Looking For A New Owner

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Let's do dis

 

[Thebrownblob]

Wayback machine?

@moreluck forever memorialized!

Brown Cafe: Heard any other good ones?

Brown Cafe Community board for United Parcel Service employees and shareowners

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[Johney]

Yep, just wondering if anyone knows if she’s just paying it monthly and planning on shutting it down September 1 if no one makes an offer she accepts?

I'm pretty sure server space is by the year. Forum software may be different.

 

[Johney]

yea its basically a social media group page. Hard to justify spending much on it.

For a very specific type of people.

 

[El Correcto]

I think 10k would be more than fair for this place.
People already have multiple bigger social media sites to go to with much bigger communities than this place.

You are basically buying a dead website that you have to invest in to get new users on top of a ludicrous upper five figure price tag.

I could see fleecing some of the sentimental people here for like 20k, but 85k seems like a pipe dream.

 

[Thebrownblob]

Is that what they want for this place? If so that's crazy.

3 to 5k tops, this place needs a lot of work.

 

[Brownisbrown]

Does anyone even know if shes charging any money?

 

[Thebrownblob]

Does anyone even know if shes charging any money?

Yes

 

[10:30 resi]

3 to 5k tops, this place needs a lot of work.

10k seems pretty steep to me. Maybe there is some sentimental value to people here that pushes the price that high but no way it is worth that as a investment, right?

 

[Thebrownblob]

10k seems pretty steep to me. Maybe there is some sentimental value to people here that pushes the price that high but no way it is worth that as an investment, right?

I can’t imagine it earning that much money at this point with the user base being severely hemorrhaged because of the lack of an administrator for almost 2 years. Maybe several years ago would’ve been worth that much.

I think it could be worth something again, but only after somebody puts the work in.

 

[10:30 resi]

The value provided to UPS workers might be worth 10k or more. The value provided to the owner of the site... Is there even any?

 

[10:30 resi]

I can’t imagine it earning that much money at this point with the user base being severely hemorrhaged because of the lack of an administrator for almost 2 years. Maybe several years ago would’ve been worth that much.

I think it could be worth something again, but only after somebody puts the work in.

As an institution it is worth something. I found and began browsing this site before I ever talked with a steward. The stuff I read here sparked my interest in being an active union member. Invaluable from that perspective. But as a business this place is a bust.

 

[10:30 resi]

I can’t imagine it earning that much money at this point with the user base being severely hemorrhaged because of the lack of an administrator for almost 2 years. Maybe several years ago would’ve been worth that much.

I think it could be worth something again, but only after somebody puts the work in.

It's worth something still. There are very knowledgeable and experienced people still active. Not to mention you can search any issue you are having by keyword and see 10+ years of conversation of how other workers have handled the same situation you are facing now.

 

[Thebrownblob]

As an institution it is worth something. I found and began browsing this site before I ever talked with a steward. The stuff I read here sparked my interest in being an active union member. Invaluable from that perspective. But as a business this place is a bust.

@542thruNthru posted last night some tax forms from some year past that said it was making about $24,000 a year at one point That’s pretty decent amount of money.

 

[10:30 resi]

@542thruNthru posted last night some tax forms from some year past that said it was making about $24,000 a year at one point That’s pretty decent amount of money.

My understanding was that is all the sites under the LLC. Who knows what the breakdown between the sites was/is. I think this was a passion project from the start. If the site continues under new ownership hopefully the new owner is able to break even in their expenses.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

If the price is too high it's because she doesn't really want to sell it.

If someone is actually interested they should offer to run it for part ownership. Might be a stepping stone for her to start letting go of something with sentimental value.

 

[542thruNthru]

@542thruNthru posted last night some tax forms from some year past that said it was making about $24,000 a year at one point That’s pretty decent amount of money.

It was two websites combined. Not just BC

 

[10:30 resi]

Or we're going to spring in last call and part our ways

Let's start a discord to keep the corner bar going at least

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Let's start a discord to keep the corner bar going at least

@sailfish

 

[542thruNthru]

@sailfish

He's busy with Reddit