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FrequentlyAsked Questions
Why Should I Get a Professional Appraisal?
Can I See An Example Appraisal?
What
do I get when I purchase an appraisal?
How
does Appraisal Service assess domain names?
How long does it take?
How
much does it cost?
Why should I get a professional appraisal?
It isn't easy to determine
the true value of a domain name. Everyone has heard of domain names
selling for millions of dollars. However, many domain names cannot
be sold for $20. Just look at Ebay and Yahoo domain name auctions
to see for yourself. What makes one name valuable and another essentially
worthless? Just looking at the name and guessing will not help.
Just because a name sounds good or looks good doesn't mean it is valuable.
We have extensively studied domain name sales to derive an accurate,
fair and dependable model of domain name sales values.
Before You Buy!
Anyone
who wants to buy a domain name should have the name appraised
first. Sellers sometimes greatly over- estimate the value of
a domain name in hopes of striking gold.
With a professional appraisal in hand, buyers can effectively
bargain with sellers.
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Before You Sell!
Independent, professional appraisal substantiates
a seller's asking price, gives credibility to the seller and
almost always increases the actual value of the domain.
Professional appraisal helps to establish the REAL value of a
domain and provides an easy starting point for bargaining with
buyers.
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What do I get when I purchase an appraisal?
When
you purchase an appraisal, you get an EXPERT evaluation of the domain
name.
Our expert appraisers will consider every aspect of the domain name
to derive a value for the domain. This method is known as the "hedonic"
method. This differs from the typically "ad hoc" methods used
by other services. Our method relies on hard data on domain name sales
over the past several months.
Also, every appraisal
comes with a customized web page for the domain detailing the ranking
criteria and certifying the value. Sellers find such pages extremely valuable
since they can refer potential buyers to the page to substantiate their
asking price.
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How does Appraisal Service assess domain names.
Most other services
consider only 4 or 5 characteristics of a domain name. We have our
own proprietary statistical model that considers 10 characterizes of
a domain name to estimate its value. While we prefer to keep the specifics
of our model a secret, we can tell you that the model considers the
following features:
- length of domain
name
- size of the market
related to the domain name
- probability that
the domain name will be properly spelled by customers
- potential of the
domain name to be associated to site content
- the extension of
the domain name (e.g. .com, .net, .org)
- breadth of the domain
name's applicability
- and several other
factors.
In addition to using
the mathematical model, our expert appraisers apply their subjective
judgment to every appraisal before arriving at a final value!
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How much does it cost?
Appraisal Service
charges less than most professional appraisal services. We charge
a flat rate of $19.95 for each appraisal.
How long does it take?
We guarantee that we will send your appraisal within 72 hours or your
order is free.
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Can Isee an example appraisal?
Of course, click here to see a recent appraisal.
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