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- Issue #5: May 12, 2025
Issue #5: May 12, 2025
Cyger Selects... Best investing advice; Avoid extra commission; Tokenized domains; Are they necessary?; No, dummy
Michael Cyger
May 12, 2025
Hi there, A lot to learn from other investors in this issue. Here are the 5️⃣ most interesting domain tweets from last week. Have a great week, Mike P.S. I publish my best posts and opinions in Cyger Says every Friday morning. #1️⃣ Best investing advice
What’s one mistake you made early on in domain investing that you wish you could undo? 🥲 Share it so others don’t make the same one 🙏
@AGreatDomain: Bob wishes he had used ExpiredDomains.net sooner to find valuable domains. @aoxborrow: Aaron says don’t buy unbrandable tech terms, go for brandable domains like Mint~io. @BradenPollock: Braden regrets buying generic names with no commercial value. @marcelo_xyz: Marcelo warns to be cautious with ExpiredDomains.net, as domains may have hidden issues. @lespino_: Lespino says don’t buy domains just for their backlinks. @TheReddStagg: Neil advises not to overcomplicate strategies—stick to what works. @Raindropfy: Rain Drop says don’t think small, aim bigger in domain investing. I've done a lot of investing in .io domain names and I have to agree with Aaron that my biggest mistake was: "buying exact tech terms like MailingList.io instead of brandable words like Mint.io." My two recent sales of .io domains were both single, dictionary words that were treated like a brandable domain name. #2️⃣ Avoid extra commission
🕵️ Sold detector•io for 20k. It was one of my more brandable .IOs. I've owned it since 2020 and had a few offers over the years. No price was listed. @Afternic brokerage did a great job, but because I was using my own lander they take $6k off the top. 😭 
Congrats on the sale. For future scenarios, you can avoid paying the extra commission by switching to the Afternic lander whenever you have an active negotiation on Afternic. If it doesn't pan out, switch back to your other lander.
I had no idea this was possible. Switch to Afternic's lander during active negotiations to avoid a 30% commission fee (instead of 15%) charged for using a custom lander, per Afternic's pricing policy. This works since Afternic only checks nameservers at the time of sale finalization, not during negotiations, letting sellers switch to GoDaddy Aftermarket Nameservers and lower the commission to 15%. #3️⃣ Tokenized domains
I feel like a fossil, but can someone explain in layman's terms what utility this has to the average domain investor? EnCirca to Become First ICANN Registrar to Launch Tokenized Domains and Web3 Identity with Doma Protocol and MyPublicWallet Integration www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250506ph80843/encirca-to-become-first-icann-registrar-to-launch-tokenized-domains-and-web3-identity-with-doma-protocol-and-mypublicwallet-integration
Elliot is not alone in the way he feels. I read everything, as he does, and talk to many people, as he does. Tokenized domains, as announced by @EnCirca using the @DomaProtocol (which is not live yet, by the way), will allow domain names to be represented as blockchain assets, enabling faster transactions, fractional ownership, and integration with Web3 systems like Ethereum Name Service (ENS), which can enhance liquidity in the $10 billion domain market (per TokenFi, 2024). But this requires money to be in a stablecoin on the blockchain. My company doesn't have any stablecoins on the blockchain. I like to buy domains with my credit card so I have 30 days to pay and can earn cash back or airline miles on purchases. I don't want to co-invest with many other people; I'll invest with a single person, if at all. I don't want to sell fractions of my domain names, unless I can get fair market retail pricing on it or if I've lost confidence in the domain name ever selling. A bit more background: The @DomaProtocol by @D3inc bridges traditional DNS (handled via EPP, a protocol used by registrars for domain transactions) with blockchain, ensuring ICANN compliance while allowing domain investors to explore new financial tools like lending or marketplaces, potentially increasing domain utility and value. #4️⃣ Are they necessary?
Can I ask your opinion. Should domain names be tokenized and be put on the blockchain? How would this benefit domain owners? It would be a lot of work for Dynadot because we have to keep the domain nft and our registrar system in sync. For example when a domain expires we have the burn the nft. I have been thinking about this for months and still don’t have any clarity.
Todd is a helluva smart guy. As is Braden (although I have no idea why he's still using a .eth for his name on 𝕏 〰️ what am I missing?). I can see the benefits that are being proposed. But I can't feel them yet. I'm glad I'm not in Todd's position, as he needs to think about and invest in something that could increase revenue for his business or end up being a development drain that adds complexity without financial benefit. I'm glad I'm just sitting here watching and eating 🍿. 🤣 No, dummy
you can just list domains for 6 figures and people will hit the "Buy it now" button
I originally bookmarked this post because Bar is right. You can price your domains at whatever price you want. You own them. And every once in a while, you have the opportunity to get it. AnimalsUnited.com sold for $39,000, which kicked off a whole discussion on @Namepros back in 2019. Which led Michael Sumner @Namebio to write about "shooting the moon" on domains that you might have bought for $50: https://namebio.com/blog/dont-shoot-for-the-moon/ ---------- But then, OMG, there's a reply and then Bar replies and it's hillarious. The title of this post comes from Bar's answer to a reply on this post: 
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