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Originally Posted by marcop
Exactly, Dean.
I used to work with a broker (who still posts on this site frequently) a few years ago, and he got tired of wannabe's offering $500 for an exclusive edited b/g scene, with matching retouched stills, and featuring A-list LA porn girls. Dealing with people like that was not, and is not worth, the effort.
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There are a fucking TON of those people around.
Even though I am not in the same caliber as any listed in this thread. I am a niche provider who has done well. I can shoot much less expensive then most because of my location. The point I am getting at however is, most still wanna nickel and dime even at MY PRICES.
If you want exclusive, semi exclusive, you need to PAY FOR IT!
People will hit me up and want 1st, or never released material. But still want to pay next to nothing for it. I tell them to get fucked. I can make more money on non-exclusive deals or packaging up pay sites and selling them off.
The heart of the issue, or more so the fact of the matter, is that few companies in this industry have the money to do big budget deals anymore. There really is only around 5-7% of the visible industry with any real money to do a deal over $500.00.
Whether sites, domains, content, whatever. Only around 5-7% have cash on hand to close a big dollar deal. Others may be able to do something if they sell some sites, shift their money around or whatever. But few can knock out a big dollar deal anymore.
Big ticket items, or content deals, or site sales you could knock out a few a week. Now you are looking more like a 30-45 days sale cycle a lot of times. Unless it's under $500.00.
If you are talking about 'ballas' and 'GFY dollas' then everyone on this board is a fucking pimp, rolling in the Benzos and fucking super models. The reality is, few have decent money for anything of value, and more often then not, those who are in the shadows, or post rarely, are the one's with green.
When I am hit up on ICQ or e-mail from someone wanting a site, or content, or replying to some deal, more often then not, if I recognize the name. I know they most likely have no money. If I do not recognize the name, they have money in hand, are ready to wire the money, and the deal will close in no time. More often then not, this is my experience. Especially in the past two years.
