Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
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Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#2Great website! I really like the endeavor.
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#3Great website! I really like the endeavor.
Thank you! :)
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#4Great Job! We need more Indonesian web here in HN. It load fast, and has many items posted. As a native Indonesian, I am curious are you based on jakarta?
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#5Nice, well done! Btw, there's a public company in Brazil that does exactly that:
https://www.enjoei.com.br/
Their GMV is ~US$ 200 million/year, and their revenues are ~US$ 30 million/year.
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#6Looks good, how did you get your initial content on there? Did you reach out to some influencers or used your own local network?
Are you also tapping into other Indonesian sites like tokopedia or the gojek/grab economy?
Edit: It looks as if you are getting data from instagram. Is that correct?
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#7There is a similar company in Europe: https://www.vinted.com/
I think the popularity comes from the really good mobile experience, that would be a top priority from a service like this.
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#8Looks good, how did you get your initial content on there? Did you reach out to some influencers or used your own local network? Are you also tapping into other Indonesian sites like tokopedia or the gojek/grab economy? Edit: It looks as if you are getting data from instagram. Is that correct?
Thank you!
All the content is user-submitted, and we rely on Instagram and Twitter for traffic. Some influencers spread the word and it really got things rolling.
We're actually competing with Tokopedia and Shopee, but they're not exclusively for second-hand clothing, although it's allowed there. We reached out to some sellers and found the turnover rate to be high, but it requires a lot of effort.
For pickup and delivery, we collaborate with couriers like Grab and Gojek. Additionally, we've partnered with a company/API that handles pickups and deliveries when a seller makes a sale on our platform, taking advantage of affordable postage in Indonesia.
Thrifting in Indonesia is booming, with Instagram as the main hub for buying and selling. Surprisingly, there's no (modern) dedicated platform like those in the West for the Indonesian market.
So, I created one, and it gained rapid traction. Now, I'm figuring out how to take it to the next level.
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#9There is a similar company in Europe: https://www.vinted.com/ I think the popularity comes from the really good mobile experience, that would be a top priority from a service like this.
I'm also from Europe, and Vinted is awesome!
Totally agree about the mobile aspect. Initially, I focused on making the website mobile-first, but we received numerous requests for a mobile app.
Since I'm not well-versed in mobile development and we're self-funded with a tight budget, I opted to super optimize the website for mobile instead. I figured optimizing for free traffic through SEO would be a fantastic starting point. Surprisingly, I stumbled upon a ton of high-traffic keywords with little to no competition, which got me pretty excited.
Re: Show HN: I built a website to buy and sell used clothes in Indonesia
#10Great Job! We need more Indonesian web here in HN. It load fast, and has many items posted. As a native Indonesian, I am curious are you based on jakarta?
Hey Rizky, thanks a lot.
I agree, and yes, I'm in jaksel! :)