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This is fantastic. Nice and simple, and it does exactly what I want it to as a seller. Great job!!!!!

Be careful about feature creep. The reason why Craiglist works is because it doesn't try to do too much. I think this can definitely have a similar sort of success given how freaking easy it is to use!

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I use craigslist when I want to sell something, because that's where the buyers are, not because of its simplicity (or lack of futures). And ditto for ebay.

If I were a serious seller, I would want a shopping site with bells and whistles (a detailed admin area, user accounts, reviews, discussions, etc) that might contribute to the selling part.

This site would be a fantastic tool if it worked with craigslist/ebay.

This is an MVP. As such I think it works marvelously. Bells and whistles can be added later and if they're added with the same ideology of simplicity first then this could be a real winner of a product.

Spot on! We made this after reading 37s' Rework and very much admire the "how can we do less" mindset.

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