Kirby - 4:57 pm on May 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

There has been a very comprehensive set of points and areas to consider, however, regardless of which set of criteria you use to value your domain(s), any domain name (as with a house, car or any other material thing) is only actually worth what someone is willing to pay for it!

Market value in real estate is usually defined by what a buyer will pay and a seller who is not under duress will accept. Real estate is rareley marketed for sale based on an appraisal, neither are new cars or jewelry. Why should domains be any different?

My very limited experience in selling a few industry specific domains was that the valuation set by companies like monty's was far lower than what I was willing to take. I got my price by finding the right buyers. It took more work, but I got 20x the valuation price.