Aww man, I would have taken that offer. Unless its a highly popular acronym or if you find a enduser who wants those specific acronym for their business, you are otherwise looking at xx or xxx if you find some happy buyers.
After a little research:
Google: QuinStreet, Inc. is a publicly traded digital and performance marketing company based in Foster City, California. They use these acronyms. You will only get a high offer from an end-user like this..Who knows? they might even offer you alot more than $1000. Have you contacted them?
Do you know any details about who made that offer in the past?
Conclusion:
Domainer: xx-xxx
Hobbyist: xxx
Average EndUser: xxx-low x,xxx
Big Budget Enduser(ex QuinStreet): low x,xxx- High x,xxx (maybe even more)
Random offers and forums won't net you any where close to $1000. You have to contact some endusers like the above or wait patiently for them to contactyou and be bold to counter with $10,000 and go from there.
But it's hard to appraise what someone might be willing to pay especially if the acronym matches their company perfectly.