Brit here. When you say "Post" to me that means "Mail".
I couldn't work out why I would want to mail an item to someone else, so they could mail it back to me :)
Apply HN: Wantobuy – Post items you want so sellers can sell them to you
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#22So you are thinking of a number of sellers competing for the buyer?
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#23Brit here. When you say "Post" to me that means "Mail". I couldn't work out why I would want to mail an item to someone else, so they could mail it back to me :)
Hey, we're from Britain too, Newcastle originally!
To clear that up, when we talk about 'posting' we mean creating a Facebook post in a Fb Group.
The only time something would be sent in the mail is the same as conventional selling, when something has been purchased.
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#24So you are thinking of a number of sellers competing for the buyer?
Yes, almost the reverse of current retailers. Instead of multiple buyers trying to purchase from one seller, we're looking at one buyer having multiple product options from other users.
This would help with product discoverability since other users can suggest products the buyer had not originally thought of as well as helping the buyer to get the exact product they want.
Cheers
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
We were thinking of expanding into something similar eventually related to group buying. Were you focused B2C? We were considering looking into B2B but as you say, I can imagine the complications involved!
B2C and small organizations. The problem is that some people don't like to pay, or change their mind. And some people promise things that they can't deliver. Similar to problems that Kickstart has.
Good to know, cheers for that.
Perhaps taking payment before an order is placed so that as soon as the target amount is hit the order is automatically placed.
Amazon has 1 click, we're talking zero clicks!
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#26So you are thinking of a number of sellers competing for the buyer?
Yes, almost the reverse of current retailers. Instead of multiple buyers trying to purchase from one seller, we're looking at one buyer having multiple product options from other users. This would help with product discoverability since other users can suggest products the buyer had not originally thought of as well as helping the buyer to get the exact product they want. Cheers
So are these qualified leads? My concern would be people fishing and wasting other people's time. Or someone that currently owns the product and is looking for ideas on how to price. Thoughts?
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, almost the reverse of current retailers. Instead of multiple buyers trying to purchase from one seller, we're looking at one buyer having multiple product options from other users. This would help with product discoverability since other users can suggest products the buyer had not originally thought of as well as helping the buyer to get the exact product they want. Cheers
So are these qualified leads? My concern would be people fishing and wasting other people's time. Or someone that currently owns the product and is looking for ideas on how to price. Thoughts?
Because sellers are able to see what people are wanting to pay for their item (its included in the listing), they can easily identify the going-rate for items and use that to decide whether they want to sell or not.
Like any marketplace there'll be time wasters - I don't sell on eBay anymore because of them - but in my experience, most of the time its the buyers that are time wasters.
In our case - since buyers have gone to the effort of creating a WTB listing, you could argue they're less inclined to waste sellers' time. Of course, the feedback system/reporting users would help us to identify repeat offenders and take action.
Check out our demo which should help explain things: http://www.wantobuythat.com/demo.html
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#28For me, this only makes sense if applied to local businesses.
I want to buy some items (let's say some kind of food) and I'm ready to do it on a regular basis, but no store near me has the items. This app would make a win-win for me and the store.
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#29For me, this only makes sense if applied to local businesses. I want to buy some items (let's say some kind of food) and I'm ready to do it on a regular basis, but no store near me has the items. This app would make a win-win for me and the store.
Local businesses are definitely important! We want to satisfy the casual sellers and the smaller businesses too.
Ideally, we'll sync up with the stock these businesses are currently holding and then be able to let them know who wants to buy their products. Win-win since businesses are accessing new customers that didn't previously know about them and the buyers are getting what they need.
I like the locality aspect though and I agree that should play a big role in this side of things.
Cheers!
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#30Trust issues