Note from Nick on EMRR Sale

To All,

Consider this a puplic place for any comments regarding the sale of EMRR. I'm going to kick this off with a few comments of my own:

1) EMRR has been and still is an absolute pleasure to me. It has been "recreational" and has relieved many-a-day stresses by allowing me to have fun, program and use the logical side of my head, have contests to use the creative side of my head, marvel at what people do in the hobby and in the contest entries, and to give back to the rocket community.

2) In choosing a buyer, it is important to me to choose someone that has a historical and demonstrated passion for rocketry and the skills AND TIME to manage the site. It is my fullest intention to provide on-going, long term, technical support for the future owner. There are (6) people interested. Some I know "virtually" and some I do not know at all.

3) EMRR has been a not-for-profit site. The costs of EMRR have increased due to the server/bandwidth demand by running the site on a PERL based system.

4) Currently the site runs on a VPS hosted by inmotionhosting. The new owner will need to need to transfer the site to a new server.

5) The assets/goodwill of EMRR will include the rocketreviews.com, myemrr.com, and modelminutes.us (if wanted). All files, support files and tools to manage the site. All backup DVD's. It will also include the remaining months (until 4/11) of the Bravenet email manager list subscription.

6) Prizes for ALL contests including the EMRR 2010 Challenge will be provided as secured and posted on the site.

7) The rights to produce "EMRR on DISC", "EMRR Calendar", "EMRR Blog", and CafePress EMRR store front will move to the new owner.

8) I will retain all rights to "Essence Aerospace Technologies" model kits and perhaps will gain some time to actually produce a couple of new ones. Anyone remember the Lambda Shuttle?

9) NO EMAILS, ADDRESSES or any other private information will be transferred to the new owner.

10) I'd love to see EMRR continue to succeed and thrive. I plan on contributing additional reviews in the near future!

Hi Nick:
EMRR is an invaluable resource and I'm sure we'll all band together to make sure it stays healthy. Thanks very much for making the effort to pass the torch!
Best wishes,
Will

When I became a BAR 10 years ago ,I somehow discovered the EMRR site and as Will said ,I found it and invaluable resource then and more so now.There would be a terrible void if the site was to ever go away ,such as i don`t know where I would turn to .

Long live EMRR and thankyou Nick for all you have done for me and the countless others who use the site.

Sincerely

Paul

Thanks for providing the info. I'm very happy to hear there is so much interest!

Question from potential new owner:

MY Costs for operating EMRR:

Cost:
LLC Renewal = $26/year
BraveNet EMail List = $100/year
Domain Name (DirectNIC) = $15/year (x3)
PO Box = $40/year
Quarterly Give-Aways = ~$150/year (I try for at least $30 in kits + shipping)
EMRR Challenge Prizes = ~$500/year (based on new 2010 prize policy)

inMotionHosting VPS = $49.95/month*

* this used to be $9.99 until server load kicked me up a notch

Est Annual COST = $1,430/year

Income:
Calendar = makes ~$150/year ($2.00 per unit sold) (THANK YOU!)
Banner Ads (5) = $600/year (THANK YOU!)
Guest Supporter = $200 - $400/year (THANK YOU!)

Est Annual REV = $1,150/year

Super Hit List = Pass-thru Vendor Funded (THANK YOU!)
Other Prizes = Pass-Thru Vendor and Guest Funded (THANK YOU!)

My Time = "priceless"

Hi Nick,
Like so many others, I find EMRR to be my favorite rocket website. There is so much information and my Rocksim program wouldn't be nearly as fun without the site. Thanks for all you have done for the hobby.

All those that expressed intrerest in owning/running EMRR: Discs went out via mail on Thursday.

Nick

The last of the Discs have been received. By next Friday we will begin the final stage of the sale.

Thanks all.

Offer has been accepted and signed paperwork today. Joint announcement to follow at some point in the near future.

Very challenging decision. Thank you, to all that showed a desire, demonstrated the capability, and then made an offer.

The transition will take some time, so continue to enjoy EMRR and participate in the contests... YES, all prizes will be awarded during 2010.

Thanks,
Nick

Nick, congratulations on the sale.

But, it would have been appropriate to answer questions during the sale.

Nick,

Congratulations!

I want to thank you again for everything you've done for us in the rocketry community. Your contribution to my enjoyment of this hobby has been huge and I can't thank you enough.

Steve