I found a domain I want. The guy is accepting offers but how do I? another thing. How much is a renewal at namecheap?
Make the owner an offer LOWER than you would really pay for the domain. This gives you a little negotiating room. The buyer will probably shoot back at you with his idea of the perfect price, and you can then step up your offer.. slightly. (Not all at once.) If he sells, he will "push" the domain over into your name, etc. Renewal should be the same as buying a "fresh out of the box" domain name. In this case, around $9.50 or so. Pete
How good is the domain ? On the Namecheap market some of the domains are priced outrageously ( they do say that they accept offers though). I've seen a couple that were eventually sold via auction here for a few bucks, being priced at mid xx over there.