besides, the GPDR and this new hipster legal stuff (in Europe) are now making things even more complex, especially if a website is involved in e-commerce .
Il giorno ven 21 dic 2018 alle ore 16:57 Carlo Pisani <carlojpis...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > well, we tried to implement a new module, but ... yet again without a > budget, and without interest I personally dropped the whole project > > http://www.downthebunker.xyz/wonderland/experimental-bay/app0.php > > Il giorno ven 21 dic 2018 alle ore 16:33 Electronics Plus via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> ha scritto: > > > > 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 > >
