The first page look like a random "spam site" because of the random stock images. It says nothing about bye, sell, or trade. Maybe show new and popular items on the front page instead? It would also be a good idea to explain what the site does and what's unique about it.
Based on yours and other users' feedback below, we are going to rework the home page so that it accomplishes the following:
1. Use newly designed interface elements for groups that, inside of them, shows the latest 4 to 6 products last posted in that group. In other words, you will basically see a large square, representing a group, with a bunch of small squares inside of it (representing the latest products in it). This will get rid of the spammy look and also emphasize the fact that the elements on the home page are actually groups of products.
2. Modify the header section to explain what the site does and what is unique about it.
I will be working on these items tomorrow and should have them completed by the end of the day.
Thank you for taking the time to provide your very constructive feedback.
I think it's a good idea however I suspect you're up against the very popular and local buy/sell/swap groups on facebook. Plus there's craigslist and gumtree.
Not to say there isn't room in the market for another such offering. Good luck with it but I would say it's not immediately obvious what those front page blocks represent.
2. Attempted to fix tile overlapping problem by adding in a font-loaded event listener that does a tile re-layout when triggered. Apparently, asynchronously loading fonts can cause the overlapping problem. Hard to replicate. Hopefully we don't see this again.
3. Coming up with new layout for the home page to better describe what is going on.
You lost me on the mandatory selection of an avatar upon sign up, if it has to be necessary then add some predefined images so I don't have to select something from my hard drive. I was at work and I didn't have any selfies at my disposal.
We will make the avatar optional during registration. If you don't select an avatar, we will just use a default round allBST logo image. You will be able to update your avatar at a later date in the account section.
This will be done tomorrow.
Thank you for taking the time to let us know about this.
allBST is a brand new "Buy, Sell, Trade" platform looking for its "first pioneering users." Create a group, post some products, invite your friends, provide feedback in the comments!
Checked this - http://allbst.com/OCElectronics
By the looks of the pics, it's hard to understand if the items are 'new' or 'used'. Eg. the digital clock in the end - is it used? or new?
Just wanted to stop by and say thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Our website is now MUCH better because of it. We're still working away to get everything implemented and are proud to have made Hacker News a part of our story!
Very sorry about the registration form not working. I will look into it further.
Can you please ensure that you have filled out the following form fields:
+ email
+ first name
+ last name
+ password
+ avatar
I think it may be possible that one of the fields above wasn't filled out however it's also entirely possible that they were and our system isn't working properly.
Regarding the social logins, we have been asked this before. I will add it to the list and have it done ASAP.
Neat! Now someone can launder money to themselves a la someone's side project, or even better, card items that they would otherwise find on Craigslist. /s
Not sure why the downvotes. Fraud is a serious issue that can tank anyone's side project or even company. I'm curious and open to opinions on why this isn't a concern here, or why I am incorrect.
