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Re:Ask HN: Review my startup, www.yoused.me on Monday May 13, 2013 @03:03AM (#5697527)
Thanks! Yeah, I know craigslist is too big to even compete with. And I know they are offering so much for users. That's why I'm specializing. I just thought of extra features that would make it more convenient, privatized and less confusing for users.
Re:Ask HN: Review my startup, www.yoused.me on Monday May 13, 2013 @02:40AM (#5697480)
Craigslist in my opinion is a soup of new and old products. My website/service offers a more specialized distribution of only used goods. It offers less confusion to users and gives a more detailed presentation of the product displaying their condition. I also offer two distinct features: a private messaging system, and a search-within-an-area feature (which I find is more accurate). If I am from Mountain View and want to search in both Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, I don't have to click on south bay and peninsula, I just have to key in my keyword and input "within 10 miles", and it will search the items within 10 miles of my location regardless on which area I am.

Ask HN: Review my startup, www.yoused.me

Hi, I currently studied web development (Rails, HTML5, Javascript and CSS3) and have this idea of a website specializing in distributing used goods around the Bay. My website features a way of showing a product's price, condition, description and photos. My users can also search a product and find it within a certain radius from their location. The main feature of my site though is a private...

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