Can you buy "legitimate" YouTube video accounts?

[Dien Rice]

Hi,

I have a question for the "brain trust" here...

(If you're not sure if you're part of the "brain trust" - you are!)

I was wondering, can you buy - legitimate - YouTube video channels?

I did a quick search, and all I could find were "scammy" "buy 100 YouTube accounts" type of websites... (I think people use these "fake accounts" to "fake increase" their "likes"... or to sell "fake likes" to others, so they look more popular than they really are...)

But, I can imagine a person could start a YouTube channel, start making an income, and at some point down the line, want to stop and move on... and perhaps sell their account...

I don't know - do people do this? Is it in line with YouTube terms and conditions?

I think such things could be quite interesting investment opportunities... Since popular videos can keep getting views - and making an income - for years to come...

Best wishes,

Dien

This thread suggests it's not something Google approve of.

Apart from that, remember that Google/YouTube track you so if there are too many accounts with the same IP & other info they're likely to track you down.

At the very least you'd need to clear cookies and maybe use a proxy server to log in to the new account if you had too many.

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by trevord92

This thread suggests it's not something Google approve of.

Apart from that, remember that Google/YouTube track you so if there are too many accounts with the same IP & other info they're likely to track you down.

At the very least you'd need to clear cookies and maybe use a proxy server to log in to the new account if you had too many.

Thanks Trevor,

It looks like you're right... Selling your account seems to go against YouTube terms of service...

Maybe the only way it could be done would be if it was a company-owned YouTube account - then you buy the company! (That way, "ownership" of the YouTube account doesn't change, since it's still owned by the same company...) But that's a whole different ball game...

Thanks Trevor for your feedback!

Best wishes,

Dien