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Show HN: Merchbar – An app to discover and buy merch from your favorite bands

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Post by oo7jeep » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 3:37 PM UTC

Show HN: Merchbar – An app to discover and buy merch from your favorite bands
mrchbr.co

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Post by thoughtpalette » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 4:17 PM UTC

Pretty cool! A couple of the bands I searched for only had albums, what sources are you pulling from? Merchnow has a bunch of apparel for the bands I was searching for. (Parkway Drive and Bring me the horizon)

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Post by oo7jeep » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:06 PM UTC

Creator here - AMA! :)

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Post by ivankirigin » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:08 PM UTC

How do you do the personalization?

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#5

Post by arepb » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:12 PM UTC

The first app I've downloaded that doesn't ask to push notifications to me.

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Post by ivankirigin » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:21 PM UTC

arepb wrote: post #5

The first app I've downloaded that doesn't ask to push notifications to me.

there is a solid reason to ask: amazing engagement http://andrewchen.co/2014/09/16/new-data-on-push-notificatio...

But you can do it wrong. Too many pushes for one. Or asking too abruptly.

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Post by ivankirigin » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:23 PM UTC

oo7jeep wrote: post #3

Creator here - AMA! :)

Lots of music startups have to deal with headaches around old world music industry types. How did you deal with that?

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Post by arepb » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:24 PM UTC

ivankirigin wrote: post #6

arepb wrote: post #5

The first app I've downloaded that doesn't ask to push notifications to me.

there is a solid reason to ask: amazing engagement http://andrewchen.co/2014/09/16/new-data-on-push-notificatio... But you can do it wrong. Too many pushes for one. Or asking too abruptly.

I agree and know it works. I am just so used to being asked that I've developed modal window scars.

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Post by oo7jeep » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:28 PM UTC

thoughtpalette wrote: post #2

Pretty cool! A couple of the bands I searched for only had albums, what sources are you pulling from? Merchnow has a bunch of apparel for the bands I was searching for. (Parkway Drive and Bring me the horizon)

We've done deals directly with a bunch of merch companies as well as the largest vinyl distributor in the world.

Merchnow has a great collection of indie artists- will work to find a way to partner with them.

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Post by mjwhansen » Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

oo7jeep wrote: post #3

Creator here - AMA! :)

I've heard that bands get a higher profit margin from merch than their actual music. Any truth to that? (I ask because, if true, you're doing a big favor to bands!)