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

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Post by nck4222 »

AlexMuir wrote: post #35
thirdstation wrote: post #14

clutterbin.com Think about what you're doing for people and maybe you'll get more ideas. You're helping people by making it easy to clean up their unwanted clutter and then magically, they get money and peace of mind because they're not surrounded by stuff they don't want :-)

I don't love this to be honest. I don't want to be seen as an alternative to the bin - if it's ready for the bin I'm not going to be able to sell it. I want people to feel comfortable putting an old laptop in there, perhaps a 19" TFT screen etc. For me clutter and bin are two negative words.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's good for people looking to get rid of clutter, but what person is going to want to go and buy some clutter?

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

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Post by WesleyJohnson »

nck4222 wrote: post #51
AlexMuir wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't love this to be honest. I don't want to be seen as an alternative to the bin - if it's ready for the bin I'm not going to be able to sell it. I want people to feel comfortable putting an old laptop in there, perhaps a 19" TFT screen etc. For me clutter and bin are two negative words.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's good for people looking to get rid of clutter, but what person is going to want to go and buy some clutter?

Many, many people. The old phrase "One man's trash is another man's treasure" really does apply. Check the craigslist "FREE" section or look at something like freecycle to get an idea of people jumping on the chance to own something someone else will toss in the trash. Granted, those are free exchanges, but it's not that large of a leap to see people paying for things as well.

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

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Post by cosgroveb »

AlexMuir wrote: post #32
bgraves wrote: post #27

I upvoted my favorite TLD on the page (clutterbin.com) However, I'm curious about your business model. 1. How much revenue are you bringing in? 2. What is the commission structure like? 3. How many customers do you have? 4. Where is your business located (generally, of course)? 5. Does this business model scale well? Thanks in advance, I know I'm prying but it seems very interesting. I've chatted with a friend of min…

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. I founded a student storage business [ http://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. 1. Zero so far. 2. I'm going to start at 15% after selling costs (ebay fee…

Take 30%. Seriously.

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

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Post by lachyg »

AlexMuir wrote: post #44
spxdcz wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is not a serious suggestion, but you could do a play-on-words for "Put your junk in my trunk"...

Yeah, put your junk in my trunk would be a very sensible name here, and wouldn't raise any eyebrows at all! I guess junk is tits?

Genitals
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