The website in question is a comprehensive directory of coin dealers, jewelry stores, and pawn shops across the U.S. and Canada, boasting around 4,085 active listings. It functions entirely on automation, with minimal manual intervention required—new listings are activated via email checks conducted once a week. The platform also integrates near real-time gold and silver pricing sourced from a third-party feed, which supports calculators and price information both on the site and on approximately two dozen other external websites.
Social media engagement includes a Twitter account with periodic price updates, a Facebook page with modest user engagement, and a Google Plus page, all of which are bundled with the sale of the site. Technically, the site employs PHP, CSS, and mySQL to manage over 800,000 indexed pages. The design is notably efficient, utilizing ribs.min.css for its responsive nature, requiring minimal resources and no JavaScript.
The feed for gold and silver prices incurs a manageable cost, allowing for regular updates every 15 minutes during market hours, facilitated automatically through cron jobs. Hosting requirements are straightforward, compatible with standard cPanel hosts.
Post-sale support includes assistance with domain transfer, installation on the buyer's server, and guidance on adsense configurations. A script for managing new listings via email can also be provided if needed. The sole method of monetization is through AdSense. The sale is motivated by health concerns, with the owner seeking funds for personal milestones due to severe health conditions.
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Before making an offer
1. Look for verified sellers. Sellers should verify their email, phone, and government ID. When a seller has completed all verifications, we identify them with a checkmark like this:
2. Review financials. Financials are seller-provided inputs. Always ask for verified financials. Ask for a tax return or request access to their dashboard. if it’s an ecommerce store get a transaction report.
3. Review traffic. Sellers can grant you access to Google Analytics. Ask for read-only access to verify site traffic.
4. Schedule a call. Communication is key. The best way to find out more is to speak directly with the seller. For your protection, keep all communication within Flippa.
5. Make the offer on Flippa. We’re here to help. Flippa does not charge buyers and by making an offer on Flippa you’ll get access to our post-sales support team.
1. Agreements & Contracts.
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2. Conduct Due Diligence.
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