Questions

I have experience with creating a marketplace that sells intangible products (software, media, etc.) but have wondered about what pitfalls might exist for a similar marketplace where vendors could sell their own tangible/shippable products. Could it be as simple as having them create an account and start selling and then fulfilling the products themselves? I suppose that is how Amazon does it? Various vendors end up fulfilling their own products, but Amazon just takes care of the order process? Any other issues I should think about with this model?

Challenges that I've seen include:
- having orders placed but not fulfilled
- having vendors work around the payment process
- having shopping cart/marketplace software that handles shopping carts + shipping fees from various locations

A few other hurdles but worth the challenge :)


Answered 6 years ago

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