Why is this site is so expensive

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Marino, May 30, 2007.

  1. #1
    I was browsing Sitepoint's marketplace and here's what I've found:

    Torrents Crawler/Lister/Search engine portal.

    Current bid for the site is $17,000 and the site is almost 1 month old. Also, here's the traffic:
    Unique visitors: 392
    Pages: 24785
    Hits: 79171

    Now, I might be blind or there are some other traffic figures, but why the hell is the price so high?

    Here's the link:
    http://www.sitepoint.com/marketplace/auction/8122

    P.S. I just don't get it.
     
    Marino, May 30, 2007 IP
  2. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member

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    #2
    I don't see that bid. He's placed a buy now for $ 25,000.00.
     
    Arnie, May 30, 2007 IP
  3. amnezia

    amnezia Peon

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    #3
    People have more money than sense
     
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  4. 8everything

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    #4
    Pricey.. but I'm assuming the buyer has great ideas for the site ;)
     
    8everything, May 30, 2007 IP
  5. pig2cat

    pig2cat Active Member

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    #5
    Seems fishy...
    all the bidders have 0 posts and joined last week... hmmmm;x
     
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  6. Superman123

    Superman123 Peon

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    #6
    Whoa.... its definetly not going to sell lol.. the sites not even that great... unless someone is going to completely remodel it..lol


    - Regards
     
    Superman123, May 30, 2007 IP
  7. hemanmaximus

    hemanmaximus Peon

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    #7
    Well, I see it differently...

    First of all, the domain name is really good. Megabittorrent.com, really catchy and brandable.

    Second, The site has almost 12,000 torrent files and half a million seeders, so will little bit more marketing (smart marketing), you can easily pull in $8-$10k a month...
     
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  8. Marino

    Marino Peon

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    #8
    Domain name is pretty good, but I can make a script to index thousands of torrents per day. Nobody would pay me even $10,000 for the script with 50,000 indexed torrent files. (if someone is willing to pay, PM me - :) just kidding)

    It's just funny.
     
    Marino, May 30, 2007 IP
  9. BigBadWolf

    BigBadWolf Well-Known Member

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    #9
    Most likely someone ( a friend) is spam bidding to make it look worth a lot of money and the perceived value greater.
     
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  10. tbarr60

    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    Come on the site has been established for days, even weeks. It's made over $20 and the guy had to download some software and do "massive" integration. It's worth at least 25,000 lira.
     
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  11. an0n

    an0n Prominent Member

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    #11
    bingo! hit the nail on the head!
     
    an0n, May 30, 2007 IP
  12. choward93

    choward93 Active Member

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    #12
    Haha, lets convert that really quick:

    25,000 Lira = $0 USD.

    The lira is obsolete. But i agree it is worth that much. In case anyone has spent more than 30 minutes at the Sitepoint marketplace, there are lots of people that sell their sites for 5 figures, because it has "lots of potential." There are lots of sites there that are complete jokes. It damages the reputation of Sitepoint.
     
    choward93, May 31, 2007 IP