I have few questions for HN Community :
1. Are you happy/satisfied with flippa? If not, why?
2. Is there a better alternative? If not, do you want one?
3. Why isn't anyone from HN coming up with a better solution?
If there is a demand, I would like to come up with a better solution.
As a buyer, I'd like to see a Flippa-like site that only sells established, legitimate sites and businesses. Basically, the high-end antique shop alternative to the flea market that is Flippa.
My business partner and I sold a business a couple of years ago because our hearts just weren't in it anymore. It was profitable, but not enough to offset the pain in the ass of running it. We sold it to a group with a collection of complimentary businesses, and they've had great luck with it.
I couldn't sell it. For me it looks like buyers assume that reported income and traffic of any listed site is higher than the actual figures. So they expect a ridiculously lower price for sites.
There are so many listings that wants to sell for 2 - 3 times monthly earnings. Why would anyone want to do that? Can't they just keep the site themselves for another 3 months and earn that money.