Hacker News Reader

Comment by davidw | Hacker News Reader

I really have no idea how this will go, and could see it being a flop, or working out well. The one thing I am happy about is that either way, the site will trade hands after a month, leaving me to concentrate on other things, rather than sitting around causing me to wonder if there's something I could do with it...

View on HN

I added a bid for you. It is nice to see something that isnt a mlm scheme on flippa, not to mention is RoR.

I don't know if flippa is really set up for what you are doing either, but I did actually toy with the idea of starting a site that does more or less what you are attempting. The idea is that you put a basic website/design up, and people who place bids get to make suggestions. Each bid/suggestion combo creates a fork of the auction. Seller can choose to pursue only the highest bid of all the auctions, or each of the branch winners.

Cool - thank you!

Your idea sounds a bit complex, somehow, but I really like the idea of trying to do this on a repeatable basis. I guess I'll see how it goes this once, and think about it.

Yea I am probably describing the implementation more than the idea, and of course that may not be the best way to do it. Its probably easier to think of it as a way for template dev/designers to get paid for plugins or incremental updates. It could also be used by open source project owners to monetize their work by selling features to corporate clients. Before today I hadn't really considered it for what you are trying to do, but some variation might make sense.

Tie this with github (by associating winning bids with with commits) and you'll have something really cool.

I think that might be a bit too 'precise'. I mean, if someone bids the price up a little bit and asks for something inane, I'm not likely to do it: if they win it, they can pay for that as consulting.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com