Originally Posted by Paul Markham

I would say if they did it might not be the best buy for their money.

I'm saying this without knowing the price, traffic or price. Still hear me ot.

Would it make better sense to buy up one of the faltering offline companies to get their archives?

The price would be far lower, I imagine. The archives put online could be a goldmine.

The content on a different level, in terms of who ever they target. Could be a Gonzo site on the Evil Angels model, hardcore like Private or glamor like Vivid.

Manwin have tons of traffic and IMO a buy of archival content might make better sense than a purchase of an online company with just more of the same. They already have or can create.

Of course if the online site has a lot of quality traffic and the price is right. Then an online purchase makes sense. Yet if they have quality traffic, what's the odds the owners will sell and the price will be right?

Millions more people who aren't going to buy anything, seems a pointless purchase. They already have that in bucket loads.