I don’t buy domains all that often, and I certainly have never been approached to sell any of ‘em in the after market. Lockergnome subscriber William L. Gotshall-Maxon is asking for advice on discovering the value of a domain:

I was contacted recently by a total stranger who is interested in buying a domain that I have had for a few years. Though I have held on to the domain for those years, I have yet to really do anything with it. The domain, however, does attract a fair number of visitors who are greeted by a generic splash page.

Where I am running into trouble is figuring out the value of the domain. Obviously, I’d like to get back the cost of registration for the time I’ve had it and, perhaps, the cost of hosting the site. If you could provide some sort of input or point me to a resource that you think might help, that would be wonderful.

I remember interviewing a domain expert at SES a few months ago, but can’t quite recall the resource he represented. Anybody else?