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Offline luckybit

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Remember what caused the first bitcoin bubble to 30 usd? That's why OB will become ridiculously huge.

That was also a different demographic. I think Open Bazaar hasn't yet convinced me that I need it. Ebay works fine and there isn't a lot of problems with it. It's not like with Paypal or the banks where we were getting ripped off by fees.

Open Bazaar in my opinion should prove itself before we give it too much attention. The only people using it right now seem to be hardcore crypto-anarchists and it seems like a toy. That being said I'll admit Bitcoin at one point in time seemed like a toy too so it's important to keep an eye on it because it could become a big thing at some point in time.

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3) In late August they said they don't have a funding plan but will think of one

I wonder what the success rate is for prior companies to make that statement....

OpenBazaar is not a company, it is open source non-profit freeware.

I wonder what the success rate is for open source non-profit freeware projects that don't have a funding plan...

Might want to ask Wikipedia.

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3) In late August they said they don't have a funding plan but will think of one

I wonder what the success rate is for prior companies to make that statement....

OpenBazaar is not a company, it is open source non-profit freeware.

I wonder what the success rate is for open source non-profit freeware projects that don't have a funding plan...
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3) In late August they said they don't have a funding plan but will think of one

I wonder what the success rate is for prior companies to make that statement....

OpenBazaar is not a company, it is open source non-profit freeware.
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3) In late August they said they don't have a funding plan but will think of one

I wonder what the success rate is for prior companies to make that statement....
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Offline roadscape

I finally got around to looking at their site and have come to the conclusion that their offering is not likely to be user friendly and this will inhibit adoption.

Some basic questions before I pass final judgement:
1) Who hosts the listings, in particular the images.
2) How are listings indexed / sorted / filtered?  Is it a DHT? 
3) How do they plan to fund long term growth?
4) How is auction status updated?  Does it support auctions or just craigslist style ads?

Last I heard/tested (2 weeks ago):

1) Each node hosts its own listings/images
 - To sell something you have to run your own node
2) They were trying to figure out how they would implement searching
3) In late August they said they don't have a funding plan but will think of one
4) Auctions are not supported. It's currently more of a store-style listing service
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Remember what caused the first bitcoin bubble to 30 usd? That's why OB will become ridiculously huge.
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Remember what caused the first bitcoin bubble to 30 usd? That's why OB will become ridiculously huge.


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I finally got around to looking at their site and have come to the conclusion that their offering is not likely to be user friendly and this will inhibit adoption.

Some basic questions before I pass final judgement:
1) Who hosts the listings, in particular the images.
2) How are listings indexed / sorted / filtered?  Is it a DHT? 
3) How do they plan to fund long term growth?
4) How is auction status updated?  Does it support auctions or just craigslist style ads?
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