BazaarBay - New crypto native P2P marketplace

[cyberoptic0x]

BazaarBay
A crypto-native marketplace for digital goods, services, and physical items

bazaarbay.io

Greetings BitcoinTalk,

I'm the solo developer behind BazaarBay, and it's now live. The idea is simple: an all-in-one crypto-native marketplace with an eBay-style catalog — digital goods, freelance services, and physical products — built for people who'd rather transact in crypto.

What you can do on BazaarBay

• Buy and sell across categories — digital goods, services, and physical items in one place
• Pay in crypto — currently accepting BTC, LTC, BCH, and DASH

Trust levels
Every vendor and buyer earns a reputation score based on completed orders and weighted reviews, with penalties for lost disputes and cancellations. Scores map to five public levels:

Level

Newcomer

Verified

Trusted

Established

Elite

The goal is that you can see at a glance who has a track record and who's brand new.

Fees — up front

• Transaction fee: 2.5% on completed orders
• Optional boosted listings for vendors who want more visibility

How escrow works

The order lifecycle

• Buyer pays an escrow invoice. Funds go to an escrow destination rather than straight to the vendor.
• Vendor fulfills. They ship the item, deliver the file, or complete the service.
• Buyer confirms. Funds are released to the vendor minus the 2.5% fee, and the completed order counts toward both the vendor's and buyer's trust scores.
• If something goes wrong, the buyer opens a dispute. Funds stay locked until it's resolved.

How disputes are resolved
An admin reviews the case and can:

• Propose a resolution, which the buyer and vendor each accept or reject
• Release funds to the buyer's refund address
• Release funds to the vendor
• Split the funds between both parties
• Close the dispute with an outcome and notes

Looking for vendors
We launched vendor-first. If you sell anything — digital products, design/dev/writing services, hardware, collectibles — I'd love to have you on board. Early vendors get a free boosted listing of their choice.

Feedback welcome
This is an early-stage project and I'm building in the open. Bug reports, feature requests, and honest criticism are all welcome in this thread — I'll be answering questions here.

→ Check out BazaarBay

[Vod]

How disputes are resolved
An admin reviews the case and can:

• Propose a resolution, which the buyer and vendor each accept or reject
• Release funds to the buyer's refund address
• Release funds to the vendor
• Split the funds between both parties
• Close the dispute with an outcome and notes

So what happens if your brother makes a big purchase and has a problem?   How can you guarantee this is fair?

I write this because we get a lot of ecommerce marketplace projects, like https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5584101.0   With AI making a site is the easy part - the hard part is making the site fair.  Admins have favorites and no one is 100% neutral.

[TheButterZone]

How disputes are resolved
An admin reviews the case and can:

• Propose a resolution, which the buyer and vendor each accept or reject
• Release funds to the buyer's refund address
• Release funds to the vendor
• Split the funds between both parties
• Close the dispute with an outcome and notes

So what happens if your brother makes a big purchase and has a problem?   How can you guarantee this is fair?

I write this because we get a lot of ecommerce marketplace projects, like https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5584101.0   With AI making a site is the easy part - the hard part is making the site fair.  Admins have favorites and no one is 100% neutral.

Did you mean to say " like https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5592732.0 & https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5594594.0 " which are actually ecommerce marketplace projects?

[Vod]

Did you mean to say " like https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5592732.0 & https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5594594.0 " which are actually ecommerce marketplace projects?

Hey Butter,

Of course.  I have read your thread and I know it's a unique service.  It was just a quick example of a successful product that has to deal with fairness/scams/etc.   My point was the issue that stops all websites from succeeding is trust.   When things go wrong, is there a transparent fix?