[markkanof]

It's not just the cost though, it's also the process. I would be willing to pay some amount in the multiple hundreds of dollars for some domains but it's usually not clear how to go about buying the domain. There often appears to be some shady arbiter that offers to try to get the domain for me. But the whole process is handled through a website that gives no indication of how long the process might take or if any action is really going to be taken at all.

I wouldn't have that much of a problem if getting a parked domain was just like getting an available domain except on the checkout page it said $300 or whatever instead of $10.

[ohashi]

A lot of registrars have integrated premium domains (already registered) into their search processes. IE go to godaddy, search for cars and click on the premium tab next to it. It lists priced domains there. Those are being pulled from various networks which offer exactly what you're saying and it's seemlessly integrated in some cases.

[pmichaud]

Sounds like a business opportunity.