I hope this has been sorted out for you.

.com is a business in itself and it does come up in the training. I know that sometimes figures are inflated but its the same as buying real estate. Its only worth what people are prepared to pay for it. However in some cases they are.

I have just done a protection domain strategy with one of my clients and secured the .com's that could really affect their brand. I hope you get it sorted in your head, its not the end of the game. Wishing you all the best, we are all learning, good luck Phil

Well, I have another way of dealing with the loss. I can always write a blog post on my site with the same domain name. I did not deviate that much from the domain name that I chose anyway.

Judith, one of the early training videos goes into this scenario.
With site rubix you are just part of a larger organisation. Site Rubix is not yours, you are just a member.
The video also says that to own the rights to your chosen domain you must buy it as a dot com. Until then, anyone can buy it.
Kyle also says to buy domains you might want in the future as soon as possible. Once its gone its gone.
Good luck with your search
Bux

This looks like more research is needed on this situation. There are a lot of pieces here that look confusing, but with all of the details they can be explained. This is probably a Kyle question. You amy want to sent Kyle a PM.