[satyajit]

Not much happening here, but a very simple interface. Clear, easy to navigate. Though little basic. Sending email page has funny question "Are you human?" - isn't that too easy to crack? You don't even take 'y' as an answer, only obvious ans is 'yes'!

From biz perspective - how do you plan to monetize? By $9 listing? What would this provide that Craigslist doesn't? Sorry to sound -ve, but I just wonder... because I am dealing with similar questions about monetization in my startup, though in a diff space. All the best!

[tontoa4]

Here's a screenshot of the email you sent.

http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/5822/email-from-form.tiff

I'm going to target the Niche, and spend the income from the site on advertising to get it popular. Dealers are be able to list at a discount by buying bulk listings at a reduced price per listing.

The reason I can charge is because:

1. Ebay charges $30 for a motorcycle listing 2. CycleTrader (closest competitor) charges $25+ 3. My website is simpler, with NO ADS just pure content. 4. When the $9 the customer pays for a listing... they're going to get much more than $9 in benefits. I'm going to create value any way possible. Free listings that are ad supported also depend on pageviews and exposure... which means that if the site is too successful... it will undermine itself because the bikes will sell and content will disappear too quickly.

[satyajit]

I hope all you say is true and wish you all the best ... But as one of HN reader in recent past noted: people have gone too far with receiving free stuf on internet, so they don't want to pay ... From that perspective, you didn't talk about 'Craigslist' (No ads, pure content)!

[tontoa4]

I also added "y" to the accepted answers for "Are you human?"

It is easy to crack, but it does protect from the automated spambots. A captcha just seems to detract from the user experience, I think.

Thanks for your help.