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Three small online brands selling creator gear, wellness and beauty products share one store setup and shipping partner, and need only a few hours of the owner's week.

Ask $750K · Profit $231K · 3.3x · Acquire.com

Oct 29
Ask
$750K
Revenue
$376K
Profit
$231K
Margin
61%
Multiple
3.3x
Age
4 yrs (Nov 2021)
Label
Worth Studying
Reason
A 61% margin, but sales have been flat for a year and it is a month short of 5 years old.

Why it's interesting

  • No brand earns more than 45% of profit, and 21 products sell to 1,000-5,000 customers, so the risk is spread.
  • The owner works 2-3 hours a week; a fulfilment partner ships worldwide and holds the included inventory.
  • A year of coaching from the owner comes with the sale.

What to watch

  • Growth is 0%. Ad and creative spending has been kept low since mid 2025, which likely inflates the 61% margin and may explain the stall.
  • Paid ads run on only one of the three brands, so the others rely on unstated sources of traffic.
  • Products are made in China and the included inventory is worth only about $3K, leaving little buffer against tariff or supplier delays.

Who it fits

An ecommerce marketer comfortable testing Meta ads and creative, with about $750K to invest and a few hours a week to start.

Ask the seller

  1. What did revenue and profit look like before ad spending was cut in mid 2025?
  2. When did each brand launch, and how is revenue split among the three?
  3. What are the terms with the fulfilment partner and the Chinese factories, and do they pass to a buyer?

Growth plays

  • Test Meta ads on the two brands that run none, starting from the ad creative already running on the third.
  • Cross-sell between the wellness and beauty customer lists through the existing Klaviyo account.
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Meets the same quality bar, but the asking price is hard to justify.
Worth Studying
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