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Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by sulldc »

YPetrov wrote: post #44

The website looks great! When I opened it, for some reason, I instinctively looked for a short video explaining what the website does and how it works. Maybe that could be something you might want to consider? Also, I had to check the comments here in order to find a demo product page - I would recommend you add a demo product page link on the front page, so people can see how it looks like in practice.

(I work at CropUp, I'm the designer there.)

Thanks! I completely agree with you on getting a video for the homepage, and we're actually in the process of creating one (they just take some time), as well getting a product demo link up.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by pfredrich »

ivansavz wrote: post #34

You should consider modifying your pricing to be more in line with gumroad --- who appear to be your main competitor. They charge 5 percent of the purchase price plus a $0.25 flat fee.

(I do product at CroUp.)

We see shopping cart providers as our competition and they usually charge setup and/or monthly fees, which we do not. Given the value and functionalities our product provides we feel our pricing is fair, but we're open to structuring it differently in the future depending on market feedback, like volume or product price based, or we introduce a premium account with a monthly fee but lower per transaction fees.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by daegloe »

pfredrich wrote: post #15
flexie wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool site! Just notice that in some jurisdictions sellers of digital products also have to worry about taxes, cancellations, refunds etc.

(I do product at CropUp.) Interesting. Would you be able to provide me with a link to where I can read more about this, please? Would be very helpful. Thank you.

Paul, states like CO, KY, NC, NJ, TN, TX and WA generally require you to collect sales tax for digital goods. I suggest you dig into it a bit with the advice of counsel.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by pfredrich »

flexie wrote: post #39
pfredrich wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I do product at CropUp.) Interesting. Would you be able to provide me with a link to where I can read more about this, please? Would be very helpful. Thank you.

Regarding cancellation of goods bought over the internet, directive 97/7/EC applies in the European Union: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:... Directives are implemented differently in different EU countries and the countries also have the option to impose stricter rules. In Denmark, consumers have the right to return digital goods such as e-books etc within 2 weeks (provided they haven't…

(I do product at CropUp.)

Thank you. This doesn't look like a lot of fun to read... Will suffer through this. Again, thank you very much. Very helpful, very appreciated.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by pfredrich »

daegloe wrote: post #53
pfredrich wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I do product at CropUp.) Interesting. Would you be able to provide me with a link to where I can read more about this, please? Would be very helpful. Thank you.

Paul, states like CO, KY, NC, NJ, TN, TX and WA generally require you to collect sales tax for digital goods. I suggest you dig into it a bit with the advice of counsel.

(I do product at CropUp.)

I shall and I will. Thank you very much.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by cristinacordova »

pfredrich wrote: post #12
callmeed wrote: post #6

Your design overall is really nice. Me thinks this is either becoming a crowded space or there's just a lot of people doing similar projects for fun because the payment part is much easier (I did http://bngal.com as a side project for example). BIG QUESTION: why PayPal for disbursing funds? With Stripe and BalancedPayments as options, I'm not sure why you'd use PayPal (other than possibly international reach).

(I do product at CropUp.) Good question. PayPal was the easiest to use, for now, and works well. We'll likely add additional payout options, but no concrete plans or timing just yet.

Hi Paul. I work at Stripe and just sent you an email about our Connect product (https://stripe.com/connect), which is used by many e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and Goodsie.

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by pfredrich »

revorad wrote: post #40

What provider do you use for processing the credit card payments?

(I do product at CropUp.)

Based on the other comments here you can tell we use neither Stripe nor Balanced :) One of the other big guys... Please email me if you'd like to discuss details: paul@cropup.com

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by BHSPitMonkey »

sulldc wrote: post #21
manuelflara wrote: post #10

Great work, love the design. One thing I'd like to see before I sign up, though, is a sample "product / purchase page". When I needed something like this I ran to Gumroad because I had used them before (as a customer) and loved the experience.

(I work at CropUp, I'm the designer there.) Thanks! That's a great point and we're in the process of creating a few more product screenshots and possibly a video demo to cycle in that header area. In the mean time feel free to take a look at it here: http://crop.to/fW

Thanks; That link made me understand what the service is. (The home page, "How it Works", and FAQ did not.)

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by manuelflara »

manuelflara wrote: post #10

Great work, love the design. One thing I'd like to see before I sign up, though, is a sample "product / purchase page". When I needed something like this I ran to Gumroad because I had used them before (as a customer) and loved the experience.

Much better! I really, really like the design. Better than Gumroad IMO. On the other hand, I would highlight a bit more or add more contrast to the link "My shipping address is not in the US", just in case. Other than that, it would be great to have a "test product" just like this but where we wouldn't need to input real CC details, just to check out the whole process, emails being sent, etc. Anyway, on what I've seen so far: Congratulations!

So then you only support physical products for now, or also digital ones (no shipping, etc)?

Re: Show HN: CropUp, Sell your _______ on _______

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Post by manuelflara »

pfredrich wrote: post #52
ivansavz wrote: post #34

You should consider modifying your pricing to be more in line with gumroad --- who appear to be your main competitor. They charge 5 percent of the purchase price plus a $0.25 flat fee.

(I do product at CroUp.) We see shopping cart providers as our competition and they usually charge setup and/or monthly fees, which we do not. Given the value and functionalities our product provides we feel our pricing is fair, but we're open to structuring it differently in the future depending on market feedback, like volume or product price based, or we introduce a premium account with a monthly fee but lower per…

I'm sure people who don't know about other direct competitors (Gumroad, etc) will see it as an alternative to a more elabore shopping cart or ecommerce site, and in that case 10% may be a no brainer. But if someone -like myself- knows about both alternatives, I may use CropUp initially but if I get some decent volume, I'd switch to Gumroad unless you guys had a 5% option for higher volume customers.
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