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Ask HN: Simple little business - what should I call it?

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I'm normally OK at this, but I'm struggling here! Anyone got any original ideas?

I deliver empty boxes to people's homes, they fill them up with their unwanted goods (small electricals etc.), I then collect, list and sell everything on eBay and pay them the proceeds (less commission) straight into their Paypal.

I'd eventually like to be able to sell direct on my own site, avoiding ebay.

It ideally needs to be a common TLD as the customers are unlikely to be tech-savvy.

Update: I didn't expect much attention from this so I kept it brief. Here's some more info since people seem interested in the business itself.

I'm not started yet - I just used the present tense for brevity above. I'm going to test the market over the next couple of weeks with a sample dropoff to 100 houses. I founded a student storage business [www.thebigspace.co.uk] 7 years ago and so I've got a good grasp of the logistics of collecting and moving boxes. I also have lots of empty boxes and storage space. Any thoughts on the viability of the business are also welcome...

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www.box-away.com is available. If you want to avoid the hyphen, you can go with www.MagicBoxAway.com, or use colored boxes, and go for www.BlueBoxAway.com (or GreenBoxAway, or YellowBoxAway, etc.)

Coloured cardboard boxes cost a surprising amount extra (almost double). BrownBoxAway doesn't have the same ring to it. MagicBoxAway is pretty good though.

Re: Ask HN: Simple little business - what should I call it?

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alexcart.com - it's available, go get it.

lol, cheers. I'm not sure I want the whole thing built around my own name though! And, somewhat unbelievably, a good number of people seem to be able to spell my name wrong.

I'm sure Craig Newmark thought in the same way. It's just that people's names are memorable and given the way you are starting, the personal touch might be valuable. Remember, names can always change...

Re: Ask HN: Simple little business - what should I call it?

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alexcart.com - it's available, go get it.

lol, cheers. I'm not sure I want the whole thing built around my own name though! And, somewhat unbelievably, a good number of people seem to be able to spell my name wrong.

alexcart is 8 characters, that's pretty good...
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