Hello! I'm not a domain sales professional, but I did work at ISPs back in the '90s so may have been the CSR who registered yours if you've been in the business for a long time. 
I did however register some domains for myself -- I bought velvet.net in 1996 and for about 10 years used it as a personal site, non-profit server, and it did have its brief time being well-known in certain circles as did some of the accounts on it. I've not been doing much with it for the past few years. Sentimentally it means a lot to me, but I've done a fair bit of research on selling it -- including posting to your extremely helpful appraisal forum -- and I'm willing to put in the work required for the big bucks it could fetch.
How do I do that, though, not being in the domain business? I've read all the documentation I could get my hands on here on NamePros and via a number of Google searches, but most of them seem to be for people like you guys -- who want to invest in domains as a hobby or business opportunity.
So, some questions:
How do I find the right end users? As mentioned in my appraisal thread, how do I "search the end user"?
What is a string keyword? Is it worth going with a domain auction house (Sedo etc) and which ones are any good? Is it worth getting a "certified" or "professional" appraisal type thing from the likes of Godaddy et al? Where would it be wise to park / host a domain like this; what is the best parking site for payout? What does one normally put on a parked page? Is it appropriate to contact companies directly that might have an interest such as ones with velvet in their name?
Is there a better place for me to post some of these questions?
Thanks very much!
I did however register some domains for myself -- I bought velvet.net in 1996 and for about 10 years used it as a personal site, non-profit server, and it did have its brief time being well-known in certain circles as did some of the accounts on it. I've not been doing much with it for the past few years. Sentimentally it means a lot to me, but I've done a fair bit of research on selling it -- including posting to your extremely helpful appraisal forum -- and I'm willing to put in the work required for the big bucks it could fetch.
How do I do that, though, not being in the domain business? I've read all the documentation I could get my hands on here on NamePros and via a number of Google searches, but most of them seem to be for people like you guys -- who want to invest in domains as a hobby or business opportunity.
So, some questions:
How do I find the right end users? As mentioned in my appraisal thread, how do I "search the end user"?
What is a string keyword? Is it worth going with a domain auction house (Sedo etc) and which ones are any good? Is it worth getting a "certified" or "professional" appraisal type thing from the likes of Godaddy et al? Where would it be wise to park / host a domain like this; what is the best parking site for payout? What does one normally put on a parked page? Is it appropriate to contact companies directly that might have an interest such as ones with velvet in their name?
Is there a better place for me to post some of these questions?
Thanks very much!
