[frigg]

>I would be willing to select a registrar on the basis of their policies, not their prices.

Yes, absolutely this. I've searched through forums and read various reviews of various registrars and some say gandi is good, some name.com, some others, but at the end of the day nobody said "I've had this problem where my domain was stolen and this company was willing to help".

I'm also willing to pay more for good support when serious problems arise.