anything that was addressing my specific case.

@Candy875

So far I have had both experiences:


I wanted to sell a domain to somebody who was 'interested', but who wasn't willing to pay more than €100.
And I myself wanted to buy a domain for less than €100, but the owner didn't want to sell.


So in the end it doesn't really matter – if you don't agree on a price that's ok for both sides. Everything stays the way it is. So either you have interest in that domain, and are willing to pay a certain price, or you aren't.

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@Barnes591

Is there a chance that a UDRP would be successful or should I swallow my pride and simply ask them for how much they would sell it


There's always a chance it will work but the more likely end result is going to be litigation and potentially international litigation (neither of which comes cheap). Unless the small company has deep pockets and legal resources available to it, I would serious consider your latter option and see what they want for it. If they are willing to hand over the domain for a few hundred dollars or so and this is THAT important to have, then you can at least make an informed cost-benefit analysis.

Another option is to tell them to pound sand and plan to wage a better branding campaign and make sure the general public knows that the .de domain is the destination. This seems to me to be a much better use of the money that would otherwise be spent on lawyers and/or squatters.

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