has anyone sold their paysites due to the visa regs? - GoFuckYourself.com

quiet · 10-31-2002, 09:20 PM

or know someone that has?

just curious

emgee · 10-31-2002, 09:43 PM

MetaformX · 10-31-2002, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by quiet
or know someone that has?

just curious

quiet, if I was a betting man, I would say that you won't retire at 30.

jimmyf · 10-31-2002, 09:53 PM

quiet might toss all his porn stuff in the trash, and take off to the mountains.

quiet · 10-31-2002, 10:09 PM

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Originally posted by MetaformX

quiet, if I was a betting man, I would say that you won't retire at 30.

certainly not at 30 on the nose.

but i can say with absolute certaintly, i will be completely finished with this business (at the latest) by September 1st, 2003. i'll still be 30 at that point

Krome · 10-31-2002, 10:14 PM

I know of a few sites that decided to shut up shop because of Visa....They were just making a couple of hundred bucks per month. They had shut down before but Visa was that straw and the camels back snapped....

Mario11779 · 10-31-2002, 10:16 PM

I am new to this side of the industry... but lemme ask a question...

Can't you guys get your own merchant account and not rely on third party processors? Or do they not issue them to membership sites? Since we sell hard goods we have our own merchant account and don't get stuck with high fees.

Whats the deal?

Alky · 10-31-2002, 10:32 PM

try going to a bank and saying you want a merchant account for your adult website.

Mario11779 · 10-31-2002, 10:34 PM

heh...

A bank. no. no way.

A merhcant account, yes. We got one.

L0stMind · 11-01-2002, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by quiet

certainly not at 30 on the nose.

but i can say with absolute certaintly, i will be completely finished with this business (at the latest) by September 1st, 2003. i'll still be 30 at that point

I am jealous. honestly.

On the topic of paysites being sold, yes, I know of a few for sure. All had a small member base and were just making ends meet....

kevinl · 11-01-2002, 03:50 AM

If the scrub is going to continue to be as rough as it has been we will all be out of porn by next September.

I just added up sales for the month and "god damnit".

cat · 11-01-2002, 03:51 AM

no why should we do that?

gothweb · 11-01-2002, 07:38 AM

Indirectly, yes, I did sell in the aftermath of the Visa announcement. I had been hoping to find the ideal way to sell my sites, and continue running them, for a while. I don't want to own a business at this point, and there are parts of running mine I needed help with. The Visa issue brought all of that up for me, and got me thinking to the point where I tried to find such an ideal situation. I was successful, and the merger with DarkDollars was born.

Honeyslut · 11-01-2002, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by gothweb
Indirectly, yes, I did sell in the aftermath of the Visa announcement. I had been hoping to find the ideal way to sell my sites, and continue running them, for a while. I don't want to own a business at this point, and there are parts of running mine I needed help with. The Visa issue brought all of that up for me, and got me thinking to the point where I tried to find such an ideal situation. I was successful, and the merger with DarkDollars was born.

I like your percentage in your sig 666

gothweb · 11-01-2002, 11:33 AM

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Originally posted by Honeyslut

I like your percentage in your sig 666

Nice, isn't it? You can thank SykkBoy and Cyberpunk for that one. I like their setup with the rates, and the touch of evil makes it all click. ;) Glad to be aboard a program with a sense of darkness... and a sense of humour.

10-31-2002, 09:20 PM	#1
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11-01-2002, 03:50 AM	#11
kevinl Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: US Posts: 261	If the scrub is going to continue to be as rough as it has been we will all be out of porn by next September. I just added up sales for the month and "god damnit". __________________ kevinl

11-01-2002, 07:38 AM	#13
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	Indirectly, yes, I did sell in the aftermath of the Visa announcement. I had been hoping to find the ideal way to sell my sites, and continue running them, for a while. I don't want to own a business at this point, and there are parts of running mine I needed help with. The Visa issue brought all of that up for me, and got me thinking to the point where I tried to find such an ideal situation. I was successful, and the merger with DarkDollars was born. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

10-31-2002, 09:43 PM	#2
emgee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 20	no.

10-31-2002, 10:14 PM	#6
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	I know of a few sites that decided to shut up shop because of Visa....They were just making a couple of hundred bucks per month. They had shut down before but Visa was that straw and the camels back snapped....

10-31-2002, 10:16 PM	#7
Mario11779 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 45	I am new to this side of the industry... but lemme ask a question... Can't you guys get your own merchant account and not rely on third party processors? Or do they not issue them to membership sites? Since we sell hard goods we have our own merchant account and don't get stuck with high fees. Whats the deal?

10-31-2002, 10:32 PM	#8
Alky Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 5,651	try going to a bank and saying you want a merchant account for your adult website.

10-31-2002, 10:34 PM	#9
Mario11779 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 45	heh... A bank. no. no way. A merhcant account, yes. We got one.

11-01-2002, 03:51 AM	#12
cat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: europe Posts: 493	no why should we do that?