Do you have unusually pointy ears, are your feet larger than average and slightly hairy, do you wander around caves, muttering to your self about nasty little hobbitses? If so, then you might have been one of the bidders for Planet-Tolkien.com which recently sold for Ł6,600 on eBay. According to the former owner, the site gets an average of 60,000 visitors a day and the income from advertising alone is worth more than the Ł3,000 minimum bid.The owner of Beautyofasite.com received $285,100 for her business. The owner decided to sell her site in order to spend more time with her young daughter. We can only applaud her reasons.
Today we see a wide collection of businesses for sale … so if you’re interested in selling – or buying – eBay might be worth a look.
Bill Erickson on February 17th, 2005 at 12:56 pm
When I’m looking to buy or sell an online business, I go over to sitepoint’s “Sell Your Site” section:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=56
While there are a few good websites for sale on ebay, the majority are templates or “cookie cutter” sites that they sell many copies of under different domain names.
Dane Carlson on February 17th, 2005 at 1:21 pm
Excellent comment, Bill. You’ve pointed to a fantastic resource for those wishing to buy or sell a website. I’ll have to check it out for some of the projects I’m working on.
alltheseideas.com on February 17th, 2005 at 1:22 pm
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