[Ansteorra] semi OT: Need opinions on a SCA related website idea

[Mike Dudley]

It would be a free site.  I would probably fund it Out of Pocket.  I already
having a hosting service with lots of room, lots of bandwidth, so hosting
costs are not any more than what I am already paying (I host seven domains
as is).  The only real cost to me would be a domain name, and thats only $15
a year.  I might offer banner ad's to full time merchants for a small fee.
Or I might do that for free too.  Not really looking to make any money, and
my costs are minimal.    I would do it as a service more than anything
else.

-- 
- Mike (aka Collwyn)
  casualgeek at gmail.com
  http://www.xanga.com/casualgeek



On 7/27/07, Michael Silverhands <silverhands at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 26, 2007, at 8:47 AM, Mike Dudley wrote:
>
> >    On my way to work today, I had an idea for a website.  A
> > classified ads
> > website, dedicated to SCA related items.  Could include mundane
> > stuff, like
> > tents and other camp gear, but its main focus would be things more SCA
> > specific, like armor, period tents, books, etc.  Also an outlet for
> > SCA'ers
> > who are not full time merchants, but occasionally make period
> > products.
> > Not to leave the full time merchants out, there would probably be a
> > section
> > for full time merchants to post their websites, and sales, and
> > possible
> > banner ads.
> >
> >   Need opinions on whether it would be worth my effort to create this.
> > Would you use it?   Does something like this already exsist?
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > --
> > - Lord Collwyn O'Snowdon
>
> Sounds like a great idea. However, you can use eBay for the same
> purpose. As a buyer, if you log in to eBay and search for "SCA" as a
> keyword, you get lots of hits. As a seller, all you need to do is
> include "SCA" in the auction title and description.
>
> A separate, non-fee-based website might be a great alternative,
> however. I wonder how you'd fund it, though, if it wasn't either fee-
> based or hosted ads. Out of your pocket? PayPal donations? Just
> thinking out loud...
>
> Good luck in any case!
>
> Kind regards,
> Michael
>
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