This isn't entirely relevant to the matter of selling domains, but it is a question that is interesting to me...

I was discussing the relative value of a couple of similar generic domain names with someone who runs a big domain auction house, when he talked about domain's Google pay for placement results for the keyword in the domains, and how that might affect those domains' values.

I've been a long-time AdWords user, and not heard anything about PFP in years, so I was surprised to hear that Google was even in this business!  Can anyone describe how Google's "pay for placement" service works?  Can one tell how much people are paying for placement in a similar way to how you can use bid tools to get a sense of Adwords bidding?

Finally got confirmation today that table.com will be part of Moniker's live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Expo in Miami on October 12, 2007.

In the same email, my salesperson was urging me to transfer my domain to Moniker prior to the auction.  The idea is that this will allow them to Moniker any sale more quickly (I know from sad experience that it sometimes can take a week or so to transfer names from one registrar to another).  That makes for a happy buyer (they get their domain more quickly) and a happy seller (who gets their money more quickly).

Moniker is willing to pay the transfer fees, and even if the domain doesn't sell, we'll get a free year of domain registration out of it.  I like having all of my domains in one place, but I'm inclined to do it.

Thoughts?  Has anyone had an unusually positive or negative experience doing something like this?