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Recently Closed Listings
Pet Supply eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: Sold
- Asking: $695,000 plus inventory
Three-year old eCommerce company with strong product portfolio markets a wide range of pet products including natural pet foods & treats, cat & dog supplies, bird supplies, small animal products, reptile supplies, and aquarium supplies; 1,500 SKUs on website . 25% in-house fulfillment, 30% just in time delivery, and 45% drop shipped. Business has a strong Internet presence with 35% sales from major shopping engines; approximately 350 affiliates in place which contribute to an effective customer acquisition program. Website has an excellent customer focused look and feel . Business can be relocated to any US location and all supplier contracts are transferable to a new owner . Owner is selling because of other business opportunities.
Nutritional Supplement eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: Sold
- Asking: $1,500,000 (includes inventory)
Five year old ecommerce business markets over 25,000 products on storefront and multiple shopping engines ; products offered include Supplements, Vitamins, Herbs & Minerals, Personal Care & Beauty Products, Bodybuilding, Sports Nutrition, Diet & Weight Loss, Home & Grocery Products, Tea, Baby Products, and Pet Health. 98% of orders fulfilled via a just in time inventory model resulting in very low working capital requirement . Company is an exceptional acquisition opportunity with strong, easy to remember and key word rich domain names . Business model has solid search engine presence for key products and strong presence on multiple shopping engines . Currently there are more than 92,000 customers in database, a database which have never been marketed. Approximately 1,000 square feet, 1 owner and 2 full time hourly employee required to run business. Extremely strong website user facing with site search capability powered by Google, easy to use navigation menus, vitamin blog, social media integration (Facebook, Twitter), easy to use shopping cart, international shipping, and diversified payment options. In addition extremely strong storefront admin manager providing common backend for all websites/microsites with automated data feed creation & management for all shopping engine presence ; also backend provides auto wholesale vendor management which optimizes profit by brand and creates daily orders for each supplier. The Nutritional Supplement Internet marketplace continues to be an exception growth opportunity that has not been adversely affected by the down economy. This business can be home based and can be easily relocated. Owner is selling because of other business interests.
Apartment / Vacation Rental Internet Business – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: Sold
- Asking: $250,000
Four-year old web based apartment and home vacation rental company provides highly automated booking services in the domestic and international marketplace. Clients can browse available apartments and vacation rental homes. Listing has large customer database with all contact info; excellent repeat business. Site provides photos and detailed descriptions of each property including descriptions of surrounding areas. Business has a strong Internet presence with excellent search engine rankings and can be can be relocated to any location . The seller will provide strong transitional support to the new owner. Owner is selling to pursue other business opportunities.
Guitar Parts/Components eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: Sold
- Asking: $575,000 plus inventory
Six year old ecommerce business markets over 1,000 products via one website; products offered include a large selection of pickups, preamps, strings, outbound preamps & pedals, bridges, tuners, and other products. Profit up 79% during the past three years. Over 14,000 orders shipped over the last 6 years with approximately 2,100 returning customers. Approximately 99% products stock in house and 1% drop shipped. Vendor contracts in place with top manufacturers in the industry and all accounts are in excellent standing. Business has very solid search engine presence for key products driving a high volume of traffic organically to the websites. Average order size is $187 with sales in the U.S. and over 90 other countries. 350 to 400 square feet and owner & 1 part time person are necessary to run this business making the listing an ideal home based business. Strong growth opportunities driven by product line expansion, increased international focus, and direct marketing. Owner will provide strong transition support and is selling to focus efforts on other business interests.
Nutritional Supplement Yahoo Merchant Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: Sold
- Asking: $625,000 plus inventory
Three year old 5 Star Yahoo ecommerce business markets over 400 products via one website; products offered include a large selection of supplements, vitamins, personal care, pet care, and beauty products. 2009 Sales and Pre Tax Profit are up substantially vs. 2008. Currently inventory is approximately $15,000 . Approximately 20% products stocked in house and 80% are fulfilled via just in time delivery from major national distributors. Stocked items focus primarily on top sellers. Vendor contracts in place with top manufacturers in the industry and all accounts are in good standing. Business has solid search engine presence for key products driving a high volume of traffic organically to the websites. Average order size is $97 with sales in the U.S. and 34 other countries. Approximately 400 square feet and 1 person are necessary to run this business making the listing an ideal home based business. Major growth opportunities exist due to strong potential to expand product lines and expansion into paid and CPA marketing channels. Owner will provide strong transition support and is selling to focus efforts on other business interests.
