domain should i have paid $500 for "digital-cable.com" at snapnames auction

[eseller01]

I stopped my bid at $280 should i have paid more fore this, i kept debating weather i am pricing the domain right, however it is a well searched keyword. but hyphen is the issue. what do guys think?

 

[holyroller]

Firstly, this section is for appraisals of domains you actually own.

Secondly, I personally think $500 is too much (If you are a reseller, end user values are harder to determine), -'s do devalue a name, but from a development point of view and SEO they are still very usable.

The top 5 monthly searches for digital cable.
digital cable box 4177
digital cable 3948
digital cable descrambler 3121
comcast digital cable 1625
digital cable boxes 1535