[Ian101]

The following advert has just appeared on http://www.windowcleaningroundforsale.co.uk

NEW ROUND FOR SALE

Region : National
Area : Harrogate
Type : Domestic
Price : £15,000
Monthly average : £1,500
Established : 1
Comments : Established window cleaning round. 1 weeks work for 2 men (potential to buy further weeks now or later). This is premium work at high value houses. Jobs average over £20(I can\'t find another advert that averages the same for domestic). Area compact. Please no timewasters - if you want to pay 4/6x monthly clean then look for a round with average houses less than £10 and take your chance with non-payers, dogs and all the rest that comes with most! I am looking for 10x but you have the potential to earn serious money here. Plenty of facias, cons roof work etc on top. No part payment or pay as you go. No hidden stories, will work the jobs together if required for changeover.

Please go to our website for more details.

[darren clarke]

have a look at this one  he wants 15x

Region: South West England
Location: North Devon
Type: Domestic and commercial
Monthly Avg Value : £3-400
Established For: 6 years
Comments: Am wishing to sell my round due to moving.The sale is reluctant .The round is all year round with the exception of snow .Jobs range from pubs country houses and car showroom to private school and normal houses . Prices from 8.00 to 400 pounds .This round is diverse in the fact that is not condensed into rural areas but countryside too .Some jobs are 4 weekly and some are 6 and eight weekly . Average turnover per month is 400 pounds .Areas covered are Barnstaple bideford eggesford hartland woolsery langtree and more so the area is wide.Any questions please contact me .The van is not included as I will be needing it .
Asking Price : £6,000

[Crystal-clear]

I dont think any of us will pay those crazy rates?

Who knows thou,

[TomCrowther]

I think the only possible buyer he would have would be a redundancy guy who has the spare cash and believes he could develop it.

[AuRavelling79]

i paid 8x,wasnt brill work but it meant i had full time work straight away after finishing in the factory,have since picked up more work and ditched the bad

I hope you didn't canvass off your patch Stan! 

[Jackal]

the advert that blue monkey has put on is funny £6000 for £400 p/m and the round isnt even compact,whats he on 

[bobplum]

I think the only possible buyer he would have would be a redundancy guy who has the spare cash and believes he could develop it.

my sentiments as well,i dont think people in the industry would pay say 4 times
unless something special
bob

[clarkson]

 hi
 i would pay 4x for good wfp work. not 10 x or anything like.

 it would be cheaper to pay a pro sale person to rep for your round for you than that.

 i have paid a lot more for a business though when it was the whole thing, commercial contracts equipment vehicles, staff including supervisors.

 the sum of its parts are worth more when its like that.

 cheers

 john

[formb]

10x?

Not a chance.

[mci services]

wouldn't pay anything

[Wrekin C S]

So what is the realistic going rate if you was to sell your work? 2 x - 3 x

[barry mallett]

i paid 8x,wasnt brill work but it meant i had full time work straight away after finishing in the factory,have since picked up more work and ditched the bad

I hope you didn't canvass off your patch Stan! 

[mci services]

So what is the realistic going rate if you was to sell your work? 2 x - 3 x

now thats different I would want x10

[formb]

Selling 10x at least

[Wrekin C S]

So what is the realistic going rate if you was to sell your work? 2 x - 3 x

now thats different I would want x10

Ha ha there you go then 

[Crystal-clear]

lol ye 10x but thats cos we dont wana sell it xD

I guess those people who are asking for 10x and 15x dont want to sell it they are quite happy cleaning it unless a nutter buys it

[Wrekin C S]

Why is it always I wouldn't pay that for it........ask yourself how much you'd want for your business that you'd spent years and years making better! Personally you couldn't buy my round for x20, I'd want much more, my round is worth just over 8k every 4 weeks and I have one guy full time and a part time guy, me personally I don't do anything now and I draw a very good wage until the day I die! That's why I would never sell it.

I like the sound of that - how long did it take you to get to that point of not actually cleaning yourself and getting workers in?

[Crystal-clear]

Easy clean get back on the glass you lazy git xD


Only joking m8t well done i agree with you your round is priceless 

[Londoner]

That advert is a come on. £1500 a month but its work for two men? Difficult houses by the sound of it. There are a lot of difficult Victorian town houses in Harrogate. He goes on about all the potential and yet he hasn't developed the potential and sold the round for more.

You can't sell a round and say is got potential. Potential for what? Knocking on doors and getting more work YOURSELF! Why pay someone 10X for the privilige of canvassing up your own work??

Far too much marketing speak in that advert. My guess is that if you checked up that round will only have been canvassed up in the past few months although it says established 1 thats probably bending it a bit. Who sells a dogs whatsits round after a year?

 As soon as he sells it he will probably be back on the beach in Thailand or Goa till the money runs out. Probably getting his benefits paid directly into the bank and renting out his council flat while he's away. That seems to be the general story.

Then when it does run out he will be back to Harrogate and canvass up another one. With loads of potential no doubt.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[Count Phil]

Crystal clear nailed it. he doesn't seriously want to sell. But if some nutter comes and pays that price, then he will and he can easily replace that work and have a bit of cash in his pocket.