Re:FOBO, An App for Auctioning Used Electronics in 97 Minutes
by ChuckMcM on Monday January 13, 2014 @03:21PM
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So this picks at another piece of the puzzle. I wonder if there is a place with something like BufferBox in the middle. It would work like this:
1) I decide I want to sell something, list it.
2) Person sees it and buys it.
3) I drop the merchandise off at a facility that takes it in, photographs it, and holds it.
4) Buyer shows up, shows their 'code' and picks up the merchandise, 'accepting' it when delivered.
I know it seems convoluted but the thing we have yet to capture is that 'sit there and look at it before actually handing over your money' power that buyers have a garage/yard sales with the time shifting/spreading aspects of online auction/resale.
1) I decide I want to sell something, list it.
2) Person sees it and buys it.
3) I drop the merchandise off at a facility that takes it in, photographs it, and holds it.
4) Buyer shows up, shows their 'code' and picks up the merchandise, 'accepting' it when delivered.
I know it seems convoluted but the thing we have yet to capture is that 'sit there and look at it before actually handing over your money' power that buyers have a garage/yard sales with the time shifting/spreading aspects of online auction/resale.