Has anyone ever bought a big YouTube channel and then started uploading their own videos on it?

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Has anyone tried buying a large YouTube channel and then uploading their own videos on it? I’m curious how it actually works in practice. Did you get banned after changing the content or ownership? Did you have any issues with monetization, views, or recommendations? I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has tried this.
 
If you buy an good YouTube channel and change the content so your channel may not be banned but its quality can be very low and its very risky for you. So if you not change the content and not upload the quality videos related to your content your quality may still be low.
 
Has anyone tried buying a large YouTube channel and then uploading their own videos on it? I’m curious how it actually works in practice. Did you get banned after changing the content or ownership? Did you have any issues with monetization, views, or recommendations? I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has tried this.
There had been cases where companies have acquired big channels and continued posting there. But I think Google has mentioned it that sale of channel is not allowed.
 
There had been cases where companies have acquired big channels and continued posting there. But I think Google has mentioned it that sale of channel is not allowed.
What if I don't tell anyone about it and stay in touch with the channel owner?
 
There had been cases where companies have acquired big channels and continued posting there. But I think Google has mentioned it that sale of channel is not allowed.
Yes the sales of channels are disallowed.
 
It can work, but changing the niche or content too much can tank the existing audience and recommendations.

I’d be more concerned about losing the old viewers and hurting monetization than an automatic ban just from changing ownership.
 
Has anyone tried buying a large YouTube channel and then uploading their own videos on it? I’m curious how it actually works in practice. Did you get banned after changing the content or ownership? Did you have any issues with monetization, views, or recommendations? I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has tried this.
Yes,I personally know some persons who actually doing this
 
The change of face alone is a risky matter. It will kill the credibility because current subscribers were there for previous creator content.
 
Has anyone tried buying a large YouTube channel and then uploading their own videos on it? I’m curious how it actually works in practice. Did you get banned after changing the content or ownership? Did you have any issues with monetization, views, or recommendations? I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has tried this.
the algorithm is going to get rid of the dead subs anyway. pivot too fast nd your CTR is going to tank immediately.
 
I usually buy smaller channels and grow them. Larger YouTube channels tend to be ridiculously overpriced, and it’s very difficult to recoup the investment.
 
the algorithm is going to get rid of the dead subs anyway. pivot too fast nd your CTR is going to tank immediately.
Have you had experience with this before?
 
I've seen people discuss this strategy, but buying a channel doesn't guarantee its previous reach will carry over. I'd carefully check the channel's history, audience, and monetization status before investing.
 
As long as the new videos you post are in the same niche as the previous owner, it should work. I have personally bought aged YouTube channels, but posted completely different content, didn't get as many views, and ended up getting banned :(
 
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