OpenBazaar Opened , your first impressions ?

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I have a question,Will openbazaar act as escrow?How is buyers and sellers protected in Openbazaar?

the escrow will be the users. and escrowed transactions will use 2 of 3 multi-signature address.

[btvGainer]

It would be an exaggeration to say that Openbazaar would going to give ebay run for their money.The idea of p2p marketplace is great and exciting but it's a long way before it become a challenge to ebay or any other e-ecommerce website

[DimensionZ]

I think it's a little bit far-fetched that OpenBazaar will beat Ebay in terms of customers traffic or deals closed however it's a step in the right direction for decentralized Bitcoin auction sites. Perhaps with time OpenBazaar will become the leading Bitcoin exchange for physical goods and being open-source and free of any fees will only help them to achieve a greater success.

[countryfree]

The interface doesn't look nice. It's too dark, and the first available products aren't much exciting either, it' doesn't look professional. Then a major turn-off is that to use it you have to download a big file. I'd be happy to sell stuff via OpenBazaar though. I just wish it would look more like Amazon.

[BitHodler]

The interface doesn't look nice. It's too dark, and the first available products aren't much exciting either, it' doesn't look professional. Then a major turn-off is that to use it you have to download a big file. I'd be happy to sell stuff via OpenBazaar though. I just wish it would look more like Amazon.

I have the same exact thoughts on how it looks right now. It's quite amateurish to be precise.

I really do hope that they will give the UI a massive change to make it look more professional and inviting.

Let's give it some months to develop itself even further, and the more time goes by, the more stuff will be listed for sale.

[xuan87]

My first impression is  i am excited, this is the new step of bitcoin development, yes the interface looks its not that good, and still need a lot of improvement, but at least now there is a market place that accept bitcoin payment, so i think this is a good beginning

[chek2fire]

I like very much the OpenBazaar idea and the programme how is today and how will be in the future. Today i will do my first purchase

[Amph]

i'm curious how are they going to deal with customs charge for international shipping, what if the receiver, lies about the customs charge? are they adopting the ebey politic?

[mightyghz]

I like it and I will definitely use it

[helloeverybody]

open bazaar is definitely going to help bitcoin since it now makes it a lot easier to buy and sell using bitcoin. So far ive noticed it can be a bit slow and sometimes refuses to show me any vendors  but in the beginning ebay wasnt perfect either. I will be using ob over ebay anyway , i just hope enough people will buy from it to give iot a decent user base.

[NorrisK]

i'm curious how are they going to deal with customs charge for international shipping, what if the receiver, lies about the customs charge? are they adopting the ebey politic?

Isn't it also the buyers responsibility to be aware of customs charge? I mean, on the customs website you can find exactly what you need to pay on certain goods above a certain threshold, so it should not be a surprise to the buyers ever if there is a customs charge.

I guess it will be a wild west in that regard, people buying stuff and getting unexpected charges, but that will be known soon enough.

As for taking on ebay, I guess it will mainly fill a niche market for controversial goods and stuff people rather remain pseudo anonymous for. Until fiat collapses, I don't see people buying bitcoin to buy stuff they could've bought on ebay with a credit card for the same price.

[Kakmakr]

The interface is a bit dark, but I think the pretty look can still be looked at later. The main thing now is, to have a workable solution and a alternative to centralized services. This is still early days and we will have to wait and see how this will be adopted in the long run.

The general public is so used to services like eBay and Amazon and do not understand why a service like this is needed. As soon as they realize what disruptive option this is, and what degree of freedom it brings to the market place, they will adopt it sooner. ^smile^

[avikz]

Good to hear that openbazar has finally started operation!

But why a web version is not available? Why do I need to download an app to use openbazar. This way, it is impossible to beat ebay, or any other ecommerce sites.

Developers of openbazar should think about it and make it available in the web so that people can start using it with ease.

[BellaBitBit]

Good to hear that openbazar has finally started operation!

But why a web version is not available? Why do I need to download an app to use openbazar. This way, it is impossible to beat ebay, or any other ecommerce sites.

Developers of openbazar should think about it and make it available in the web so that people can start using it with ease.

A web version kills the purpose of OpenBazaar.  A web version would make it centralized. Open Bazaar is a decentralized technology because the user hosts their own store on their own computer/device.  The download and installation is not difficult and novices could use it.

[doublemore]

Beating eBay? No way. Even if you have better script, support, etc you won't beat eBay. You'd need like $ 20K in SEO to beat them.

Right now ebay is busy beating itself btw.  I dont think we can beat ebay like markets but that is due to google ads.  I am hoping we can create a proper solid market place which i can use instead of ebay.

[calkob]

What am i doing wrong every thing i search for comes back no results, is it just because there is so little traffic at the mo.  how do i just browse?

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What am i doing wrong every thing i search for comes back no results, is it just because there is so little traffic at the mo.  how do i just browse?

there should be something called "filtered listings". turn it off. though there are not many stores online ATM.

[eternalgloom]

Based on this current version, I don't think it could compete with Ebay yet. I'd be happy if there are like 1000+ stores on there with a good selection of interesting physical items.
I think they need to work on their UI, I'm not a big fan of it.

[bitbunnny]

I don't think that the goal of the OpenBazaar is to compete with eBay, they have different concept.

[Denker]

Based on this current version, I don't think it could compete with Ebay yet. I'd be happy if there are like 1000+ stores on there with a good selection of interesting physical items.
I think they need to work on their UI, I'm not a big fan of it.

Of course it will not be able to compete with ebay.And I don't think this is the goal. This is just the first version and improvements and new features will come over time.
Furthermore the crypto space is way too small at the moment and therefore OB will not be a threat to any of the marketplaces out there.
But it is the first decentralized marketplace on top of Bitcoin which is pretty cool and more interesting things will come.