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iSpyCams · 09-23-2015, 04:59 PM

Here's another way to look at it:

I wouldn't buy "an adult website" - I've done it and it universally turns out it was up for sale for a good reason. (as in good for the seller, not the buyer)

I WOULD buy a domain, I do it all the time, and CONTENT I do that all the time too, and SCRIPTS and DESIGNS.

So in the off-chance a site had all of those things and they were all useful to me, and the licenses were transferable, I might consider it based on the value of those assets.

Now income? From where? Affiliate accounts? Are those transferable? Not easily or reliably, also who are they with? Are those people reliable? How can I be sure they aren't about to close (or worse, ban the accounts due to abuse) It's a lot of work and hassle to find out, and you can never be sure.

Maybe, if it's a whole business up for sale with corresponding tax ID's, merchant accounts, corporate documents and bank accounts, that would be something else, but you wouldn't advertise it as a site for sale, that would be a business for sale.

But a site that is hyped for having good SEO and type-in's and bla bla bla, forget it. The minute you move it to another server and switch out affiliate links and whatever else, SE's re-evaluate completely and who knows what will happen to the ranking.

09-23-2015, 04:59 PM
iSpyCams Amateur Gynecologist Industry Role: Join Date: May 2009 Location: Medellin Posts: 4,436	Here's another way to look at it: I wouldn't buy "an adult website" - I've done it and it universally turns out it was up for sale for a good reason. (as in good for the seller, not the buyer) I WOULD buy a domain, I do it all the time, and CONTENT I do that all the time too, and SCRIPTS and DESIGNS. So in the off-chance a site had all of those things and they were all useful to me, and the licenses were transferable, I might consider it based on the value of those assets. Now income? From where? Affiliate accounts? Are those transferable? Not easily or reliably, also who are they with? Are those people reliable? How can I be sure they aren't about to close (or worse, ban the accounts due to abuse) It's a lot of work and hassle to find out, and you can never be sure. Maybe, if it's a whole business up for sale with corresponding tax ID's, merchant accounts, corporate documents and bank accounts, that would be something else, but you wouldn't advertise it as a site for sale, that would be a business for sale. But a site that is hyped for having good SEO and type-in's and bla bla bla, forget it. The minute you move it to another server and switch out affiliate links and whatever else, SE's re-evaluate completely and who knows what will happen to the ranking. __________________ - As soon as I think up a good sig it's going here.