Yeah, operating a hobby WISP is like restoring a muscle car. I think Jay Leno once described it along the lines of "buy a car for $5,000, put $20,000 into restoring it, and sell it for $10,000".
At least with cars, if you're using it as a trade-in, the dealer can usually play games with the paperwork to avoid having to tell you that you're under water on your car loan and are paying them to take it off your hands. -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Price per sub? I see 190 customers and a $20/month plan. I don't think $20/month could be profitable if you built a serious network. I know I don't know anything about the situation, but my WAG based on these two data points is they're either unprofitable or built like a house of cards. Like anything it's worth what you're willing to pay. You've got lots of good suggestions here already for coming up with a number. I would just add that you should walk through and see if what they have is actually valuable to you. Maybe they'd have to pay you to take it away. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: 1/11/2017 5:22:00 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Price per sub? >With only 190 customers it's really just a negotiation. > >I bet they have a figure in mind already. > >Just ask them. > >Why are they selling? > >If their gross sales is around $7k a month, then maybe $70k to $140k >total. > >That would also highly depend on their operations and costs/location >and market as well. > >Could be worth a lot less if their net is only $1k a month. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett A Mansfield >Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 2:13 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [AFMUG] Price per sub? > >When looking at buying a competitor, I'm wondering what everyone's >thought is on a price per sub? They don't do contracts and they use the >litebeam hardware. > >I'm not looking for legal advice, just wondering what all of you think >is fair. This company has about a 90% take rate in the area they're in. >Their plans are $20, $40, and $50/mo. > >Thank you, >Brett A Mansfield
