Shouldn't be--every once in a while it may take a few seconds for the page to load. I've got more than enough processing power backing this thing up to accept a decent amount of traffic.

Fixed.

Listbyloc -- a "classifieds" website for buying and selling locally

I posted this in the Newbie subforum, but I think it more properly belongs here.

Last year, I had this great idea: a "Craigslist"-like site that showed everything on a map. So I started to work on this website as a side project, but before I could finish, Craigslist also decided that maps would be a good idea, and they did it themselves. So I dropped the project.

Then after catching the Bitcoin bug, I realized that the community could really benefit from something like this. I re-tooled the website to be BTC-centric.

The one thing with Bitcoin is that you have to trust who you're dealing with, or you have to use an escrow service. But when you deal locally, you can meet, exchange the good you're selling, and watch the buyer pay you at the same time. Seems like a win-win. It also solves the problem of people wanting to get BTC but not having the cash (or a bank account) to do so. Another win-win.

Comments or suggestions -- send them my way!

Screenshots:

I respectfully request to be unlocked from this newbie board, and to demonstrate my good faith and support of the Bitcoin community, I submit my website, http://listbyloc.com, as proof that I will be an asset to the outside world/boards.

If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears.

Hi, I'm a newbie, but I created this "classifieds" website, http://listbyloc.com, for buying and selling locally with bitcoins

I originally had the idea back before Craigslist had maps. Maps + Craigslist = great idea, right? Exactly. And while I was creating Listbyloc, Craigslist decided that they'd integrate maps into their site. Bummer. I stopped developing Listbyloc and forgot about it.

Then I found out about Bitcoins and it occurred to me that the community could really benefit from this type of website. So over the past week or so, I've been getting the site up to beta. There's still a lot more to go, but I thought I'd preview it to the Bitcoin community on this forum.

So take a look and tell me what you think.