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post 1550730211 05-03-2018, 08:10 PM
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In before moq or shipping pricing policy changes
post 1550730301 05-03-2018, 08:11 PM
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Ryan DeLuca probably knew this was coming. RIP BB.com
post 1550730321 05-03-2018, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted By wheelerx50⏩
they should have kept letting people share discount codes with free shipping on the forums tbh. At least make it competitive with other sites to keep the base buying their products.
or, price match. It will increase sales
post 1550730471 05-03-2018, 08:13 PM
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Shipping really is a killer compared to Amazon's prime
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post 1550730691 05-03-2018, 08:16 PM
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But free shipping))))

Nah, but seriously. It's nice that Amazon offers free shipping, but at what cost?
post 1550730781 05-03-2018, 08:18 PM
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They just have poor management plain and simple.
post 1550730791 05-03-2018, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted By lnvictus⏩
Ryan DeLuca probably knew this was coming. RIP BB.com
he did. and sold bb.com like two years ago to some company.
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post 1550731031 05-03-2018, 08:22 PM
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Let's be honest. Bodybuilding.com was the place to buy supplements. They were the cheapest, had everything and put loads of samples in the shipment.

They stopped the samples, they jacked up their prices and never did anything about their shipping prices.

They did it to themselves
post 1550731341 05-03-2018, 08:28 PM
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RIP bb.com, you may have banned me several times, and permabanned all the good posters, but I learned a lot here for 10 years.

post 1550731911 05-03-2018, 08:35 PM
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(I manufactured supplements - protein powder , and also had 2 supplement stores... before someone accuses of humble brag.... these businesses weren't profitable at all. Luckily made most of my money back when selling to a competitor just because I had great locations)


The industry is dying. People are shopping online, and not just online but they demand free shipping. Shipping a 5lb bag of protein is expensive. Very expensive. For example, my shipping cost to send a 5LB protein across canada was 24.99... nobody wants to pay that. The only people who can do that is amazon and still make a profit.

Everyone loves amazon so much but don't see that it will be the end of all small businesses.

Don't forget that amazon is a logistics company before anything else.

You notice the amazon basics section? Basically they look at their back end and see what the best selling items are, and then they launch their own version for way cheaper. They just announced they are going to start selling dog food.

They don't treat amazon sellers well, and make them assume all risk and pay more of the shipping costs... and then take a massive cut.

Eventually they will manufacture everything themselves and kick sellers out if they get their way.


but..... free prime shipping I guess.
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post 1550731971 05-03-2018, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted By RollingStones⏩
Its a scam site

They only good thing that actually works for bodybuilding and we cant discuss it even tho every lifter is on it lmao
On what?
post 1550732011 05-03-2018, 08:36 PM
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any input from admins/mods on what the plan is to increase growth? or are ya'll throwing in the towel
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post 1550732041 05-03-2018, 08:36 PM
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Don't worry about misc you degenerates

Im 100% sure someone will open up a misc specific forum website if bb shuts down
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post 1550732061 05-03-2018, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted By sword_⏩
RIP Misc too
time to jump ship to reddit. see ya brahs there!
post 1550732111 05-03-2018, 08:37 PM
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Good!!!!

100 dollars delivery fee and one month wait plus rude ****s in 'customer service' ....

I bought from them once in 2003 . Never again
Hope the whole place sinks

Viva la Amazon!!!!

Actually I'm just pissy because I'm red
post 1550732281 05-03-2018, 08:40 PM
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Das really it mane?
post 1550732391 05-03-2018, 08:41 PM
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been here almost a decade and i think its time to shut this place down.

This place went to shyt after 2012.
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post 1550732501 05-03-2018, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted By anonkunbrah⏩
time to jump ship to reddit. see ya brahs there!
We r/misc now.

