how u looked at wordpress? On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 9:33 AM Electronics Plus via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> For months I have been trying to implement a "multi-vendor marketplace". > Without a budget, it is almost impossible. There is a free software, > Sellacious, which runs off Joomla. Out of the box, it does not work. It has > MAJOR security holes. However, it was the ONLY one I could find where more > than one seller could sell the same product. Suppose 5 people have 1391401 > keyboards. In almost every other system, you would have 5 separate > listings. I wanted something more like Amazon, where the item is listed > ONCE, and then each seller can set his price and a description of the > condition, etc. > > I am most familiar with Magento, which is what I use. There is a > multi-vendor add-on available, but the base package is $399, and then you > go up from there with features, like each seller being able to input his > own shipping methods/rates and payment methods. > > Deskthority donated the space for such a market, and offered to host it, > but no one has the time to update/maintain it. If it were Magento, I would > do it, but I don't have $400+ to invest in the extra software (basic > Magento CE is free). > > If someone wants to donate the funds, or write a good working module for > Magento multi-vendor, I will be happy to set it up an maintain it. > > The advantages to Magento are many, but it has a few drawbacks too. You > can do almost anything with it, but it can be a little slow. The community > is very active. > > There are numerous tiny sites for buying and selling that are not very > active anymore, and most use a PHP BB type system, which will not let you > list and buy like a true ecommerce does. It also does not tell you when > something is out of stock, or allow you to add it to a wishlist. > > Cindy > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Grant > Taylor via cctalk > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 5:07 PM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Want/Available list > > On 12/20/2018 03:46 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > > I too want a web forum venue for hunting, acquiring and dispersing > > vintage computing gear, with a restoration/collector slant, ie not about > > the money, ie I'm poor, ha ha. A mailing list is NOT an appropriate > > context. It has no categories, is ephemeral, chews local storage, has > > no hot-linking, and demands more real-time attention than I can spare. > > Is there really a dearth of satisfactory locations for people to swap / > trade / buy / sell computer equipment? > > I've not seriously looked. But I feel like this should have been solved > already. Maybe it has an the typical places are running people off or > otherwise unappealing. > > What would people want in such a swap-n-shop? > > In some ways it's a basic inventory management system, with the ability > for people to add their own listings. > > I feel like the community could likely benefit from an associated forum > to discuss things without bogging down the business transactions. > > I would want it easy to search and find things, or possibly even > register as being interested in being notified when someone lists > something for sale in the future. > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >
