Why has no-one done a crypto Ebay? - page 3.

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Quote from: mk4 on September 19, 2020, 10:26:40 PM

Quote from: odolvlobo on September 19, 2020, 02:05:21 PM

What do you mean? There are (or have been) several. Here's a decentralized one: https://openbazaar.org/

Sadly after checking it out again a few months ago after not using it for years, it seems to still not get any decent traction. As expected, unfortunately having something to be decentralized or non-custodial significantly hurts the UX.

anything decentralized that has to have the user do everything is going to suffer from pretty much the same problems and the biggest one is that people don't use them as much so that they can be improved (with their reports, etc.). OpenBazaar is similar to decentralized exchanges with the difference that unlike DEX people are less willing to spend their bitcoin than they are trading it.

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Quote from: charlesmichel1 on September 20, 2020, 12:21:46 AM

The idea of "crypto ebay" isn't something brand new. You can buy different goods with Bitcoin now. For example, Purse.io is probably the most popular solution for buying on Amazon.com using Bitcoin. Overstock and Newegg also accept Bitcoin.

Those are definitely alternatives if you want to pay with bitcoin, but it's safe to assume that OP is asking for a platform that accepts bitcoin in a seller's perspective as he's complaint is about the unprofitability due to the hefty fees.

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The idea of "crypto ebay" isn't something brand new. You can buy different goods with Bitcoin now. For example, Purse.io is probably the most popular solution for buying on Amazon.com using Bitcoin. Overstock and Newegg also accept Bitcoin.

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Quote from: Galahad on September 19, 2020, 02:11:52 PM

Quote from: odolvlobo on September 19, 2020, 02:05:21 PM

What do you mean? There are (or have been) several. Here's a decentralized one: https://openbazaar.org/

Maybe I could have said "are there any" really because there's bound to be something just not something which is necessarily making it on a big scale.

So there are peer-to-peer marketplaces on the internet. The question that we should really ask is why are they not gaining traction? Why do traders like Galahad still prefer to use centralized platforms like Ebay that charges excessive service fees to their users?

Instead of looking for something that is "big scale", maybe start supporting the existing platlorms like Openbazaar so that it will be big one day? No matter how many "crypto Ebay" you put up, it will die if there will be no users.

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Quote from: odolvlobo on September 19, 2020, 02:05:21 PM

What do you mean? There are (or have been) several. Here's a decentralized one: https://openbazaar.org/

Sadly after checking it out again a few months ago after not using it for years, it seems to still not get any decent traction. As expected, unfortunately having something to be decentralized or non-custodial significantly hurts the UX.

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There are many ways to reach cryptocurrencies and which environment is better people will use. Trading cryptocurrencies on EBAY has a lot of fees and people don't like it.
Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, advertising on OTC-enabled exchanges will be better.

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I already used Facebook Marketplace too, the only downside of Facebook Marketplace is some people may not accept cryptocurrencies, depends on what mode of payment they are accepting. But to be honest in our country or just in our local area, most of the people here don't really use Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency. That's why when I will use Facebook Marketplace, I am converting my Bitcoins to our own currency (Philippine Peso (PHP)).

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Quote from: tyz on September 19, 2020, 05:23:06 PM

First of all, a "crypto Ebay" would not be feeless. Handling with Bitcoin costs always fees.
Secondly, crypto Ebay's already exist in the Dark Web. There you can find many marketplaces and Ebay clones where you can buy all things and stuff (legal and illegal) with Bitcoin and cryptos like Monero.

I just meant feeless from the Ebay perspective. They charge huge ammounts of money to sell things. Crypto transactions can be tiny.
Like I said I don't want to use the darkweb. This isn't about doing something illegal it's about having a cheaper and more viable alternative to Ebay.
There is also Ebid but nobody really uses it so it's always about having that critical mass I suppose.

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First of all, a "crypto Ebay" would not be feeless. Handling with Bitcoin costs always fees.
Secondly, crypto Ebay's already exist in the Dark Web. There you can find many marketplaces and Ebay clones where you can buy all things and stuff (legal and illegal) with Bitcoin and cryptos like Monero.

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Quote from: odolvlobo on September 19, 2020, 02:05:21 PM

What do you mean? There are (or have been) several. Here's a decentralized one: https://openbazaar.org/

Maybe I could have said "are there any" really because there's bound to be something just not something which is necessarily making it on a big scale.

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What do you mean? There are (or have been) several. Here's a decentralized one: https://openbazaar.org/

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I'm sick of the fees on Ebay it's become totally unprofitable for some items due to the massive fees. I use Facebook marketplace but that's more for local sales.

With crypto Ebay you could have near zero fees and have a decentralized marketplace model. I know there are things on TOR etc, but I just wouldn't trust it tbh..

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