Would you sell your site if you didn't want to? - GoFuckYourself.com

strainer · 06-15-2003, 08:58 PM

None of my sites are for sale at any price, or so I thought.

So out of the blue, some dude contacts me to purchase one of my paysites. I call him back as a courtesy, although I have no intention of selling, and I tell him so.

But here is where it gets a little weird. Over a series of phone calls the offers get higher, to the point where its now a *very* large multiple of the monthy income.

I'd rather not say exactly how much, but far higher (in terms of months of sales) than anything I thought adult sites could usually fetch, or anything I've ever heard of here.

I've been in business long enough to have a pretty good BS detector, and I'm pretty sure the guy is legit. The guy did his homework before contacting me, had already joined as a member and downloaded just about the whole site. And his portfolio of adult sites is impressive. No mega sites or bangbus in there, but very nice indeed.

I'm really spinning over this one. I don't want to sell, and logically, I'll eventually recoup even more by staying the course over years.

On the other hand, its a fuck of a lot of money. And there is no non-compete clause in his latest deal, so I am free to start again from scratch with just some very narrow restrictions.

So what would you do? Is there a number that all sites will cave in and sell at? How many months sales would that be for you?

SpaceAce · 06-15-2003, 09:00 PM

The number where you sell is "very large". If you thought your sites were not for sale at any price and this guy is offering an amount large enough to impress you and have you asking for our advice, you should probably sell. As long as this site is ot your only source of income, why not take the big chunk and do something with it?

SpaceAce

Spunky · 06-15-2003, 09:02 PM

Everybody has a price.If you feel its a deal too good to pass up,go for it.Start another one.

foe · 06-15-2003, 09:02 PM

Hes probably going to ripp you off

foe · 06-15-2003, 09:03 PM

If something is too good to be true it usually is

strainer · 06-15-2003, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by foe
Hes probably going to ripp you off

I thought of that, but how is that possible? I have never sold a site before, but don't see where I can get ripped off. He is proposing for his protection that we use a third party escow service, and I've gone that way on other deals and don't see where I can get fucked?

telcohost · 06-15-2003, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by spunky1
Everybody has a price.If you feel its a deal too good to pass up,go for it.Start another one.

yep, I agree ! take the money and go to the beach for a while

thekebie · 06-15-2003, 09:11 PM

Sell, I mean there is always another site you can start :|

neewwman · 06-15-2003, 09:12 PM

A buyer is much more easily fucked than a seller. Just use an escrow and have the money wired before anything is released to the buyer.

I would never sell my sites at the going rate, which I think is ridiculously low. But I'm sure there's a price at which I could be convinced.

stocktrader23 · 06-15-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by strainer

I thought of that, but how is that possible? I have never sold a site before, but don't see where I can get ripped off. He is proposing for his protection that we use a third party escow service, and I've gone that way on other deals and don't see where I can get fucked?

Escrow.com or a well known escrow company. There are fake escrow scams out there right now.

rowan · 06-15-2003, 09:21 PM

I had a $10k offer a couple of years ago for a mixed free/paysite with about 100 paying members and 7k daily freeloaders. The guy making the offer was not interested in retaining the members and he was going to be paying $1k a month in hosting. Seemed like madness to me, but I believe he was genuinely interested in buying as we had extensive correspondence for months on the matter and we were finalising the escrow details. Then 9/11 came around and he lost a lot of money on the stock market, so his offer dropped significantly. Eventually it fell through and we lost contact.

A few months later I started using some real sponsors and making some real money, and now that site accounts for about 75% of my income. I'm really glad I didn't sell - that $10k is small in comparison to its long term value since...

crockett · 06-15-2003, 09:26 PM

yea if you sell make sure you pick the escrow service... I saw in the news awhile back.. some scamers were setting up fake escrows services so they could rip people off for big money..

but i'd say if it's quite a bit of money.. then sell it.. if you built that one.. then I'm sure you could build another

Za Ha · 06-15-2003, 10:48 PM

I sell most of my sites

EscortBiz · 06-16-2003, 12:57 AM

if its one of your spanking stuff I wouldnt sell I dont know what other sites you may have but spanking is untapped and almost no quality american made stuff out there.

If he offers you say 48xMo. Net then take it but really it will only grow, you got none of the plugin bullshit and its all exclusive I researched the market well and im sure you know it even better

strainer · 06-16-2003, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by EscortBiz
if its one of your spanking stuff I wouldnt sell I dont know what other sites you may have but spanking is untapped and almost no quality american made stuff out there.

