The website is a directory platform featuring listings of coin dealers, jewelry stores, and pawn shops in the U.S. and Canada, hosting approximately 4,085 active entries. It operates automatically with minimal oversight, as new listings are reviewed and activated via email on a weekly basis. The site offers real-time gold and silver prices through a third-party feed, which also supports calculators and price widgets on approximately 24 other websites. The platform's social media presence includes a Twitter account sharing hourly updates on gold and silver prices, a Facebook page, and a Google+ page, all included in the site's sale package.
The site employs a responsive design using PHP, CSS, and mySQL, delivering over 800,000 pages indexed by Google. The design leverages ribs.min.css, ensuring a fast, JavaScript-free performance. The gold and silver data feed, costing $25 per 22,250 hits, updates every 15 minutes via cron jobs, and data is stored securely in a mySQL database. The site requires cPanel hosting, with PHP, mySQL, and ImagMajic support. Post-sale, the current owner offers installation support, access to pertinent accounts, and guidance on ad settings.
The primary motivation for selling the site is health-related, as the owner is dealing with severe COPD and aims to fund personal interests and improve life quality. Monetization is solely through AdSense, despite a mislabeling issue noted by the owner.