Nutritional & Personal Care Products eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $695,000 plus inventory
Nine year old eCommerce company with two domains that market a large selection of natural supplements, vitamins, personal care, and healthy food products. Company started as a catalog marketer and evolved into Internet distribution. Listing is a Yahoo Store Front and as such has totally verifiable sales. 17,000 SKUs available with 5% stocked in-house and 95% just-in-time delivery. Business is very scalable with a proprietary software package that provides purchasing, inventory management, split-shipment, and order processing capabilities. With a focus on a just in time inventory model, inventory is kept to a minimum. Products are marketed through major shopping engines, and pay per click advertising and are shipped internationally to over 40 countries. The company has supplier arrangements and discounted pricing agreements in place with all major vendors as well as with numerous manufacturers ; agreements are transferable to new owner(s). The business can be relocated to any US location. Business has had significant growth during past 2 years and is positioned for continued rapid growth. Business is currently one of the top eCommerce marketers in this segment.
Investment Properties Listing Service – (SOLD)
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $230,000
Five-year old Investment Properties Listing Service focused on “Residential Flipping”. Service assists real estate professional throughout the U.S. in securing buyers interested in profiting from a residential “Flipping” strategy. Flipping continues to be a highly focused on investment strategy even in today’s soft residential marketplace. Through the use of a “Fixer Upper Database” focus the needs of both the beginning and experienced real estate investors are met with the typical real estate investor purchasing a property at up to 70% of ARV (After Repair Value) and selling at full market value within 2 to 4 months. Currently there are approximately 38,000 properties listed in the database. Real estate “Flippers” pay a fixed monthly fee to access listings throughout the U.S. Advanced database technologies employed along with stringent internal controls insure that property listings delivered to customers are of the highest quality and accuracy. Currently the owner spends approximately 5 hours per week running/managing the business. Business can be relocated to any U.S. location. Owner is selling because of other business interests.
Products for Seniors eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $750,000 plus inventory
Eight year old eCommerce company with very strong domain name markets products focused on Senior’s needs to the US and international marketplace; Gross Margin is 51%. Their mission statement is: “To provide seniors, baby boomers and other consumers in need with products that help make their lives easier and more productive. Product categories offered include: Feel Better, Handle Better, Hear Better, Move Better, Play Better, Relax Better, See Better, and Work Better. Current inventory is approximately $70,000 with 1,200 SKU’s offered through the website, a major shopping engine, and a catalog; most orders are shipped the same day received Business has significant upside potential given changing demographics and psychographics, e.g. people are living longer, seniors are increasingly living independently, Baby Boomers are aging. Significant successful efforts have been focused on securing federal and state government contracts. Business can be relocated to any US location and approximately 80 supplier contracts are transferable to new owner. Owner is selling because of other business interests.
Major Snow Sports eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $300,000
Seven year old eCommerce company with two strong domain names markets snow sports accessories (skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing) and helmets for active sports (BMX, skate boarding, wake boarding, etc.); 3,600 SKUs on websites. Business utilizes a very simple, efficient inventory control / warehousing model which is outsourced; 99% of orders fulfilled from in-house inventory. 877 number and customer service are also outsourced to simplify the business model. Customer database includes approximately 50,000 names. Business has a strong Internet presence with majority of sales coming from organic traffic; strong sales coming from shopping engines, e.g. Amazon, MSN Shopping, Nextag, Shopping.com, etc., and search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.); approximately 3,500 affiliates in place which contribute to an effective customer acquisition program. Business run from home offices and can be relocated to any US location and all supplier contracts are transferable to new owner; strong transition support and training available to the new owner(s). Owners are selling because of retirement of one of the owners.
Fantastic Home Entertainment eCommerce Business – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $7,250,000
Four year old home entertainment related eCommerce website targeting upscale customers for the purchase of state of the art home entertainment systems. No inventory is needed, distributors fulfill purchases. Business has experienced fantastic expansion during the past 12 months. Fantastic opportunity – business is home based and can be relocated . Owner will provide training and support during transition. Owner selling because of other business interests….
