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Which is the best company for appraisals?
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Agree.
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You need to be able to do your own appraisals.
A good place to start is reading over the lists of stuff that has sold.
A good place to start is reading over the lists of stuff that has sold.
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I agree that actual domain sales (OF OTHER DOMAINS) are very good pointers. It's sad that for more than a decade, the domain name industry has yet to come up with even a half decent appraisal system.
Those by brokers like Sedo are not exactly neutral because of their pro rata comissions (i.e. their comissions are higher with higher sales prices). What you get from forums (incl. DNForum) are biased, because generous apparaisers who contribute could well be your potential buyers who are more interested in curbing your enthusiasm.
I once took part in an appraisal panel discussion elsewhere (you know, the other forum that failed), and that is the most promising system I've ever seen so far. In short, it's an expert panel made up of members with proven forum involvement (e.g. 12 months of membership and 500 posts) and sales records (incl. total number of domain names sold or bought, date of first domain name sold/bought, and at least 3 sales/purchases with prices made publicly available). The bottom line was to ensure quality control while encouraging participation. Unfortunately, moderators over there were not exactly the grateful type, and the only one with the necessary sense of collegiality did not have much say, so it never took off.
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An appraisal can be a very useful tool in the negotiation process, it's the only reason I would consider obtaining one. If this is what you want to use it for, I suggest AppraiseDomains.com. They offer 3 appraisals in 3 classifications;
The CMV is the amount which would be considered fair if neither buyer nor seller are unduly motivated.
The PMV is what you may expect if your name were to meet up with ideal market conditions (e.g. non-trademark infringing and essential for particular market) .
The SSV is the Suggested Sales Value. Though the final sales value of the domain name depends on a variety of factors, our Suggested Sales Value has proven to be effective when attempting to agree on a domain name's value by both buyer and seller.
And NO, I'm not affiliated with this company, Afternic was using them for a while and I purchased about 6 of them, 4 of which have sold.
The CMV is the amount which would be considered fair if neither buyer nor seller are unduly motivated.
The PMV is what you may expect if your name were to meet up with ideal market conditions (e.g. non-trademark infringing and essential for particular market) .
The SSV is the Suggested Sales Value. Though the final sales value of the domain name depends on a variety of factors, our Suggested Sales Value has proven to be effective when attempting to agree on a domain name's value by both buyer and seller.
And NO, I'm not affiliated with this company, Afternic was using them for a while and I purchased about 6 of them, 4 of which have sold.
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