Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

#1

Post by ksokhan » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 3:04 PM UTC

Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane
goodsy.co

Re: Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

#2

Post by ksokhan » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 3:19 PM UTC

Hey HN, project creator here. Would love to get your thoughts! Cheers.

Re: Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

#3

Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 3:24 PM UTC

ksokhan wrote: post #2

Hey HN, project creator here. Would love to get your thoughts! Cheers.

You're asking people to join the beta and give you their email address with a very minimal website. I'm not even sure which phone this supports, or whether there is a non-phone way to interact with this.

Can I browse items for sale via a website?

Re: Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

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Post by ksokhan » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 3:33 PM UTC

pavel_lishin wrote: post #3

ksokhan wrote: post #2

Hey HN, project creator here. Would love to get your thoughts! Cheers.

You're asking people to join the beta and give you their email address with a very minimal website. I'm not even sure which phone this supports, or whether there is a non-phone way to interact with this. Can I browse items for sale via a website?

At this point, web app (desktop/mobile) and possibly an ios app in the near future. You are completely right though, this info is missing from the homepage.

Re: Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

#5

Post by xkcd-sucks » Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 7:54 PM UTC

1. Signing up without knowing ANYTHING about the service... nope.

2. It rejects mailinator emails, but fortunately it doesn't reject other temporary email services :)

3. It's not a signup for the service; it's just a mailing list. How disappointing. It doesn't even tell you any details about the service after you sign up.

All in all, I'm dissuaded from using it when it becomes available, and I'm glad I didn't sign up with my real email.

Re: Show HN: Buy and sell locally without going insane

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Post by ksokhan » Fri, Apr 24, 2015, 3:49 PM UTC

xkcd-sucks wrote: post #5

1. Signing up without knowing ANYTHING about the service... nope. 2. It rejects mailinator emails, but fortunately it doesn't reject other temporary email services :) 3. It's not a signup for the service; it's just a mailing list. How disappointing. It doesn't even tell you any details about the service after you sign up. All in all, I'm dissuaded from using it when it becomes available, and I'm glad I didn't sign up…

Well, thanks for raising these issues.

1. I admit the website is light on details. I guess the tagline and copy didn't entice you at all. Do you buy/sell things though services like craigslist? You just may not be the target demographic.

2. I use mailchimp for the email signups. Youre welcome to use a temp email service if you like, but they might block some.

3. the sign up form might might need a copy change: sign up for the waitlist.