OpenBazaar - decentralized eBay

[WhatTheGox]

Has anybody got any idea at all when OpenBazaar will open its doors to the public

Bring it on, cant wait for november, lets hope its ready to make some sales for christmas.  Just had an ebay managed return, took 2 phone calls to ebay and 6 mails back and forth with customer, all the power being in the hands of the buyer at all times, its still not dealt with. 

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[tadakaluri]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

[OmegaStarScream]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

and it can't compete with eBay because ... ??
OpenBazaar is Bitcoin related , so basically if Bitcoin becomes mainstream then it would be totally competitor to eBay otherwise it won't so it's all based on Bitcoin it self and nothing else since it's the first shopping web of it's kind , but who knows ..; If eBay or Amazon suddenly start accepting bitcoin before OpenBazaar becomes popular then it may be useless for OpenBazaar then ;

[LFC_Bitcoin]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

and it can't compete with eBay because ... ??
OpenBazaar is Bitcoin related , so basically if Bitcoin becomes mainstream then it would be totally competitor to eBay otherwise it won't so it's all based on Bitcoin it self and nothing else since it's the first shopping web of it's kind , but who knows ..; If eBay or Amazon suddenly start accepting bitcoin before OpenBazaar becomes popular then it may be useless for OpenBazaar then ;

If as planned OpenBazaar opens in November then I don't think there is any possibility ebay or amazon will begin accepting bitcoin before OpenBazaar becomes popular

I'm still very excited about OpenBazaar though & all the potential it brings to the bitcoin world.

[TibanneCat]

Weekly Developer Update, September 1st, 2015
https://blog.openbazaar.org/weekly-developer-update-september-1st-2015/

Yep, looking good and they seem to be on track 

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

ebay has been around for 20 years
It will take time as bitcoin is still a relatively new technology but openbazaar has no fees, cannot be censored and is open source. Significant advantages IMHO.
If eventually bitcoin takes over paypal it will be very reasonable to assume that openbazaar could to the same with ebay

[Clegg]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

and it can't compete with eBay because ... ??

Let's be honest, it's not really going to do any damage to ebay. Ebay is too big. It's like comparing fiat to bitcoin. Sure they are different brands of the same thing but it's unlikely bitcoin is ever going to over take over or get close to fiat much like OB is to ebay.

[knight22]

Not any time soon for sure but if both proved to be a better proposition in the long run I don't see why it couldn't change.

[gentlemand]

Let's be honest, it's not really going to do any damage to ebay. Ebay is too big. It's like comparing fiat to bitcoin. Sure they are different brands of the same thing but it's unlikely bitcoin is ever going to over take over or get close to fiat much like OB is to ebay.

It'll open up new avenues but its fate is very closely entwined with BTC itself. It'll occupy a healthy niche and unlike fiat there's a very powerful incentive to abandon Ebay.

All of Ebay's competitors have been weak imitations. This is fundamentally different in so many ways but when it comes to retail people are even more dumb and mindless than in other areas of their life.

[CohibAA]

Has anybody got any idea at all when OpenBazaar will open its doors to the public

This project has come so far, it's quite impressive, imho.  I'm really looking forward to watching it grow in the future.

 

[TibanneCat]

This project has come so far, it's quite impressive, imho.  I'm really looking forward to watching it grow in the future.

 

The fact that they have been posting weekly updates showing all the advances is very encouraging and shows seriousness in the project
I'm also looking forward for the release!!

[fryarminer]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

You're right.
eBay doesn't stand a chance.

[tatu]

Not any time soon for sure but if both proved to be a better proposition in the long run I don't see why it couldn't change.

I can't see it. Some companies just get too big that they seemingly become invincible. I'm sure there's many rival auction sites that have tried to trump ebay and failed. I would love to see this suceed over ebay but cant see it myself.

[gentlemand]

I can't see it. Some companies just get too big that they seemingly become invincible.

Kodak, Polaroid, Blackberry. All seemed invincible once upon a time and then the future overtook them.

I agree that Ebay is going to be a monster to usurp, far more than those examples which just stopped offering desirable products, but sellers have an enormous incentive to move elsewhere. Whether buyers follow them is another matter. It'll take a long time whatever happens.

[WhatTheGox]

OpenBazaar Can't competitor to eBay in anyway.  But OpenBazaar is good platform for Bitcoin users to shopping.

OB will make a difference but how soon is hard to predict.  Having no fees and decent 3rd party disputes will be a big draw to a ton of sellers and will make for a large market place of goods.... that will attract buyers.  Also prices could end up cheaper.

[actmyname]

Perhaps when consumers see the advantages that OpenBazaar offers, they may decide to look into it and help build the community surrounding it.

[adburn]

Finally a alternative to shitty ebay. I hope theres no fees for listing on this and theres no monthly charge for selling. I cant believe I had to pay $70 in fees last month for selling an item which I could of just traded it into amazon for the same amount without fees

[WhatTheGox]

Finally a alternative to shitty ebay. I hope theres no fees for listing on this and theres no monthly charge for selling. I cant believe I had to pay $70 in fees last month for selling an item which I could of just traded it into amazon for the same amount without fees

Last month i paid ebay about $500, made a nice profit also but still thats a ton of fees considering i did almost all the work and took all the risk on stock.  You'd think they could offer better selling protection for those fees but nope they cant.

My recent managed return got closed finally after 4 phone calls to ebay CS, even though i showed proof the buyer had received a replacement item with a signature and tracked parcel ebay still werent happy until they had confirmation from the buyer depsite the buyer not making any complaints days after signing for the item.  Buyers dont need to be babied this much.

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Ebay is worldwide but openbazaar? Does it work in Europe?

[gentlemand]

Ebay is worldwide but openbazaar? Does it work in Europe?

It's instantly worldwide. That's the whole point. The only limit would be postage.

[WhatTheGox]

Ebay is worldwide but openbazaar? Does it work in Europe?

Ebay isn't open to anyone to sell from anywhere in the world, pretty sure of that.  Most people use paypal, you need bank account for paypal.