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Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 ... by kalev on Friday December 24, 2021 @12:38AM (#29670637)
I’m working on a c2c marketplace for airsoft gear [1]. Users can buy and sell their airsoft replica’s, accessories and tools to/from other users by posting a listing to the site. We hope to accept payments through the platform using Stripe Connect soon. Currently averaging €600,- a month.

[1] https://www.airsoftbazaar.com

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Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 ... by dkryptr on Friday December 24, 2021 @12:53AM (#29670718)
Just a heads up that the privacy policy and terms and conditions pages are not showing up. The page loads, but there's no text where it looks like there should be.

https://www.airsoftbazaar.com/help/terms-and-conditions https://www.airsoftbazaar.com/help/privacy-policy

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Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 ... by mixonfreddy6 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @05:48AM (#29793447)
Checked out your website and seems decent. How do you net €600 a month though? I see no ads or transaction fees?
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Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 ... by kalev on Thursday January 13, 2022 @05:20AM (#29919055)
Two things:

- We allow users to highlight their listings, which means the listing is shown on the homepage and at the top of the selected category

- we have a verification wizard that verifies the users telephone number and iban, which we charge for as well

We’ve almost finished a Stripe Connect integration, which allows users to pay for items through the platform itself (they now pay in person or by bank transfer). This will contain a processing fee.

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