SOLD
Captain.dev for $29,000 USD @afternic
Congrats to the buyer!
.DEV, Google's 7-year-old TLD, just scored its three best recorded sales of all time – led by https://t.co/GiiTczYSNU at $77,000, with Captain taking the third spot – within only 45 days.
The signal is clear: .DEV is on the rise – and its market value is rising with it.
I bought this domain in the early days of my domaining journey - about 8 years ago.
Over the years, I've tried to outbound/wholesale it, but nothing worked.
So I'm extra happy when such sales occur.
First of all, thank God. Sold https://t.co/rNS0vXVxn6 last month. Thanks to @atomHQ
I like to share story behind that.
In 2023, I hand-registered https://t.co/tnwJ51SCEh and submitted it to @atomHQ Premium. It was initially approved at $3,499, but I felt the AI market was just getting started, so I removed it. Later, I resubmitted it and Atom approved it in the $22k-$45k range. After further market research and a pricing review, I listed it at $77k.
A buyer came in at $50k. Following a negotiation strategy I learned from @TonyNames , I kept my floor at $50k and asked the broker to push higher. The buyer ultimately agreed to $70,000.
Huge thanks to the #domain community for all the knowledge shared along the way, and special thanks to @MichaelCyger , whose comment on my first sale gave me the confidence to keep going.
Sometimes the biggest difference between a $3,499 sale and a $70,000 sale is having the patience and conviction to hold the right asset.
Afternic: Sell a domain today, get paid about 7 days later, maybe more.
Spaceship: Sell a domain today, sometimes get paid in less than an hour.
Fast payouts matter. 🚀
Just sold https://t.co/JaPQBb5S7q for $8,892 on @atomHQ 🎉
Found this gem using @steventey’s one word domain tool.
If you’re hunting for premium .ai, .com, or other single-word domains, this tool is insane. Link in the next post 👇
Six years have passed since I went full time into domain names... so this convo with @DomainNameWire seemed like a perfect place to share some of the things I've noticed along the way.
My brain was going faster than my mouth during recording, but afterwards I took a bit of time to think about some additional tips for new investors or anyone else thinking of making the leap:
1) Don't quit your day job! Do whatever it takes to delay going full-time as an investor. Once you need those early profits for living costs, you lose out the advantages of reinvesting and compounding. You can also balance out the volatility of domain sales with a steady income source - it's a lot less pressure/stress, especially during dry spells.
2) It takes time ... to learn, and time for capital to compound. Maximising time in the game is half the battle. Some domainers give up before they reach a critical velocity - and others don't get off the ground because they haven't made enough effort to learn before buying names. Prioritise long term survival over trying to get rich quick with luck-based outliers.
3) Keep learning. There's a ton of awesome content out there - podcasts, blogs, investors here on X and domaining forums too. We're lucky to have so much data and information available to us. There are more tools out there than ever before too - filtering and finding names has never been easier.
4) Make friends. Find yourself a small cohort of similar like-minded investors you can chat to... people at a similar level and maybe who've started at a similar time. Learn together and sharpen each other. Question, support and inspire each other. Go to conferences and meet other people in the industry too - you'll be surprised how much you'll learn in person that you won't online.
5) Health is wealth. It's cliche, but the grind takes its toll - mentally and physically. Long hours sat at the computer. The isolation of working alone, often late at night. The ups and downs of the game. The constant burden of 'hindsight'. It all adds up... so looking after yourself is priority number one. Without that, it all means nothing.
Hope you enjoy listening. Thank you to Andrew - it's always a pleasure chatting with you.
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Just sold https://t.co/bhmV0gsnIC for $5,988! Hold time 4 years. Obtained for reg fee! I noticed https://t.co/im8mmGiDk8 was available, so I grabbed it for reg fee as a replacement! https://t.co/W2yJieRIO5 #Domains#afternic#sidehustle#godaddy#Crypto#domainssold #Blockchain #Bitcoin #domainforsale #XRP #GoodTuesday #Knicks #Cavs #Harden