The forum online shop

[Asiska02]

Is the forum interested in such an idea? It will bring some extra money to the forum.

The forum doesn’t need all of that, if it was necessary earlier it would have been done by now. When everything is in one place it’s better so as not to attract the vigilance of some outside body. And the last time I heard, the forum has enough money to cater for itself and won’t need all those service to bring money to the forum again.

[iBaba]

Is the forum interested in such an idea? It will bring some extra money to the forum.

The forum doesn’t need all of that, if it was necessary earlier it would have been done by now. When everything is in one place it’s better so as not to attract the vigilance of some outside body. And the last time I heard, the forum has enough money to cater for itself and won’t need all those service to bring money to the forum again.

Besides, the forum is currently handled by well experienced and professional administrators like Theymos. He is vast in this and I'm sure he knows the advantages and disadvantages tied to creating online shopping apps for the forum And I'm sure the dangers will be more hence the reason why the forum marketplace remains where it is today. While some people talked about the possibility of that kind of platform being exposed to more scams, I don't even think that's an issue because Theymos is as capable. But that will also give room to phishers among other things. In the end, the decision lies in the hands of the administrators.

[Vod]

@AlphaBoy maybe time to lock this thread?  It's just become signature spam.

[AlphaBoy]

@AlphaBoy maybe time to lock this thread?  It's just become signature spam.

I know, I can't delete it.

[Z-tight]

I know, I can't delete it.

You should lock the topic, not try to delete it, locking it would mean no one can post in the topic anymore, unless you decide to unlock it sometime later. To lock your topic, simply scroll down and look towards the lower left, you'll sell 'lock topic', click on it to lock it.

[shield132]

When I browse the Marketplace section, I noticed the huge amount of people selling and buying there.

Now, why doesn't the forum have its own shopping website paying with Bitcoin?

The site would connect the accounts (amount of merit and trust) with Bitcointalk.org, and the idea would be more than successful. After all this is a site being created by the legendary Satoshi himself and this forum will be serve as the social space of sellers.

Don't get me wrong; the Marketplace section is good, but it's old. It was necessary in the past when Bitcoin didn't have much reputation. Now it has a reputation, and the idea of a website like eBay, but with transactions made in Bitcoin (maybe altcoins as well), will be huge. A lot of people will sell their goods there, even outside this forum.

Is the forum interested in such an idea? It will bring some extra money to the forum.

The idea is great but before we create an online shop, we at least need a mobile app and brand new web design. None of this is going to happen, theymos leaves forum the way it was and the way it is now. He will only make minor updates to keep the forum secure and add some very basic features if necessary. Theymos clearly stated that he isn't interested in making money from this forum because he already has more than enough, this is his vision.

Also, it won't be easy for theymos to create a crypto online shop because he is in the USA and he has to meet the demand of regulations, it's not as easy as it sounds, especially when the marketplace is worldwide and operates from the USA. Btw anyone can create a crypto marketplace and promote via various channels, including signature campaigns on this forum.