Just to be clear, I have no plans to sell the domain, but it's an interesting topic.
To set the stage.....back in July of last year at a BBQ in Seattle an un-named Microsoft employee was talking about the domain acquisition market. One of the big factors is if the word is a 'dictionary word' or can it be found in the dictionary. According to this person a five-letter dictionary word might fetch six or seven figures. A friend of mine at the BBQ said I need to get the word 'hyku' in the dictionary and cash out :-)
I have had a few people comment on the fact that I have a four-letter .com domain name. The question remains, what is a unique, non-dictonary, simple four-letter .com domain worth?
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You can actually find domain appraisal websites online.
http://leapfish.com/domain_name_appraisal.php?url=hyku.com
Though, most of that comes from search results, and I'm doubting that anyones going to pay $40,000 for a domain that isn't a dictionary word. Turn it into a verb or something :P "Just hyku it!".
Posted by: Judson | January 8, 2007 9:26 PM
Bypass the middleperson, and just contact the Henny Youngman Komedic University, to see what they'll pay for your domain.
(Oops. Never mind. I checked, and they spell comedic with a Q.)
Posted by: Eric Eggertson | January 9, 2007 12:55 PM