rs25.com - $1,500/mo revenues, 5000 uniques/day, 7 years old

I'm selling my site car forum site:

Subject:
Subaru Impreza RS club - the worlds largest Impreza RS and Impreza 2.5 site (This covers all the base-models of all Subarus from 1993 to 2007+ years.)

This is the 4th largest Subaru site in the US.

Domain names included:
rs25.com (live primary)
rs25.net (development/testing)
rsclub.com (live alternate)

Established:
7 years (self created, maintained, etc.)

Software:
vBulletin
vBadvanced CMPS
PhotoPost classifieds
Coppermine photo galleries
FlashChat
several vBulletin plug-ins (iTrader, forum display/management tools).

All code is CURRENT versions as of 2 weeks ago.

Rankings:
#1 ranked for site-specific keywords on Google. ("Impreza rs", "RS25 forum") and first page results for many other popular combos ("subaru impreza forums", etc.)
PR3 (says Google toolbar)
Alexa - 109,000 to 115,000

Traffic:
Site has all natural traffic, no paid advertising, etc.

Visitor averages:
5000 UNIQUE visitors per DAY.
55,000+ page views per DAY
1,650,000 pages views per month
12+ minutes spent on site per session, with ~10% staying 20+ minutes
180+ GB bandwidth used per month
Disk Space Usage : 5201.94 Megabytes
MySQL Disk Space : 864.46 Megabytes

Forum details
13000+ members
56000+ threads
833,000+ posts

Classifieds details
1979 items for sale
550,000 product views (timeframe unknown, probably per week or month)

Revenues:
Averages $1300/mo - $1800/mo from member and vendor subscriptions (PayPal)
Averages $205/mo Google ads

Averages around $18,125/yr revenues (at $1300/mo members + $205/mo Google Ads)
I can provide around two years of proof of revenues to serious buyers ONLY (Google and PayPal reports).
Please PM me with your email address and I will send Excel spreadsheets.

Costs:
Dedicated server: $175/mo
vBulletin license: Owned, but $30/yr if you need to upgrade

Maintenance:
Site is fully automated, has several key members who moderate the site for free, and there are VERY few problems. Rules are easily enforced by built-in tools that let members take care of things themselves. I rarely do any work on the site. You could get away with managing the site for less than 1 hour a week.

This site is a fantastic investment, and has steadily been growing with the inclusion of the classifieds and vendor advertisements. This is a definate money maker for anyone interested in a constant cash flow.

Included:
All databases, files, content, etc.
All raw source code for installed files
Hosting for 30 days
Assistance moving to another server (cPanel, can auto-move it, or can RAR it for you)
1 month of technical support
As I am an active member, I will still be a member of the community. I will gladly assist in managing the site for 6 months, or longer if the need arises.
License to use all content, software, etc.

Server Requirements:
PHP
MySql
Curl
GD
Other server-specific settings (php.ini, etc.) for software packages.

Why I am selling:
Getting married, want to settle down and have some kids.

Price:
BIN of $45,000 (equal to 30 months of future revenue)
Or reasonable and serious offers.

Payment must be made via escrow.com, wire transfer, or other certified manner that is safe for both the buyer and seller.

I operate on the "first come, first serve" and "Cash talks" basis. I will sell the site to the highest bidder who makes payment first. If you do not make payment and someone else does, I reserve the right to sell the site to the person with funds available.

I reserve the right to cancel a pending sale if payment is not received within 48 hours of my acceptance of your offer.

I might be open to accepting a credit card deposit to secure the site for a short period of time, for the right buyer.

I reserve the right to cancel this auction as I am listing the site elsewhere in addition to here.

I am located near Washington, DC, so local buyers may meet with me and bring a cashiers check drawn on a major bank if desired.

This is also be listed on SitePoint: http://www.sitepoint.com/marketplace/auction/13032

Apologies if I am slow to reply, the forum here has not been properly emailing me about replies. You may email me at James2006 /@/ rs25.com if needed.

Thanks.


James Fullerton,
Owner, The RS Club
(703) 967 - 0305