Comments on: IDEA #11 – Classifieds by Cell – The Long Tail of Used Goods that has yet to Emerge http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/ Serial entrepreneur and former early @TechCrunch Writer. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-36464 Jon Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:10:34 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-36464 Hi Steve, We worked on a similar mobile sales network concept called Lemonade Stand (http://lmnd.st/) on the StartupBus (startupbus.com) Hi Steve, We worked on a similar mobile sales network concept called Lemonade Stand (http://lmnd.st/) on the StartupBus (startupbus.com)

]]> By: Graydon http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Graydon Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:15:31 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-73 The comment about "order fulfillment" made me think... One avenue of this service is that it would make it easier to sell those low price items that most don't want to hassle with eBay for. So, one way to drive adoption is to notably localize it. I'm thinking virtual garage sales where those power shoppers that show up at 6:30 am for the 7am start go constantly looking for local items to buy. I had a thought once about the idea of providing some laydown space for people to use for getting organized... you could tie in a service like this as an added benefit as well (details at... http://marlincreek.com/content/view/73/48/ ) The comment about “order fulfillment” made me think…
One avenue of this service is that it would make it easier to sell those low price items that most don’t want to hassle with eBay for.

So, one way to drive adoption is to notably localize it. I’m thinking virtual garage sales where those power shoppers that show up at 6:30 am for the 7am start go constantly looking for local items to buy.

I had a thought once about the idea of providing some laydown space for people to use for getting organized… you could tie in a service like this as an added benefit as well (details at… http://marlincreek.com/content/view/73/48/ )

]]> By: Tisha Dore http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Tisha Dore Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:49:17 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-72 Hi Folks - iqzone, inc. unveiled the world's first mobile service for creating and receiving classified ads last week at DEMO 2007. Please let us know if you have any questions. www.iqzone.com Hi Folks – iqzone, inc. unveiled the world’s first mobile service for creating and receiving classified ads last week at DEMO 2007. Please let us know if you have any questions. http://www.iqzone.com

]]> By: Kevin http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Kevin Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:04:08 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-71 I think bar code scanners will be integrated into cell phones as per John Battelle's prediction in "The Search". Were this to happen, just scan your item and *poof* it can be registered with attributes pre-designed online (like shipping, etc.) I think bar code scanners will be integrated into cell phones as per John Battelle’s prediction in “The Search”. Were this to happen, just scan your item and *poof* it can be registered with attributes pre-designed online (like shipping, etc.)

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Robert Dewey Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:05:55 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-70 Why would you need to partner up with a carrier? The hardest part of creating a front-end for eBay would be the categorization system. Why would you need to partner up with a carrier?

The hardest part of creating a front-end for eBay would be the categorization system.

]]> By: Basti http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Basti Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:30:07 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-69 The idea to use it as a storefront for eBay is great. Who can find out if that would work with the eBay API? In Europe a deal with the network operators could very well be possible since the application would generate lots of data traffic. Do we have enough developer on the hand to give it a shot ;) Basti The idea to use it as a storefront for eBay is great. Who can find out if that would work with the eBay API?

In Europe a deal with the network operators could very well be possible since the application would generate lots of data traffic.

Do we have enough developer on the hand to give it a shot ;)

Basti

]]> By: Khalid http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Khalid Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:14:12 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-68 What about fulfillment? When someone buys that one CD, that old speaker, that extra router, how is it packed? How is it shipped? How is postage handled? What if the buyer is in a different country? I wonder if the "buyer" in this scenario should be one of those local ebay aggregators who take your stuff and sell it on Ebay on consignment. In this sense, the photo you take of your item is announcing what "inventory" you have available. Local resellers could view all these quick listings of what items are available and make arrangements to collect them and use their systems for fulfillment and handling payments. From the user's perspective: Take a minute and photograph or record a video of the item and auto-list it. Some local reseller contacts you and arranges to meet you at your home or office to pick up the item(s). When the item sells, the reseller sends the money to this listing service who takes a small cut and forwards the rest to the user. List it and wait for pickup - no packing, no shipping, no package tracking, no yard sale sorting and organizing. What about fulfillment?

