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?

[SFR10]

with penalties for lost disputes and cancellations.

Given that, depending on the situation ^{[e.g., dealing with freelancers or selling a product]}, cancellations can be made by either party, could you provide more details about these penalties?
^{- I had no luck finding it on the TOS page.}

• Optional boosted listings for vendors who want more visibility
  

  Which is? You forgot to mention the fees, or rather the price for this one.

[dkbit98]

Do we really need another bitcoin marketplace? 
OP I appreciate your work on this project, but I don't see how in current market conditions your project can get enough attention and customers.
I said it before that it would be much better if someone could make tool that works on top of current fiat marketplaces, but with accepting bitcoin payments.

[Vod]

Do we really need another bitcoin marketplace? 

Hit and run.  He never logged in again after his one post.

[aioc]

Hit and run.  He never logged in again after his one post.

It's forgivable if only two days, but four days, it just means he cannot address concerns, or maybe still thinking about how to address.
Not a good way to promote your platform and gain followers if you are not quick to address questions about your platform.

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.

He did not live up to his promise