Ask HN: How would you take on eBay?
Imagine you (or, I) were creating a product designed to take on eBay and improve the peer-to-peer shopping experience.
What would you like to see changed?
Think of this as p2p shopping, not auctions.
What would you like to see changed?
Think of this as p2p shopping, not auctions.
Swappa is taking on eBay for re-selling Android devices... http://swappa.com
Focus. Only fully functional, ready to activate Android devices are allowed. Anything else is blatant fraud.
Simplicity. Only have one form to fill out to sell a device. No auctions. One price. A device is sold only when the buyer pays.
Service. An actual person checks in and helps on almost every transaction.
Price. Flat fee ($10), paid by buyer, only when a device sells. Sell a $300 device and save about $20 in fees.
What I would like to fix: Less Spam. Less Scam.
But how to make shipping easier?
To me etsy was a nichified idea of ebay:
-remove the auctions since these people want just want to sell whenever the item gets sold
-make it super easy for crafts to sell their stuff; make it easier than ebay.
-make the fees more reasonable
-make the first time use - dead easy; unlike the ebay experience - so many options and too confusing. People scared of making a mistake.
What were these crafts people using before etsy: ebay.
I've got this sling and five stones, you see...