Public buy/sell/trade

[Carlo Pisani]

besides, the GPDR and this new hipster legal stuff (in Europe) are now
making things even more complex, especially if a website is involved
in e-commerce
.



Il giorno ven 21 dic 2018 alle ore 16:57 Carlo Pisani
<carlojpisani at gmail.com> ha scritto:
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> well, we tried to implement a new module, but ... yet again without a
> budget, and without interest I personally dropped the whole project
>
> http://www.downthebunker.xyz/wonderland/experimental-bay/app0.php
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> Il giorno ven 21 dic 2018 alle ore 16:33 Electronics Plus via cctalk
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> ha scritto:
> >
> > For months I have been trying to implement a "multi-vendor marketplace". Without a budget, it is almost impossible. There is a free software, Sellacious, which runs off Joomla. Out of the box, it does not work. It has MAJOR security holes. However, it was the ONLY one I could find where more than one seller could sell the same product. Suppose 5 people have 1391401 keyboards. In almost every other system, you would have 5 separate listings. I wanted something more like Amazon, where the item is listed ONCE, and then each seller can set his price and a description of the condition, etc.
> >
> > I am most familiar with Magento, which is what I use. There is a multi-vendor add-on available, but the base package is $399, and then you go up from there with features, like each seller being able to input his own shipping methods/rates and payment methods.
> >
> > Deskthority donated the space for such a market, and offered to host it, but no one has the time to update/maintain it. If it were Magento, I would do it, but I don't have $400+ to invest in the extra software (basic Magento CE is free).
> >
> > If someone wants to donate the funds, or write a good working module for Magento multi-vendor, I will be happy to set it up an maintain it.
> >
> > The advantages to Magento are many, but it has a few drawbacks too. You can do almost anything with it, but it can be a little slow. The community is very active.
> >
> > There are numerous tiny sites for buying and selling that are not very active anymore, and most use a PHP BB type system, which will not let you list and buy like a true ecommerce does. It also does not tell you when something is out of stock, or allow you to add it to a wishlist.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Grant Taylor via cctalk
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 5:07 PM
> > To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: Want/Available list
> >
> > On 12/20/2018 03:46 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
> > > I too want a web forum venue for hunting, acquiring and dispersing
> > > vintage computing gear, with a restoration/collector slant, ie not about
> > > the money, ie I'm poor, ha ha.  A mailing list is NOT an appropriate
> > > context. It has no categories, is ephemeral, chews local storage, has
> > > no hot-linking, and demands more real-time attention than I can spare.
> >
> > Is there really a dearth of satisfactory locations for people to swap /
> > trade / buy / sell computer equipment?
> >
> > I've not seriously looked.  But I feel like this should have been solved
> > already.  Maybe it has an the typical places are running people off or
> > otherwise unappealing.
> >
> > What would people want in such a swap-n-shop?
> >
> > In some ways it's a basic inventory management system, with the ability
> > for people to add their own listings.
> >
> > I feel like the community could likely benefit from an associated forum
> > to discuss things without bogging down the business transactions.
> >
> > I would want it easy to search and find things, or possibly even
> > register as being interested in being notified when someone lists
> > something for sale in the future.
> >
> >
> >
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