Tell HN: hntrades.com

[there]

In response to the domain-swap thread today (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1794289), I created this simple app in a few hours' time:

http://hntrades.com/

You can list domain names that you have for sale/trade, and send messages within the site to other users. I'll be adding email notifications and some other basic functionality shortly.

I kept the domain name generic thinking it might be nice to list books or computer equipment available for trade as well.

[there]

clickable: http://hntrades.com/

[there]

i've just added an rss view, so you can subscribe to the latest items listed on the site.

http://hntrades.com/rss

[ihodes]

Fantastic idea! I'm so glad you did this, and I'm quite glad it involves linking with HN accounts.

I'd like to, maybe, see a karma barrier of 50 to 200, too, and maybe have karma on the site, as well?

Thanks so much! I just posted a book.

EDIT: Perhaps a way to facilitate trades and/or purchases? Or at least some recommended ways to go about it, perhaps?

[tszming]

I like this idea!

Btw, might be you should also post to the HN facebook group in order to get more users.

[codeslush]

Nice site - I added a few domains. I do question, like others, why the additional password requirements. If I take that nice long string and put it in my hn profile, is that not enough to consider me a valid user?

[there → codeslush]

it is, but that just links your account to your hacker news account. you still need an email address and password to be able to login to the hntrades.com site (they don't have anything to do with your email and password for this site).

[codeslush → codeslush]

umm...ignore that - early morning, need coffee. Duh - the string is publicly visible. Sorry about that...and again, nice site.

[Murkin]

Keeps telling me my HN profile doesn't include the required string.

Why is this so complicated ?

[there → Murkin]

sorry, i was downcasing the usernames for consistency but apparently news.yc requires case-sensitive usernames to pull up the profile.

if you want to try now, it should work for you.

[Murkin → there]

Yup, working now.

Thanks !

[DotSauce → Murkin]

Same. Authentication did not work for me either. Capitalization issue?

[lachyg → Murkin]

Worked for me. Just add the string they give you to your profile.

[NTG]

Nice idea. I'll be adding a few domains to the list. However for most of my domains, I'm more interested in developing them rather than selling or trading.

Is there a place to list domains you're looking for help in developing sites for?

A few of mine:

ContractorJobs.com

Knee.com

LocalGasPrices.com

Plop.com

Trustworthy.com

Worn.com

[c1sc0 → NTG]

So what's the going rate for Plop.com?

[NTG → c1sc0]

Not too interested in selling it. I've turned down 5-figure offers.

[c1sc0 → NTG]

Make that 6 figures. You do know that 'Plop' is an insanely popular children's show in Dutch-speaking countries, right? Maybe you should talk to the producers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabouter_Plop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_100

[inboulder]

Hey, I've been looking for a URL for my new app, this one looks perfect: beeftard.com Domain Name Sale or Trade ca98am79 4 hours ago

[sdrinf]

These google-docs-spinoffs are fun, except for one part: you lost me on the authentication.

Please please do not make me create another username/password combination; maintaining systematic password diversity is a high-cognitive task which imposes a barrier of entry to your app that's simply not worth it for me.

(I'm actually very agnostic of what drop-ins you use -openid, google auth, hell even facebook auth -just as long as it's something I can just click through (granted I'm logged in to those sites))

[johns → sdrinf]

If they had done only third-party auth I bet the top comment would be complaining that there's no site-specific credentials

[roel_v → johns]

Yes, and that's why you need both...

[inm → sdrinf]

maintaining systematic password diversity is a high-cognitive task which imposes a barrier of entry to your app that's simply not worth it for me

You should really give 1Password a try.

[lachyg → sdrinf]

I'd second that, and request Twitter addition, lots don't like it, but I do!

[lachyg]

Just listed HTMLslashCSS.com and xHTMLslashCSS.com. Not sure what to do with them!

[duck]

Does seem to be working now?

[eof]

care to talk about the development platform? (just curious)

[there → eof]

php on a rails-like mvc that i wrote

[jacquesm → there]

That sounds like a project worth releasing.

[csomar → there]

hmm, I'm interested on such frameworks. Any Github?

[there → csomar]

http://github.com/jcs/halfmoon

it's light on documentation and i'm still fixing bugs and adding features each time i use it for another project.

[rick_2047]

Ok I was just wondering, paying for something (or trading your) time should be an option. For example I have a useless book/gadget which I want to give away and on the other hand I have some documentation which I want to format I can put up a note that anyone who knows LaTeX can format the doc and have that book/gadget for them self.