emoticone is the french pronunciation of emoticon which means smiley What is the best bet you can imagine for this name ? emoticone.info
OK just to underline for everyone what an appraisal is Appraisal is an estimation based on the sound of the domain, the experience of the person doing the appraisal, previous sales, common rules like .com is the best TLD, few characters, no numbers, no dashes...... If someone for example is used to sell very cheap his domains and he sold a similar domain for $20 bucks then he assumes that your domains may cost the same My point is that appraisals don't worth anything, they are related to the person doing the appraisal and even reputable sources like sedo do not add anything to your name If you have a reputable appraisal this will not bind the future buyer or make him start bid high because sedo or anyone else said so Let's say sedo says your name worth $XX,XXX and you never find a buyer to give you that amount, then what ? I saw many domainers pay for appraisals and after a year or two drop them because nobody was interested Take this example of : emoticone.info So far i saw an appraisal of $10, maybe others would say $20 or $30 or $50 I sold the name for $278 before some days Does this proves something ? Yes it proves that appraisals and end-buyers are not the same So my advice for everyone and especially domainers is to select carefully your names and support them If you have a fair name with good promotion and support you can sell it at a good price PS. Just one note about the reason i post my names here. I see appraisal section as an advertising area plus an area where you can get an idea you didn't think so far. I really like forumers and fellow domainers and every post from them counts