Good points Dave, but this time around I'm just curious about the "exact search result" limit people set for themselves when looking for domains, independent of geo targets and PPC costs. (I understand PPC and geo targets play important roles when it's decision time, but lets not include those factors now. Lets focus on the exact search results ONLY.)
BUT, since you approached the topic from a different angle, let me just ask you this. Lets say you're just skimming some droplists or you're looking for some new handregs, what's on the #1 spot on your priority list, PPC or exact search results (globally)?