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For really valuable, developed brand domains, MarkMonitor is worth looking at, but presumably costs a mint. They are the only registrar I'm aware of that offers VeriSign Registry-Lock.
With that said, check out Fabulous - their prices aren't the best, but their support and security is excellent. While their pricing is geared towards people with many domains, contact them to see what they can do, especially if seeking to renew for many years in advance...
Which I would strongly recommend for valuable / important domains, since it better ensures it won't accidentally expire / more easily recovered if somehow is later stolen, and also to lock-in a low price.
.COM prices have been increasingly roughly 7% per year, and that could rapidly increase further if VeriSign (or whoever the .COM registry operator is in the future; VeriSign's contract ends around 2012) gets the rate caps taken off - as of now, ICANN limits price increases, but there's no assurance they will do so in the near future, as in after 2012. Be prepared - if the domain is that important, and you can afford to renew for the max time, in my view, it's best to do it now.
Ron
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Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales
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