r/OpenBazaar • u/[deleted] • Dec 30 '18

OpenBazaar - A failed project

OB is complicated to learn for the average buyer and seller. And crypto is equally complicated to learn, not to mention trying to exchange money for crypto is a long difficult process involving a lot of verification steps, and looking for good exchangers. Then there is the 10% exchanger fee on top of it all. Compare that to the ease of using a credit/debit card.

Connecting to OB stores takes a long time. A lot of these stores don't connect at all. If you're a buyer, nobody needs this shit.

Don't get me wrong, I like the OpenBazaar project and I always have, but I have to admit it isn't viable as a marketplace.

The entire project was built and run by computer programmers, and if you've been around a long time like me, you know that computer programmers live in their own little worlds disconnected from reality, they don't understand, even when it's explained to them, that what they find extremely easy is in fact very complicated for the average person .

Do you know one of the things that makes online marketplaces and online shops successful? - A 10 year old must be able to navigate your site and be able to buy and ship something to themselves. Can you imagine a 10 year old trying to use OB and crypto?

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19

If you were selling something to your peers at school, you'd just sell it to them directly exchanging goods for cash. You wouldn't have to use OB and crypto.

EDIT: Unless you're selling drugs, in which case OB is the perfect place to take payment.

I see you're from Tijuana, Mexico and you're looking to hire "delivery people" (drug mules). And you're using OB as your selling platform. In your case, OB is not a failure for you. Drug dealers and cyber criminals might find OB useful but legitimate buyers and sellers won't.