Did not really know where to post this but I feel it needs to be addressed. There seems to be many domains being appraised with a quick "Reg fee" or $0. I have seen this increase in frequency over the last month or so and, not to name names, it generally appears to be the same "appraisers" every time. I am not sure if the incentive of free $np's for appraisal's has anything to do with this but it may be a contributing factor. IMO If you are giving an appraisal GIVE an appraisal, one word answers of reg fee, $0 or low $xx with no explaination of why helps no one! Either you give an appraisal or don't! JMHO
I agree with everything you said. I posted this in another thread yesterday.
I quit posting domains on the Appraisal Forum. I think they need a new section called "Educated Appraisals". I have found that people don't do any research before they post an appraisal.
I will generally do the research when I post an appraisal. I will see what extensions are taken, Word Tracker, PPC, Google Results, similar sales, etc.
It seems like people building post counts with "Reg Fee", or giving some ridiculous value for an average name.
If there was such a split between nominal appraisals and 'advanced' appraisals, there would have to be some compensation for the ones doing advanced work and enough monitoring to make the board useful. I am more than happy to put the time into educating even the most newbie guy that comes in but it does take time and most people do not see a reward for their efforts.
Free appraisal boards like this are radically informative and useful. Not only do they bring new users to the forums but for every newbie who learns and understands the true value of the domains, we add a buyer and a seller of quality prouct to our list!
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