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📣 Throwawayjan

Are payments and escrow features required?


Hi All,

I have an idea for a platform for buyers and sellers and planning to build it next weekend but the problem is i have no intention to handle payment, escrow and customer support since i find it to be a waste of time to spend on those before knowing idea addresses the a world problem or not.

How would buyers & sellers feel if i ask then to handle payments & escrow as they wish?.

Would it work? any startup examples?

Thanks

  👤 outdig Accepted Answer ✓
The only chance this would work is if your platform is free to use. An example of this would be craigslist.

I've never seen a pay-to-use platform ask buyer and sellers to handle payment.