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Federated classifieds marketplace (codeberg.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

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Every time I post something for sale on Craigslist/Kijiji/FB I get reminded that this is a use case we should be able to handle. We could also offer a non-profit alternative for wider audiences instead of generating revenue for Meta. It could also serve as another channel for new users to our Fediverse, people not necessarily interested in social media alternatives. The American corporate services won't be getting any better over time so an alternative is likely to be needed.

This project seems to be implementing a federated marketplace. If a Fedecaner finds themselves with even more time to donate than they already have and a similar desire, maybe that could be the next service to standup. :D

Thoughts?

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[–] archipherous@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It can take a long time for good ideas to propagate widely enough for a lot of people to become aware of it. Mastodon was around for years before people started jumping on the activitypub bandwagon.

I have no programming skills and wouldn't be able to help. But I hate using eBay and Kijiji and something federated would be mighty cool.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Are you in Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto, or somewhere else in Canada and would want to try it out and put some listings if I started it?

Whenever I get to it, I will need "completely unskilled" people to try it to see where the pain points of using the site could be.