Also called end-user price
Retail price, explained
Retail sales come from inbound inquiries, Buy It Now listings seen by end users, landers, outbound outreach and brokers. The price depends on the buyer's budget, how badly they need the name and what alternatives they have, so the same name can bring very different prices from different buyers, and some names wait years for one.
The investor business model depends on retail sales, but each one needs a specific buyer. A realistic value combines the likely price with the chance of a sale, so a name with a high retail estimate and no plausible buyer is worth little in practice. An automated or AI appraisal estimates a price but cannot tell you whether a buyer exists; treat it as a starting point, and keep the wholesale price in mind as the floor you could reach quickly.
Example. An investor declines a low three-figure wholesale offer from another investor and later sells the same name at a retail price in the mid four figures to a startup preparing its launch.
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