Upvotes for everybody
post 1550732611 05-03-2018, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted By anonkunbrah⏩
time to jump ship to reddit. see ya brahs there!
brb literally any cheeky comment gets landslide downvoted by soyboys...
post 1550732751 05-03-2018, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted By RealAesthetic⏩
they really should have done more with bodyspace, the idea was good.
It's crazy how they neutered BodySpace and the forums are. I remember when people like ChickenTuna had traffic coming just from her BodySpace. Meanwhile IG gets all the fitness social media.
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post 1550732781 05-03-2018, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted By jmoneyjumpman⏩
any input from admins/mods on what the plan is to increase growth? or are ya'll throwing in the towel
What are mods going to say? They are just regular posters with the ability to police forum posts...they aren’t privileged with inside information on the business and real estate decisions.

The BOGO discussion in the article is certainly interesting to consider.
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post 1550732971 05-03-2018, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted By areyoucereal⏩
(I manufactured supplements - protein powder , and also had 2 supplement stores... before someone accuses of humble brag.... these businesses weren't profitable at all. Luckily made most of my money back when selling to a competitor just because I had great locations)


The industry is dying. People are shopping online, and not just online but they demand free shipping. Shipping a 5lb bag of protein is expensive. Very expensive. For example, my shipping cost to send a 5LB protein across canada was 24.99... nobody wants to pay that. The only people who can do that is amazon and still make a profit.

Everyone loves amazon so much but don't see that it will be the end of all small businesses.

Don't forget that amazon is a logistics company before anything else.

You notice the amazon basics section? Basically they look at their back end and see what the best selling items are, and then they launch their own version for way cheaper. They just announced they are going to start selling dog food.

They don't treat amazon sellers well, and make them assume all risk and pay more of the shipping costs... and then take a massive cut.

Eventually they will manufacture everything themselves and kick sellers out if they get their way.


but..... free prime shipping I guess.
Business evolves. The same big box retailers suffering and closing because of amazon at one time drove smaller business out and those smaller businesses at one time forced local mom and pops to close.
post 1550733081 05-03-2018, 08:49 PM
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66 million revenue assuming a safe 15% gross margin (should be between 30-50% but this industry is run by idiots who race to the bottom in terms of pricing and shoot themselves in the foot) is still about 10 million profit off sales...

Not sure how much overhead they have though.

I don't think the forum is going anywhere soon though with those sort of revenue numbers.
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post 1550733561 05-03-2018, 08:55 PM
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They should have more affiliate marketing and random ads to click instead of focusing on peddling common supplements that people can find anywhere. They also missed out with bodyspace
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post 1550733571 05-03-2018, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted By umop3pisdn⏩
On what?
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post 1550733611 05-03-2018, 08:56 PM
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I stopped buying from here a long time ago just because the way the forums are ran. There are some really good mods and some not. Half the entertaining and funny posters are banned.. Amazon is easier and way better anyway and I don't really use supplements anymore, occasional protein shake.
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post 1550733701 05-03-2018, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By taeboninja⏩
it's crazy how they neutered bodyspace and the forums are. I remember when people like chickentuna had traffic coming just from her bodyspace. Meanwhile ig gets all the fitness social media.
this^^^

bought from here only a few times- the free samples died out back 2010 not just here most supplement companys . if you want free samples pay the shipping
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post 1550733841 05-03-2018, 08:59 PM
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I agree with the bodyspace angle, they could've done so much more with it. It was a great idea. The main problem is that it requires a social network to keep it fueled and running. This forum is the fuel. If this forum is dying then BB bodyspace is also dying.

The supps were okay I guess. They used to have some really good deals back in the day. But yeah, Amazon and other dealers are way better now.
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post 1550733941 05-03-2018, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted By areyoucereal⏩
66 million revenue assuming a safe 15% gross margin (should be between 30-50% but this industry is run by idiots who race to the bottom in terms of pricing and shoot themselves in the foot) is still about 10 million profit off sales...

Not sure how much overhead they have though.

I don't think the forum is going anywhere soon though with those sort of revenue numbers.
They have a 100,000 square foot office on the market for $16 million. Who knows how many employees they have there and how expensive it is to keep running

Plus people like Podunks and Country Michael are on that Chief Administration officer time, 7 figures easily. Then you got their subordinates like Iceman and KenKong raking in 6 figures
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post 1550734081 05-03-2018, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted By jmoneyjumpman⏩
any input from admins/mods on what the plan is to increase growth? or are ya'll throwing in the towel
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