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AJ Has the Pokémon Card and Anthony has the Domain Name

Elliot Silver
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AJ Scaramucci made the news last week when he spent more than $16 million to acquire a Pokémon card in auction. It’s apparently a rare graded card that was previously owned by Logan Paul. It was the largest amount ever spent on a trading card in an auction, according to Guinness World Records.

While AJ might now own this special Pokémon card, his father, Anthony Scaramucci, owns a fantastic domain name via his SkyBridge Capital investment firm. In fact, about ten years ago, I exchanged some emails with Anthony about domain names.

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Why I Transferred .AI Domain Names to Atom.com

Elliot Silver
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When it comes to domain registrations, price is not the biggest factor for me. Trust, support availability, and ease of use are all more important than the price of domain name registrations, as long as the price is in line with the average. I am not going to transfer or register domain names to save a few dollars if I don’t fully trust the registrar and company behind it.

Over the past couple of years, Atom.com has gained my trust. I have sold more than ten domain names via Atom, and the platform operators quickly respond to any issues and/or feedback to provide a better experience for customers.

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“Billing Failure” Nice Try GoDaddy

Elliot Silver
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A few days ago, I received a somewhat alarming email from GoDaddy. “Billing Failure: Save [Redacted].COM before it’s gone on 2/15/2026.”

The message accomplished its task of grabbing my attention. It wasn’t a billing failure that caused my domain name to expire though. I intentionally turned off the auto-renew functionality on this hand registered domain name.

I don’t think this should be classified as a “billing failure,” but I do think GoDaddy was trying to use an alarming term to get my attention. It annoyed me more than anything else.

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Identifying Overlooked Domain Names With ChatGPT

Elliot Silver
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Every morning, I have a routine for finding domain names I want to bid on, backorder, or buy. I usually spend a couple of hours reviewing lists from tools like Dropping.pro and ExpiredDomains.net. The filters I have set eliminate a big chunk of domain names that are coming up for auction, and I manually review those that remain.

Many domain names that have commercial value and enough margin are quickly obvious. I think most domain investors identify those very quickly, and the number of backorders and bidders show this to be true. The best names obviously get the most auction interest.

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US Futsal has Best Domain Name

Elliot Silver
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My son plays soccer pretty much year-round. In the Winter, his team practices a couple of times a week, but they don’t have a regular match schedule beyond a single tournament in Florida. To supplement this, he plays for his club’s Futsal team in the Winter. Futsal is a small-sided version of soccer played indoors on a hard court with a smaller and heavier ball.

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Domain Sales Platform Commission Breakdown

Elliot Silver
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Spaceship recently upped the commission rate it charges for sales on its SellerHub platform. Spaceship started out by charging 5% to close a deal on the platform, and the commission rate was just increased to 10%. This wasn’t unexpected, but I think the company could have done a better job rolling it out while explaining why the change was necessary.

Doron Vermaat is the CEO and Founder of Efty, a domain name sales platform that recently started allowing buyers and sellers to transact via its Efty Pay offering. Efty Pay charges a 5% fee for transactions. Sellers can still opt to close deals using third party escrow and sales platforms without having to pay a commission to Efty beyond the monthly platform fee for landing pages.

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