OpenBazaar Opened , your first impressions ? - page 16.

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Quote from: ed_teech on April 06, 2016, 06:09:19 AM

Mine couldn't boot up. Stuck in preparing for around 30 minutes (told me estimated time was 30 seconds). I checked the debug log and it was full of no neighbor found warnings. Maybe my location (Iran) is too far away ??

that happened to me too but then I found out that I need to set a permission for it (in my case a window popped out asking me to allow/disallow it).

also for those who have issues searching for listings, I just found out that we can search them using external sites like https://bazaarbay.org/ .

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Quote from: Amph on April 06, 2016, 01:44:29 AM

i'm curious how are they going to deal with customs charge for international shipping, what if the receiver, lies about the customs charge? are they adopting the ebey politic?

If you mean who will pay the VAT tax if the buyer is in the European Union and the seller is overseas in the USA for example then I suppose the seller is only liable for the shipping costs to the country where the buyer is based in. Any additional customs taxes are the buyer's responsibility. As it's peer-to-peer trading everything regarding the shipping costs and customs taxes should be agreed upon before the deal is finalized so there won't be any nasty surprises when the goods arrive.

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i just do my first purchase from there

This market is really a bazaar. It has so many things to buy

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Mine couldn't boot up. Stuck in preparing for around 30 minutes (told me estimated time was 30 seconds). I checked the debug log and it was full of no neighbor found warnings. Maybe my location (Iran) is too far away ??

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Quote from: eternalgloom on April 06, 2016, 05:45:39 AM

Based on this current version, I don't think it could compete with Ebay yet. I'd be happy if there are like 1000+ stores on there with a good selection of interesting physical items.
I think they need to work on their UI, I'm not a big fan of it.

Of course it will not be able to compete with ebay.And I don't think this is the goal. This is just the first version and improvements and new features will come over time.
Furthermore the crypto space is way too small at the moment and therefore OB will not be a threat to any of the marketplaces out there.
But it is the first decentralized marketplace on top of Bitcoin which is pretty cool and more interesting things will come.

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I don't think that the goal of the OpenBazaar is to compete with eBay, they have different concept.

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Based on this current version, I don't think it could compete with Ebay yet. I'd be happy if there are like 1000+ stores on there with a good selection of interesting physical items.
I think they need to work on their UI, I'm not a big fan of it.

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Quote from: calkob on April 06, 2016, 04:26:06 AM

What am i doing wrong every thing i search for comes back no results, is it just because there is so little traffic at the mo. how do i just browse?

there should be something called "filtered listings". turn it off. though there are not many stores online ATM.

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I still experience some problems such as OpenBazaar application sometimes blocked by ISP/Firewall by default.
In my case, OpenBazaar application isn't working well if you have slow internet connection.

I guess OpenBazaar application needs better interface and more users to be a good server Roll Eyes

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What am i doing wrong every thing i search for comes back no results, is it just because there is so little traffic at the mo. how do i just browse?

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Quote from: LordCoder on April 05, 2016, 12:27:19 PM

Beating eBay? No way. Even if you have better script, support, etc you won't beat eBay. You'd need like $ 20K in SEO to beat them.

Right now ebay is busy beating itself btw. I dont think we can beat ebay like markets but that is due to google ads. I am hoping we can create a proper solid market place which i can use instead of ebay.

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Quote from: avikz on April 06, 2016, 01:56:06 AM

Good to hear that openbazar has finally started operation!

But why a web version is not available? Why do I need to download an app to use openbazar. This way, it is impossible to beat ebay, or any other ecommerce sites.

Developers of openbazar should think about it and make it available in the web so that people can start using it with ease.

A web version kills the purpose of OpenBazaar. A web version would make it centralized. Open Bazaar is a decentralized technology because the user hosts their own store on their own computer/device. The download and installation is not difficult and novices could use it.

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Good to hear that openbazar has finally started operation!

But why a web version is not available? Why do I need to download an app to use openbazar. This way, it is impossible to beat ebay, or any other ecommerce sites.

Developers of openbazar should think about it and make it available in the web so that people can start using it with ease.

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The interface is a bit dark, but I think the pretty look can still be looked at later. The main thing now is, to have a workable solution and a alternative to centralized services. This is still early days and we will have to wait and see how this will be adopted in the long run.

The general public is so used to services like eBay and Amazon and do not understand why a service like this is needed. As soon as they realize what disruptive option this is, and what degree of freedom it brings to the market place, they will adopt it sooner. ^smile^

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Quote from: Amph on April 06, 2016, 01:44:29 AM

i'm curious how are they going to deal with customs charge for international shipping, what if the receiver, lies about the customs charge? are they adopting the ebey politic?

Isn't it also the buyers responsibility to be aware of customs charge? I mean, on the customs website you can find exactly what you need to pay on certain goods above a certain threshold, so it should not be a surprise to the buyers ever if there is a customs charge.

I guess it will be a wild west in that regard, people buying stuff and getting unexpected charges, but that will be known soon enough.

As for taking on ebay, I guess it will mainly fill a niche market for controversial goods and stuff people rather remain pseudo anonymous for. Until fiat collapses, I don't see people buying bitcoin to buy stuff they could've bought on ebay with a credit card for the same price.

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open bazaar is definitely going to help bitcoin since it now makes it a lot easier to buy and sell using bitcoin. So far ive noticed it can be a bit slow and sometimes refuses to show me any vendors but in the beginning ebay wasnt perfect either. I will be using ob over ebay anyway , i just hope enough people will buy from it to give iot a decent user base.

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I like it and I will definitely use it

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i'm curious how are they going to deal with customs charge for international shipping, what if the receiver, lies about the customs charge? are they adopting the ebey politic?

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I like very much the OpenBazaar idea and the programme how is today and how will be in the future. Today i will do my first purchase Cheesy

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My first impression is i am excited, this is the new step of bitcoin development, yes the interface looks its not that good, and still need a lot of improvement, but at least now there is a market place that accept bitcoin payment, so i think this is a good beginning

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