My main qualm is the hijacking of the browser back button. I despise when sites do this, and I know I'm not alone. Other than that the design is excellent. I like that you list SKUs on the main page and that there isn't a lot of cruft or excessive negative space.
Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists
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#122I can't thank you enough for this - as an artist it's something I personally want and I know many of my friends need - would love it if you'd put the artist application button somewhere more visible, people are gonna look for it.
This makes me jittery, I hope I fell ready to submit an application soon.
Any chance you expand beyond paintings?
Thank you and keep up the great work!
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#124What happens if a customer stops making monthly payments? Does the financing model work by offloading all risk to the artist? Are there some protections?
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#125I like the idea of making art more accessible by spacing out the payment. Congratulations on the launch! I won't comment on the art for sale, because I think it is too much in the eye of the beholder but I will give some feedback on your website and concept. - Why fixed installments? Why not say "this piece costs 300$ buy now, or pay 10 installments of 35$ or 20x20$" (forget the numbers, just an example). - why are t…
The cut is too high for the platform. I guess you take this number from Google/Apple store's commission. The difference is software on Google's store has infinite leverage and takes almost 0 to scale sales. Every piece of art takes lots of work and cannot scale in the same way. Art works do not scale like software. With this cut, I feel your platform is taking advantage of artists (they do not know where to sell) rat…
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for bringing this bug to our attention. I'll make sure this is added to the top of our bug-fix queue. Were you a guest user or logged in when this happened?
Guest -- just a first arrival from HN.
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#127Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists
#128Love the idea! Just some small feedback on your website: When I try to go back from your website, it keeps asking me to login. It's probably due to the fact that it automatically sends me to the /artworks page and when I try to go back it sends me to the / one, triggering the login popup. Anyway, good luck!