Nutritional Supplements eCommerce Store – Strong Sales Growth & Profits – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $1,550,000
Extremely profitable four-year old Nutritional Supplements eCommerce store that specializes in Body Building, Diet, and Weight Loss supplements. Company sells over 2,500 products. Customer base includes approximately 22,500 individuals. Company continues to successfully implement a creative branding strategy which significantly contributed to company’s strong sales growth. Company brand is extremely strong in their sub-segment of the Nutritional Supplements marketplace. Sales are 85% domestic and 15% international. Strong affiliate program in place. Hard copy catalog is available per customer request. Business is a Yahoo Store Front with completely verifiable sales data residing on Yahoo’s server. This company is an ideal acquisition for an existing Nutritional Supplements eCommerce site; acquisition will significantly increase the purchasing power and corresponding profitability of the combined entity. In addition acquisition by a new entrant to this industry will provide purchaser with a strong immediate position in a “hot” industry. This Company fulfills customer orders from an in-house inventory for company’s top selling products and uses just in time delivery for most other product lines. The Nutritional marketplace is over $8 billion, yet just $400 million is purchased online. The Nutritional Supplements Internet Channel continues to be an exceptional growth opportunity. The business can be home based and is easily relocated. Owner is selling because of other business interests.
Household and Kitchen Small Appliances eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $1,800,000 plus inventory
Four-year old eCommerce company with a very strong domain name markets a wide range of Household & Kitchen Appliances, Personal Care Products, Personal Watches, Gifts & Gadgets, and Home & Office Phones; 6,000 SKUs on website with 15,000 available for sale. Business utilizes a very efficient inventory control model with an approximate $200,000 inventory level; 20% direct in-house fulfillment, 30% just in time delivery, and 50% drop shipped. Customer database includes approximately 80,000 names with all contact info; approximately 25% of sales are from repeat customers. Business has a strong Internet presence with 60% sales from major shopping engines and 15% from Amazon; approximately 2,000 affiliates in place which contribute to an effective customer acquisition program. Business can be relocated to any US location and all supplier contracts are transferable to a new owner. Owner is selling because of other business opportunities. Owner is willing to finance a significant percentage of the purchase price for a credible buyer.
Nutritional & Personal Care Products eCommerce Store – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $825,000 Plus inventory
Six-year old eCommerce company markets and distributes a wide range of Nutritional and Personal Care products from leading manufactures. It also maintains its own branded line of products. Previous Year Revenue was up +33% and EBIT is up +39%. This company markets its products via 3 web sites and attracts customers from around the world; presently ships to 41 countries and is a Top Service Yahoo! Shopping Network store. This excellent and independently verified award establishes the Company as a real and credible eCommerce site. A strong network of vendor relationships allows the Company to use “just-in-time” inventory to offer over 10,000 items for sale while stocking very few. Inventory is managed on a “just-in-time” basis as orders are placed with vendors each day and delivered the next morning. This system results in very efficient order fulfillment and minimal operational expenses. The Customer base is extensive with over 50,000 individuals and all Customer data is held off-site thru Yahoo and is independently verifiable. This business has excellent market expansion opportunities amid a growing eCommerce economy; according to “The Natural Foods Merchandiser”: The nutritional products marketplace is over $8 Billion, yet just $400 million is purchased online. Internet sales are currently experiencing the highest growth rate with annual sales growing over 20% per year. This company is a logical acquisition for an existing Nutritional and Personal Care eCommerce or brick and mortar company, as well as an entrepreneur looking for a new eCommerce business with strong profit margins, excellent diversification, low operating expenses, and very strong market expansion opportunities. This business is home based and can be easily relocated. Owner is selling because of other business interests.
Search Engine Marketing Company – 250 registered domains – SOLD
Listings Details
- Status: SOLD
- Asking: $325,000
Eight-year old search engine marketing company with approximately 250 registered domains, a proprietary tracking application, and a well documented knowledge base. Most of the approximately 250 registered domains are either fully-developed web sites or properties that forward to client web sites via a server-side re-direct. These web properties have been developed in accordance with the company’s search engine optimization principles to drive highly targeted traffic to client web sites via CPC and cost-per-action (CPA) agreements. Traffic volume includes 6.7 million visitors from Forwarding Sites and 240,000 visitors from live sites. The company’s proprietary tracking application was architected by the firm’s principals and developed with the aid of outside vendors. The company owns all rights to the code and the graphical user interface of the application, which has been coded in the Cold Fusion programming language. The company’s knowledge base has been constantly updated to conform to the changes that have occurred within the search engine optimization/marketing industry. This listing is an acquisition opportunity for either an existing Internet or traditional advertising firm. Such firms could integrate the company’s offerings seamlessly into their own service offerings and avoid additional expenses by utilizing existing facilities, equipment and human resources. In addition an existing search engine marketing firm may wish to acquire this company which could substantially increase the scale of the combined operations. Lastly an entrepreneur could acquire this company with the tactical objective of managing the company as a pure earnings generator; theoretically one individual could operate this company based on this scenario. Owners are selling because of other business interests.