When someone buys that one CD, that old speaker, that extra router, how is it packed? How is it shipped? How is postage handled? What if the buyer is in a different country?

I wonder if the “buyer” in this scenario should be one of those local ebay aggregators who take your stuff and sell it on Ebay on consignment.

In this sense, the photo you take of your item is announcing what “inventory” you have available. Local resellers could view all these quick listings of what items are available and make arrangements to collect them and use their systems for fulfillment and handling payments.

From the user’s perspective: Take a minute and photograph or record a video of the item and auto-list it. Some local reseller contacts you and arranges to meet you at your home or office to pick up the item(s). When the item sells, the reseller sends the money to this listing service who takes a small cut and forwards the rest to the user.

List it and wait for pickup – no packing, no shipping, no package tracking, no yard sale sorting and organizing.

]]> By: Steve Poland http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Steve Poland Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:19:02 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-67 Maybe make a deal with Verizon / Cingular / Sprint -- and have an instant one-button access to an app on the cell phone already that will take photo/video of a product for sale, and list it on this proposed business site. This increases SMS/MMS to their users, allowing the cell companies to increase revenues (in an ever-decreasing minutes cost war). One-click access to post an item for sale -- user is charged cost of a text message (or 5-10 cents per item posted, split with carrier). Maybe make a deal with Verizon / Cingular / Sprint — and have an instant one-button access to an app on the cell phone already that will take photo/video of a product for sale, and list it on this proposed business site. This increases SMS/MMS to their users, allowing the cell companies to increase revenues (in an ever-decreasing minutes cost war). One-click access to post an item for sale — user is charged cost of a text message (or 5-10 cents per item posted, split with carrier).

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Robert Dewey Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:15:56 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-66 Steve, As far as I can tell, eBay's API contains an "SYI" function (SellYourItem). You could extract information from the user's phone and send it through the API to the user's account, which would auto-create a listing. The value here is awesome... I could see this becoming the next "Andale" so to speak. The value to eBay could be great, and I'm sure they would take notice. Steve,

As far as I can tell, eBay’s API contains an “SYI” function (SellYourItem). You could extract information from the user’s phone and send it through the API to the user’s account, which would auto-create a listing.

The value here is awesome… I could see this becoming the next “Andale” so to speak. The value to eBay could be great, and I’m sure they would take notice.

]]> By: Dan http://www.stevepoland.com/idea-11-classifieds-by-cell-the-long-tail-of-used-goods-that-has-yet-to-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Dan Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:09:23 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/?p=61#comment-65 Steve - I like this idea, and I checked out some of the mobile classified services out there - they seem pretty cool, although many of them haven't quite yet launched fully. One issue I see is the adoption rate. You're somewhat at the mercy of new phone technology and the direction camera phones, internet connections, and texting move in (although it should be positive!). But the buyers still have to go to the cpu to see items, so it may defeat the purpose of mobile until you can connect buyers with sellers without ever having to go online (via local alert system). For a biz model, you could do something with google local on cells, etc, paid local shopping ads via text msg. I do disagree with your statement that you have to post all those listings individually on CL and it takes 5 min each. You can post them all in one listing, and a simple CL search will return items that people are looking for. Dan Steve -

I like this idea, and I checked out some of the mobile classified services out there – they seem pretty cool, although many of them haven’t quite yet launched fully.

One issue I see is the adoption rate. You’re somewhat at the mercy of new phone technology and the direction camera phones, internet connections, and texting move in (although it should be positive!). But the buyers still have to go to the cpu to see items, so it may defeat the purpose of mobile until you can connect buyers with sellers without ever having to go online (via local alert system).

For a biz model, you could do something with google local on cells, etc, paid local shopping ads via text msg.

I do disagree with your statement that you have to post all those listings individually on CL and it takes 5 min each. You can post them all in one listing, and a simple CL search will return items that people are looking for.

Dan

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