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Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area

#41

this is very cool! i love it. Suggested feature: Automatically find a suitable image for the item via google and have it uploaded by default.

Or a compromise,

Invite them to upload an image or click to suggest one from a catalog of images (maybe search Flickr for cc/commercial use images).

Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area

#45

Wow! That is so simplistic and minimal; it just works like you would imagine! Great idea, great work and great result. I'd see this text field becoming more and more intelligent over time with other functions!

thanks! so far we're working on the following for the text field: +quantity for multiple item sales, ie +5 #tags for categorising, ie #electronics further ideas welcomed

I know you know this, but just adding my voice to say please don't feature bloat it. The value is in its very simplicity.

Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area

#47
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MVP for YC'12 application. We've been heads down on this for a month now so it seemed like the right time to gather some feedback!

It's a cool concept and you could go a lot of directions with it. My main feedback is that I don't know which step to take next. I see 6 links in the yellow bar ... be a little more deliberate/forceful in directing me on what to do next. Not that you asked, but here's some wacky/random ideas off the top of my head: - Do Stripe checkout in addition to PayPal (ask for Stripe API key & secret over SSL) - Provision a Twi…

Nice feedback. Thanks.

We're keen to add Stripe, but we're based in the UK and it's not available over here yet.

Excellent recommendations of Twilio and MailGun. We'll check them out.

We'd allow digital file upload by choosing a file instead of an image. Then list would alter it's behaviour to suit.

Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area

#49

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!

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.

Re: Show HN: A storebuilder contained in a single text area

#50

I think you have something interesting here. Elegance and simplicity are far more important than previously thought. Clearly this is part of the legacy left by Steve Jobs. Fantastically engineered products wrapped in beautiful design. Elegance and simplicity...it just works.

So now Steve Jobs gets credit for everything well-done? :) Instead, I will give credit to the two guys who made such an easy-to-use service. Good job on this!

No, not credit...but the fact that elegance and simplicity is clearly a trend where complex and expansive functionality was the trend in the past (think MS)
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