Digital Candy has acquired DNF from Epik

[Lox]

UK-based company, Digital Candy, has acquired the domain, forum, and other assets of D+N+Forum .com from Epik.

The company is part of the Falbros Group, led by Ryan De Corsie Ewen and the Ewen family. The group has created and collected “over 1000 digital assets and is at the pioneering end of technology,” according to their web site.

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[Future Sensors]

This part:
"The group has created and collected “over 1000 digital assets and is at the pioneering end of technology,” according to their web site."

1,000 digital assets sounds impressive. Can be anything. From 1,000 Dogecoins to 1,000 Domain Names, to 1,000 Forums.

Congrats to buyer and seller. Now properly pay the victims.

 

[Derek Peterson]

The proceedings of this forum sale to Digital Candy (Falbros Media Group) may help to further pay the victims.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/digital-candy-has-acquired-dnf-from-epik.1295091/

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Any idea of sale price? Can't be much. Less than $20K?

 

[bmugford]

1,000 digital assets sounds impressive. Can be anything. From 1,000 Dogecoins to 1,000 Domain Names, to 1,000 Forums.

Congrats to buyer and seller. Now properly pay the victims.

I like your thinking. That could be a very disingenuous way to frame it.

If (1) Bitcoin = 100 million satoshis, a lot of people have millions of digital assets.

Brad

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

UK-based company, Digital Candy, has acquired the domain, forum, and other assets of D+N+Forum .com from Epik.

Should be fascinating to see what our British counterparts can do with the forum. Thanks for the update.

 

[johnn]

May be they buy it using Masterbucks?
I used to be one of the owner of the forum when we bought it from Dicker.

 

[bmugford]

No idea. Not sure what was sold.

The domain? The LLC? With or without forum software, infra, team?

With or without user base?

A fresh new start makes sense. Start by removing all Epik stuff.

We'll have to wait and see.

Good question. What did they actually buy?

Brad

 

[Derek Peterson]

No idea. Not sure what was sold.

The domain? The LLC? With or without forum software, infra, team?

With or without user base?

A fresh new start makes sense. Start by removing all Epik stuff.

We'll have to wait and see.

Poor Rob Monster is gonna lose what's left of his mind if threads start up there critical of him.

 

[bhartzer]

DNF: the new owner should remove those ads on the site that are promoting Kingdom Ventures, DNAdvocate and DNProtect asap.

It is a good move for them to purchase that forum, though, as I've seen companies buy other sites (like forums, blogs, news sites) in their niche and they've doing pretty well. Especially if you're an ecom-related site, buying content sites will help your site's SEO and visibility. Best of luck to the new owners.

 

[Derek Peterson]

UK-based company, Digital Candy, has acquired the domain, forum, and other assets of D+N+Forum .com from Epik.

The company is part of the Falbros Group, led by Ryan De Corsie Ewen and the Ewen family. The group has created and collected “over 1000 digital assets and is at the pioneering end of technology,” according to their web site.

Read more @ domaingang.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625543146665910272

Anyone have ballpark idea of sale price? I'm thinking <$20K.

 

[bmugford]

Anyone have ballpark idea of sale price? I'm thinking <$20K.

I am sure it sold for more than that.

I know nothing about running forums and would take a chance at a higher price than that.

Even though it has limited activity there is value in the backlinks, database, etc.

Though, at the same time remember Brian Royce is a domain noob...so who knows.

Brad

 

[.X.]

Interesting , maybe they can build it back up to old day status .

 

[JB Lions]

The acquisition is not even discussed on that forum.

Regular user just made one.

I think domaining is a big enough of a business to have more than 1 active, mainstream domain forum. Competition is good.

I bet they change the color scheme first. That yellow/brown just isn't working.

 

[McJilton]

Some brains seem to lose all their ability to understand... dead forum is dead = dead name is dead = dead investment. (Brand-reanimation can be quite costly 7fig ).

Regards

Not sure how long you have been around, but I have been around for a little bit, and I remember the time when it was a great forum, much better than this one. I look forward to there being multiple platforms for us all to gather on again, instead of everything, being centralized to this forum and you should too!

 

[bmugford]

They key may end up being expanding the focus. So, instead of primarily domain names and marketing/parking, but more discussion about website development and maintenance. This would allow also a larger advertising base.

Possibly. It can be really hard to revive a forum on a downward trajectory.
We will see what happens.

Brad

 

[JB Lions]

1,000 digital assets sounds impressive. Can be anything. From 1,000 Dogecoins to 1,000 Domain Names, to 1,000 Forums.

Congrats to buyer and seller. Now properly pay the victims.

Yeah, after looking at their site and Twitter, that could be it - https://www.digitalcandy.uk/domains-for-sale/

 

[johnn]

With the right staff and strategy anything can happen.

 

[johnn]

One of the owner did not have the skills to manage and run the forum but he told me I have to do what he said so I sold my shares and get out. I was a Mod, Admin for that forum for years when I worked with Dicker. It went down the hill after I left.
I have been in IT for 36 years, ran several companies and 8 years in domain forum and he tell me what to do? Good luck!

 

[JB Lions]

Great to see how this asset is resold every few years.

Will it finally become a big success? So much heritage.

This part:
"The group has created and collected “over 1000 digital assets and is at the pioneering end of technology,” according to their web site."

I've seen these groups before like iNET Interactive which bought the forum I used to frequent back in the day. Go around buying these types of properties. If they don't make money pretty quickly, they usually just shut them down or sell them again.

Don't know if they have somebody working for them that is into domains or usually they pick a mod to run the place. If you're a mod there, you probably can get yourself an admin job, make a little money. They usually want a familiar face that knows the forum, easier transition. I think it'll be hard to revive that place, been passed around too much. We'll see.

 

[Future Sensors]

Falbros Group, Ryan De Corsie Ewen, Ewen family:

Please join the discussion, and tell us a bit more about your plans with the forum.

 

[Future Sensors]

Great to see how this asset is resold every few years.

Will it finally become a big success? So much heritage.

 

[johnn]

Adam Dicker. The domain name did not come with the sale.

 

[Lox]

Not sure how long you have been around,

Commodore, Amiga ... dial-up ... etc

I look forward to there being multiple platforms

Agree but many have tried vs NPs and failed.

Regards

 

[bmugford]

Not sure how long you have been around, but I have been around for a little bit, and I remember the time when it was a great forum, much better than this one. I look forward to there being multiple platforms for us all to gather on again, instead of everything, being centralized to this forum and you should too!

The forum has been kind of irrelevant for years now. It was already trending down before Adam Dicker sold it.

Still, I believe there is room for more than one domain forum. Though, I am skeptical DNF will ever get close to its former glory.

Normally declining forums keep going in the same direction.

Brad

 

[bmugford]

I doubt it went for much. It is referred to "the dead forum" for a reason.

Still, all the sale proceeds should go towards debt that Epik owes to customers.

The sale price is probably a drop in the bucket compared to the reported millions they owe.

Brad