Down2Mob Gladiator up for sale

[chorky]

Looks like Phil (is that his name?) is selling his Gladiator. I'm curious as to why, it has been mentioned here a few times discussing his frame mods and the composite camper box. I'll be curious to see if he has any more info about it and why it's being sold.



I must be in the wrong business. I thought I was fortunate with decent income but these YouTubers go through vehicles and full $150K + builds like its nothing ever 2-4 years or less. Pretty insane. Maybe it's time to try and start a side business.

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[Hootbro]

Youtubers are not normal people when it comes to how they finance their builds. Most of their builds are done with free sponsored items given to them and the vehicles themselves are business line item deductions on their taxes. Many will get asking or top dollar for their builds because some subscriber fanboy will shill out the $$ for it when any other normal person would have to take the depreciation hits.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Looks like Phil (is that his name?) is selling his Gladiator. I'm curious as to why, it has been mentioned here a few times discussing his frame mods and the composite camper box. I'll be curious to see if he has any more info about it and why it's being sold.



I must be in the wrong business. I thought I was fortunate with decent income but these YouTubers go through vehicles and full $150K + builds like its nothing ever 2-4 years or less. Pretty insane. Maybe it's time to try and start a side business.

I personally know a good local youtuber. I've enjoyed their content for years. After getting to have a few discussions with them they basically said its not all sunshine and rainbows. Its basically a devils deal to get a short time with your dream vehicle. It cost them less than us to build out these amazing machines due to sponsors but there primary job is to generate digital traffic. and thier sponsors need it too. So when the clicks start to drop, the build is done, and the Big Trip is complete. They have to sell thier coveted dream machine and move on to the next hype vehicle even if they don't like it. They can only keep what the viewers want to see and what the sponsor can keep advertising shit too. Its definitely a bittersweet situation. I've seen some guys choke back tears having to sell something for the next project. Everything they did was to get a chance to own something most could only dream of. But when that time comes a knocking, was it worth it? Was that couple year stint of exactly what you wanted worth catering to the opinion of the masses and your sponsor's greed? YouTube rarely makes anyone rich. Most make just a little more than us if their successful, but rarely is anyone truly financially free via YouTube.

 

[KevinC]

I did an interview, product review and discussion on a You Tube channel years ago. It was tactical related. The You Tuber was/is well known in that community. I signed a contract with his legal team in which I was to receive a certain percentage of profits based on views.

I still to this day get a check in the mail every month...average about $3.50 each month. I feel blessed.

 

[DarthAWM]

I did an interview, product review and discussion on a You Tube channel years ago. It was tactical related. The You Tuber was/is well known in that community. I signed a contract with his legal team in which I was to receive a certain percentage of profits based on views.

I still to this day get a check in the mail every month...average about $3.50 each month. I feel blessed.

Better than free.50

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I have a Youtube channel.

I have 55,000 subscribers, so, not large, but not Phil down the block reviewing different kinds of ravioli.

I only do junkyard, DIY stuff, no sponsors, no ads, it would just be me saying, you don't really need this, because this.

I do about 100,000 views a month, and I make about 500 a month off Youtube ads, and another 100 or so on Amazon afiliate links. I don't link anything I don't use personally.

I think many of the big channels are just the gen Z version of magazines, with big investors and big money behind them, and as the economy continues it's downward spiral, and the stimmy money is all long gone, and the views decline... It will inevitably lead to some of the channels going away.

Because the money they make, is outside the Youtube ecosystem.

 

[Lunentucker]

https://www.down2mob.com/forsale

 

[ttn333]

I have a Youtube channel.

I have 55,000 subscribers, so, not large, but not Phil down the block reviewing different kinds of ravioli.

I only do junkyard, DIY stuff, no sponsors, no ads, it would just be me saying, you don't really need this, because this.

I do about 100,000 views a month, and I make about 500 a month off Youtube ads, and another 100 or so on Amazon afiliate links. I don't link anything I don't use personally.

I think many of the big channels are just the gen Z version of magazines, with big investors and big money behind them, and as the economy continues it's downward spiral, and the stimmy money is all long gone, and the views decline... It will inevitably lead to some of the channels going away.

Because the money they make, is outside the Youtube ecosystem.

Everything sounded good until " economy continues it's downward spiral". I have no idea what this means. Prices are high because people continue to spend like crazy. That won't change til people stop buying. And about the coming recession, it's cyclical, up and down trends of the economy. It's been predicted since covid and here we are, still doom and gloom, but nothing has really changed. Everyone is still eating, drinking, traveling and buying stuff. Oh, and whining about the economy.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Prices are so high myself and many others are buying unsold 23 Gladiators, and many other vehicles, at double digit percentage point discounts

 

[RoamingGladiator]

Youtubers are not normal people when it comes to how they finance their builds. Most of their builds are done with free sponsored items given to them and the vehicles themselves are business line item deductions on their taxes. Many will get asking or top dollar for their builds because some subscriber fanboy will shill out the $$ for it when any other normal person would have to take the depreciation hits.

This. If you watch his videos... the tires, axles, etc were all partially or fully sponsored. With all the publicity he gave to the camper company as well... I doubt he paid full price.

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