Looking for input on an old domain I once had

Ok, I emailed the guy who has a domain name I owned from 2000-2002 wondering how long he was going to keep it, and if I may buy it from him. His response

Hi,

Please tell us your offer and we can start from there…

Regards,
Vini

my reply

Vini, Thanks for getting back to me.

I didn’t really give it too much thought. How about $20? What is it
worth to you?

I have no idea how this sort of thing works, I just like the name.

Thanks,

Trying to pretend like I just like the name - truth is I did **** hard work for the name ( it was an online writing community - just under 300,000 hits in the first year) and there are tons of links to it from other writers’ groups and such…anyway, I want it, but I have no idea what you would usually pay for something like this.

Any ideas? Also, I know it’s only worth what I’m willing to pay for it, but what would you guys pay?

Thanks,
Adam