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About This Page: This is a discussion on talkvbulletin.com off line for good? within the General Chat forums, part of the Community Center category, at vBulletin Modification Discussions. I see that Talk vBulletin is completely offline now. I find it odd that someone could pay that kind of money for a site and just shut it down.

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Old 01-22-2007, 04:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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talkvbulletin.com off line for good?
I see that Talk vBulletin is completely offline now. I find it odd that someone could pay that kind of money for a site and just shut it down.
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I find it odd that someone would pay that kind of money and disappear. Our arrangement was I would host it for 30 days to give him time to move it. After multiple emails and IM messages with no response, his 30 days ran out and I turned it off
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I can only come to the conlusion that it was a kill purchase. That someone with cash flow hired an agent to purchase it with the intent to kill it. Who would do that? I don't know. People do strange things in this old world.

Sucks losing that related back link but such is life.
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Old 01-22-2007, 06:38 PM   #4 (permalink)
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surely seems that way...the buyer was said to have attempted to buy some other vBulletin webmaster sites at the same time so the plot thickens....
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Old 01-22-2007, 06:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yes, he came to buy here as well.
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Old 01-22-2007, 07:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Yes, he came to buy here as well.
really? how interesting...
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Old 01-22-2007, 11:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
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well if you have that kind of money.... what else is the next move ?
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Old 01-23-2007, 01:30 AM   #8 (permalink)
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How about taking over vBulletin.com & vBulletin.org? hehehe....
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Old 01-23-2007, 01:31 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Wow! Who knew that all this intrigue was going on behind the scenes. LOL This seems to fit into the "people are nuts" category.
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Old 01-23-2007, 11:46 AM   #10 (permalink)
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This is not very shocking to me. I had a situation last year where it was nearly impossible to get a buyer to understand I wasn't interested in selling a site. I finally played a long and took him to his limit.

The guy was persistent and actually offered an amount that was very difficult to turn down.
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Old 01-23-2007, 12:00 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I think only one question remains. Who? What would be the motivation to buyout vBulletin help sites and shut them down? It's not like many of them are soon to be on big boards.
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Old 01-23-2007, 06:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Who knows. The guy who bought TVB is on MSN all the time and never responds to me. I sent copies of the files via UPS and had him sign for it to cover my butt against a chargeback so at this point it is either his loss or success depending on the goal
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Old 01-24-2007, 01:31 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Is this John in GB ??
Just asking since I crossed one that bought several hosting companies and let them die...
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Old 01-24-2007, 05:58 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Is this John in GB ??
Just asking since I crossed one that bought several hosting companies and let them die...
No, he is on the West Coast in the US.
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Old 01-24-2007, 07:41 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I think only one question remains. Who? What would be the motivation to buyout vBulletin help sites and shut them down? It's not like many of them are soon to be on big boards.
You would think that if it was someone that owned another vBulletin site that they would either merge the sites, or at the very least, redirect the domain.
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Old 01-24-2007, 07:48 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Not if that would make them look like the big bad evil empire that gobbles up small competition.
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Old 01-24-2007, 02:06 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Yes, he came to buy here as well.
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I think only one question remains. Who? What would be the motivation to buyout vBulletin help sites and shut them down? It's not like many of them are soon to be on big boards.
This John person tried to buy vbFAQ as well. Joey forwarded to me the email he received from this guy. I couldn't believe the price he offered!
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Old 01-24-2007, 09:21 PM   #18 (permalink)
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aww,, I didn't get a john to offer me money
.maybe next year ! ...lmao

it's a shame seeing that happen to talkvb..

alltho... I'm no mind reader, but you could see this a mile away.. well at least a few weeks away
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Old 01-25-2007, 12:38 AM   #19 (permalink)
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my nose tells me it is always the same corner trying to fight back alternatives like this forum.
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Old 01-25-2007, 12:49 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Seems to be back online now. What the heck are we going to talk about now?
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Old 01-25-2007, 01:53 AM   #21 (permalink)
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peanuts I guess lol
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