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Carroll: Alpine Rings buyer paid all cash at closing, zero seller financing

Alex Carroll · Why Buying an Ecommerce Business Was the Best Path · Aug 11, 2025 · at 11:06

Entrepreneur Alex Carroll explains why he chose the winning buyer for Alpine Rings on Acquire.com to host Andrew Gazdecki.

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“So they had all cash at closing instead of any seller financing after that.”

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