If he offers you say 48xMo. Net then take it but really it will only grow, you got none of the plugin bullshit and its all exclusive I researched the market well and im sure you know it even better

It was less than 48 month net, but still *way* up there, maybe around 24 months depending on how you count it.

I wouldn't give everybody the impression spanking is such a walk in the park.

Besides the site of mine you have seen the other spanking site I run is one of the crown jewels of that niche, but really does seem to have peaked and I am having a hard time getting that site (been around about 7 years) to convert like it once did.

There actually are quite a few really quality spanking sites out there now, but they almost never show up on mainstream tgps or banner ads - leaving the impression there is a void, more than the reality in my opinion.

All in all I think its like any niche - getting a bit saturated, but the cream should do fine. Which leads me to, congratulations and good luck on your new site.

We had hun galleries on the same day, must have been a first...

Xplicit · 06-16-2003, 12:28 PM

I'd sell it.

Say it takes you a whole year to get a new site back up to par.... that STILL leaves you with 14 months of extra profit.

It really all depends on how long you think it'll take to make a new site profitable.

06-15-2003, 08:58 PM	#1
strainer Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 418	Would you sell your site if you didn't want to? None of my sites are for sale at any price, or so I thought. So out of the blue, some dude contacts me to purchase one of my paysites. I call him back as a courtesy, although I have no intention of selling, and I tell him so. But here is where it gets a little weird. Over a series of phone calls the offers get higher, to the point where its now a very large multiple of the monthy income. I'd rather not say exactly how much, but far higher (in terms of months of sales) than anything I thought adult sites could usually fetch, or anything I've ever heard of here. I've been in business long enough to have a pretty good BS detector, and I'm pretty sure the guy is legit. The guy did his homework before contacting me, had already joined as a member and downloaded just about the whole site. And his portfolio of adult sites is impressive. No mega sites or bangbus in there, but very nice indeed. I'm really spinning over this one. I don't want to sell, and logically, I'll eventually recoup even more by staying the course over years. On the other hand, its a fuck of a lot of money. And there is no non-compete clause in his latest deal, so I am free to start again from scratch with just some very narrow restrictions. So what would you do? Is there a number that all sites will cave in and sell at? How many months sales would that be for you?

06-15-2003, 09:02 PM	#3
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crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	yea if you sell make sure you pick the escrow service... I saw in the news awhile back.. some scamers were setting up fake escrows services so they could rip people off for big money.. but i'd say if it's quite a bit of money.. then sell it.. if you built that one.. then I'm sure you could build another __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

06-16-2003, 12:57 AM	#14
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06-15-2003, 09:00 PM	#2
SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	The number where you sell is "very large". If you thought your sites were not for sale at any price and this guy is offering an amount large enough to impress you and have you asking for our advice, you should probably sell. As long as this site is ot your only source of income, why not take the big chunk and do something with it? SpaceAce

06-15-2003, 09:02 PM	#4
foe Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: CT Posts: 5,246	Hes probably going to ripp you off

06-15-2003, 09:03 PM	#5
foe Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: CT Posts: 5,246	If something is too good to be true it usually is

06-15-2003, 09:11 PM	#8
thekebie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Hood of Burquitlam, BC Posts: 1,046	Sell, I mean there is always another site you can start :\|

06-15-2003, 09:21 PM	#11
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I had a $10k offer a couple of years ago for a mixed free/paysite with about 100 paying members and 7k daily freeloaders. The guy making the offer was not interested in retaining the members and he was going to be paying $1k a month in hosting. Seemed like madness to me, but I believe he was genuinely interested in buying as we had extensive correspondence for months on the matter and we were finalising the escrow details. Then 9/11 came around and he lost a lot of money on the stock market, so his offer dropped significantly. Eventually it fell through and we lost contact. A few months later I started using some real sponsors and making some real money, and now that site accounts for about 75% of my income. I'm really glad I didn't sell - that $10k is small in comparison to its long term value since...

06-15-2003, 10:48 PM	#13
Za Ha Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Still lost Posts: 5,112	I sell most of my sites

06-16-2003, 12:28 PM	#16
Xplicit Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: █◄►█ Posts: 3,558	I'd sell it. Say it takes you a whole year to get a new site back up to par.... that STILL leaves you with 14 months of extra profit. It really all depends on how long you think it'll take to make a new site profitable.