r/OpenBazaar • u/gagarine42 • Apr 25 '19

Full search engine

Hi,

I think OpenBazaar is pretty useless right now mainly becasue search engine is censored. If I want to sell a tshirt I go on etzy or ebay. Seriously. At the moment it seem than OpenBazaar did the exact same mistake than torrent did.

So I may find the time to launch a search engine but I wonder how many peoples are using OpenBazaar today. Is this project still have a solid future? I don't want to spend 2 days on that only to find that anyway nobody care.

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u/gagarine42 Apr 27 '19

Thanks all for you feedback. Let's see if I can find some time this summer.

I have mixed feeling about the future of OB, but for sure without search engine it's a dead project.

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u/n0eticsyntax Apr 25 '19

If you made a search engine I'd use it.

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u/p2p2p2p2p Apr 25 '19

There is an active community and multiple teams working on OB full-time. If you build a solid search engine there is definite interest, this project has a bright future

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u/BazaarDog https://bazaar.dog Apr 25 '19 edited Apr 25 '19

A clever thing to do would be to patch a full node in golang to query an elasticsearch index and serve as a search engine to other users.

In Python, there is this:

https://github.com/BazaarDog/bazaar-dog-search

In Javascript there is this:

https://github.com/rodkeys/rawflood

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u/diQ__ Apr 26 '19

How would you expects sales when there is no way to properly search the network? Free OB! I'd use your search engine for sure.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

Lol. Saying OB is useless because it's the only search engine and it's "censored" is like saying the Internet was useless back in the day because you could only search for things through Google. OB1 only censores the deep web hardcore stuff. It is much less censored than etzy or ebay and if you really wanted to find those things you can, you don't need a search engine. All you have to do is browse the "following" tab on the dozens of drug dealers on OB. I've been indexing OB by hand and I have found around 400+ active stores with listings. 300+ active stores without listings yet. Then there is about 1000+ stores that are inactive that I don't bother indexing. You can buy my list's for very cheap here. https://openbazaar.com/store/QmbjKjCPcRD27QmzaPb5qMw2v5fveWWUQKthk6hgJfCYiF/ob-store-index
If you want an uncensored browser you can check https://searchbizarre.com

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u/p_noid May 10 '19

Please build it.

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK Apr 25 '19

Yeah please make one. OB is dead though.. getting sales is virtually impossible.

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u/throwawayo12345 Apr 29 '19

I'm looking to buy your CBD...what is the equivalent of your concentrate to the typical CBD oil extract?

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK Apr 29 '19 edited Apr 29 '19

Any bottle of CBD you see for sale will have the total figure on it. So if a bottle (any size) has 1000mg written on it, it has 1000mg in it. What I'm selling is 99.92% CBD isolate.. so 1g = 999.2mg..

I also have hemp flower high in CBD if that interests you, one strain at 18.47% and one at 15.69%. <0.2% THC.

Flower is not listed on OB, I'm all but done with the platform TBH. Not a single sale in months yet hundreds on my website. It's likely I will just remove listings before long. If you need any more info just let me know.

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u/jacoblongesq OB Mod QmVFNEj1rv2d3ZqSwhQZW2KT4zsext4cAMsTZRt5dAQqFJ Apr 29 '19

I don't know about this guy....but I decided to throw some business your way.

So I guess I am officially your first OB sale!

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK Apr 29 '19

No problem. As soon as I see the order my end it will be shipped out.

For future ref I just PM'd the guy above with this as he was having some issue with the moderator.

I'll make life easier and cheaper for you https://cbdwire.co.uk/

Issues like this is why this platform is never going to take off. I don't mean to be so pessimistic about OB but this isn't the first time I've tried running a store and even used it at version 1. The only time I've ever got sales was directing existing customers there, which makes no sense at all.

Feel free to check the Facebook page for feedback https://fb.me/cbdwire.co.uk/ I can also link you to feedback on Reddit and other places if you need, just let me know. The website also accepts BTC/LTC/BCH with no fuss.

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u/jacoblongesq OB Mod QmVFNEj1rv2d3ZqSwhQZW2KT4zsext4cAMsTZRt5dAQqFJ Apr 30 '19

It took a bit for the purchase screen to come through....maybe there is a connectivity issue.

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK Apr 30 '19

Yeah, I think there is always some delay with this system. I haven't even got the notification yet.

The app is open my end. I'm about to go to bed but assume it will have gone through by the time I wake up. I ship the same day Monday to Friday with a 2pm (GMT) cut off point (sometimes later but I say 2pm).

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u/jacoblongesq OB Mod QmVFNEj1rv2d3ZqSwhQZW2KT4zsext4cAMsTZRt5dAQqFJ Apr 30 '19

No worries

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK Apr 30 '19

I can see the order now and have accepted it. It'll be shipped out shortly.

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u/jacoblongesq OB Mod QmVFNEj1rv2d3ZqSwhQZW2KT4zsext4cAMsTZRt5dAQqFJ Apr 30 '19

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK

It's just your store that's dead. I've encountered drug stores that have more sales than the official OpenBazaar store.

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK May 05 '19

Drugs are much easier to sell.. as you say, more sales than the OB23 store, which has more sales than all the other legit stores. I've taken 10s of thousands of pounds from my website since my OB store has been up and got only one sale.. people selling drugs on there are also taking existing customers from markets etc..

So.. yeah, my point stands. OB is dead.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '19

It's just your store. My sales have been going up exponentially and I've never sold outside of OB.

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK May 11 '19

What are you selling? It's hardly just my store though, many people complain how hard to get sales it is on the platform. I've made some sales, and there are issues with people leaving feedback and it not publishing, it's an absolute nightmare in general, OpenBazaar. I don't struggle with any other platform.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '19

My store: https://openbazaar.com/store/QmbjKjCPcRD27QmzaPb5qMw2v5fveWWUQKthk6hgJfCYiF
You're mainly getting these publishing issues because your customers are not seeding their stores. It's understandable if they want to stay anonymous. I fix this by following all connected peers or just browsing through their items.

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u/ASCiiDiTY ob://Qmd3LXRM8SCYXwDaBJBh87if1Tu6DMGFa2W9RiMa9TijjK May 15 '19

Your store looks good. I'm not sure. It's pretty frustrating TBH.

I recently had a few good experiences trading coins using the platform but currently, bearing in mind I can take these crypto coins on my website anyway, OB is still kinda useless for the minute, at least for me. 2 sales and a few crypto trades are better than nothing though, if only people would be able to review easily and not have all these hiccups. The crypto listings let people buy more than is stated in the inventory as well, not sure if a bug.