Thanks again for the input. Outside of simply monitoring auction results at sedo or other marketplaces, any suggestions as to how to get a better grasp as to the going rate of these types of domains?
there are sites out there that keep score of "published" sales
dnjournal.com and namebio are two that come to mind
but even if you find similar name, doesn't mean yours will sell for same or higher
you gotta know the "miscellaneous details" that went along with the negotiation or what the seller did to snag that buyer.
I find it quite difficult to get a grasp on this forum due to the fact that many deals are done via pm, sales numbers are more often than not deleted once completed, and even if BINs are initially supplied it by the seller it is difficult to determine if the domain ever came close to selling for that price.
yeah, now that can be a problem if you're trying to guage values based on sales threads
many buyers want the price of the domain removed, so it won't come back to haunt them when they're trying to sell it.
you know someone will say "you only paid $$ for that name a few months ago, now you want $$,$$$"
no one wants to hear that shiz-zit
what you can do though is look at 'domains wanted' section and see what type of domains 'buyers' are looking for and what they're prepared to spend.
and even though pricing may get edited from sale threads, you can still get a "feel" of demand by how 'quickly' the name sells.