[Coco] CoCo Store

[Aaron Wolfe]

This idea came up a couple times in the coco chat IRC as I tried to
help a fellow coconut find a deluxe joystick and found each auction
strangely manipulated.  I've been trying to find (and bidding on) a
couple items for months now and always see the same pattern.  It seems
someone or some group is buying up certain coco gear at any reasonable
price and then offering "buy it now" on one at a time.  Or maybe I'm
just paranoid..

In any case, I think a buy/sell/want type site for and by coco folks
would help true coconuts trade gear and avoid the evilbay.
Thanks for putting this together, hope it succeeds.
-Aaron


On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Brian Blake <random.rodder at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Aaron asked me if I'd consider adding an ad listing service for CoCo stuff
> to my site. I considered it, and have added it to my domain. I'd like some
> feedback on it's current layout, but, more so, on whether anyone would even
> use it.
>
> The idea is similar to Craigslist, in that, folks go there, register, and
> place an ad for whatever you have (CoCo related) you'd like to sell.
> Actually, I think ANY TRS-80 or Tandy computer related equipment you'd like
> to sell is fine by me. I really doubt there'd be a lot of traffic with just
> the CoCo folks involved.
>
> If you do choose to place an ad, please be descriptive of the item, and
> please be HONEST!! It costs nothing to register, costs nothing to place an
> ad, and I make no money off of this (unless I sell something).
>
> Right now it's basically a Joomla 'cookie-cutter' site. I know what I'd like
> to do with it, but, I'm not going to put forth the effort unless there is
> interest. Whether or not I keep this going will depend on the interest and
> participation of the CoCo community, as well as the TRS-80 list when I
> announce it over there.
>
> The CoCo Store <http://randomrodder.com/store/>
>
>
> Brian
>
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