Where do I go to for credible appraisals of parked domains I don't own?

[Kadence]

Where would I go to find appraisals on keyword based parked domains I don't own? I'm interested in making offers on parked keyword domains that don't have content but am a newbie at this and don't know where I'd go to get a realistic figure that I should base an offer on.

I know there are domain appraisal services out there but lots of them seem shaky, where they will give outlandish and heavily optimistic and inflated figures. The appraisal forum here is a good resource but of course, that's only for domains you already own. Are there services out there with a quality reputation, or any other credible appraisal resources, free or paid?

[katherine]

There is no such thing as 'credible appraisals'.
The true value of a domain name is what an end user is willing to pay for it

Okay, I know you don't want to submit ridiculous offers, so look at comparable sales for example.
Anyway, I would say most 'ordinary' domains can change hands for 3- or 4-figure amounts. From $$,$$$ we are usually talking about more upscale domains.

Also, you can just shoot an E-mail and ask for a price. Then you decide if you like it, or try to negotiate the price.

[Kadence]

Thank you. How can I go about pegging the amount of the initial offer though? I know it varies a lot but people with experience would have some "feel" of it - is there some place I can get advice on domains I don't own, similar to the appraisal forum here?

For comparable sales, I see parked domains listed on sedo but they usually have grossly overvalued listings, at least to my inexperienced eye. Where else would one find comparable sales of parked keyword based domains?

And is there maybe some vaguely rough estimate guidelines for keyword based domains (assuming no content or traffic)? Let's say a keyword phrase has a value of 500 searches in Wordtracker and has a CPC of $1 in Adwords, what kind of wide range estimate might we be looking at? Again I know it depends on industry and such, but I'm talking very wide range estimates, like where the low end is 1/5th the high end. A big range like that should cover a good quantity of cases I would believe.

[biggedon]

Thank you. How can I go about pegging the amount of the initial offer though? I know it varies a lot but people with experience would have some "feel" of it - is there some place I can get advice on domains I don't own, similar to the appraisal forum here?

For comparable sales, I see parked domains listed on sedo but they usually have grossly overvalued listings, at least to my inexperienced eye. Where else would one find comparable sales of parked keyword based domains?

And is there maybe some vaguely rough estimate guidelines for keyword based domains (assuming no content or traffic)? Let's say a keyword phrase has a value of 500 searches in Wordtracker and has a CPC of $1 in Adwords, what kind of wide range estimate might we be looking at? Again I know it depends on industry and such, but I'm talking very wide range estimates, like where the low end is 1/5th the high end. A big range like that should cover a good quantity of cases I would believe.

one thing i will say is...


you seem to be trying to apply values of "adwords" and "cpc" to domains, without really understanding the value of a domain on it's own merits



what is a domain worth without any values from adword tool?

what is a domain worth with no wordtracker numbers?


if those things are what you use to place value, then you will miss everything outside of it's range.


look at a domain for the biz model, social implications/applications and future or growing demand in a service/industry or niche'


made-up words still have potential as well as hand-reggs, expired listings etc.



but if you need to know prices of some names you're interested in, most likely a search for it may yield a past selling price.


imo...

[copper]

I know it varies a lot but people with experience would have some "feel" of it

Problem is that you can NOT learn how to put price on the "feel".
It's like learning to ride the bicycle.
You can only learn to ride by actually riding it.
You won't learn by listening to someone.

However, you may get some feel about similar domains by visiting...
http://dnsaleprice.com/
http://namebio.com/
http://dnjournal.com/
http://www.buydomains.com/

Good luck

[LimitedEdition]

Since you said it is parked, request a screen shot of his account where it shows unique visitors per day/month, click though ratio, profit, etc. A fair sale price would be anywhere from 3-12 times the amount of money it generates per month off of parking or adsense revenue, for most domains. It's "value" is what you value it as. No appraisal will tell you what it is accurately worth.