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marketplace for pre-owned tech subscriptions
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Nitish Rathee

unloved - marketplace for pre-owned tech subscriptions

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Imagine selling off all those annual subscriptions you don't use anymore and can't refund. We help you do exactly that. In a nutshell - unloved is a platform for buying and selling pre-owned tech subscriptions.

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Aaron Levi Yahalom
Just love the idea. Please add crypto as a payment method. And the naming is perfect.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@aaron_levi_yahalom that's an amazing idea, thank you! any suggestions on crypto checkout integrations?
Aaron Levi Yahalom
@nitish_r_ Just asked my guys. Check BTCPay server. It's free, 0% fees, open source, non-custodial and self-hosted.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@aaron_levi_yahalom looks amazing! thank you so much
Aaron Levi Yahalom
@nitish_r_ Just got another 2 recommendations. Bitpay and G2A Pay. It's slightly more enterprisish )) and less decentralized, but worth to be mentioned as a proven solution.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@nitish_r_ @aaron_levi_yahalom they look really good too, and low fees. thanks a ton Aaron!
Nitish Rathee
Maker
Hey Product Hunters ! I paid for a few annual subscriptions and realised I didn't quite need them anymore - built a website to get some money back selling them. Still working some quirks out but you might find the platform interesting - please do subscribe. You can pretty much list anything with a long shelf life for sale. keen to hear your thoughts
Jordan King
I think this is a smart solution to the relatable "subscribers remorse" problem. Two of the biggest features I think it's missing at first glance are a column that lists the original annual price and a second column that calculates the buyer's savings based on the remaining subscription time. Kudos for making a useful marketplace!
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@jordankingxyz Thanks Jordan! thanks for pointing it out - I thought about them, but the original pricing data is not super accurate - working on a way of automatically pulling this from the vendor website.
Valentin Radu
How do you actually enforce subscription ownership exchange since this usually means third party intervention (aka by the companies that are selling the subscription and which are many times reluctant to do so)
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@rad_val_ thanks Valentin, yes - enforcement is at the seller level and varies between products
Jad Aizarani
Something to explore: a way to automate releasing the accounts. Ex: if its a Spotify account, let the user pass through the Spotify login API, you can maybe automate email/password change, etc.. (Contingent on the permissions allowed).
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@jadaizarani thanks! will definitely look in to this
Jake Tital
Really creative idea.Can wait to see how this unfolds.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@jaketital thank you Jake!
Dario Raijman
Really nice idea! Good luck
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@raijman Thanks Dario!
Derrick Carter
You�ve Got What It Takes
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@derrickcarter3 Thank youu!
Alex Papageorge
Super cool idea - love the twist!
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@alex_papageorge thank you Alex!
Klaudiusz
The idea behind is pretty interesting, but unfortunately I cannot see the price and status on my mobile.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@kluc hi thanks for mentioning! working on a better representation for the data - should be live in the next release
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@kluc put a temporary fix in the meantime! thanks for sharing
Vishal Srivastava
Hey @nitish_r_ this is a very useful idea. Are there any legal issues to reselling the subscription?
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@nitish_r_ @vishal_srivastava3 thank you Vishal! depends on where users are based
Rich Peterson
Love this idea as I’ve toyed with this idea before. There is a huge market for impulse-bought AppSumo deals but I think the more enterprise-level buys might be interesting as well. When mapping out the business model, it seems like the safest way to make the transfer is via a concierge-escrow method so people don’t end up buying from someone without being paid. If you could be the trusted intermediary, you could switch their billing out for a prepaid card option (so the seller doesn’t get charged again) then transfer to the buyer after they make the payment. Huge potential here if you can dodge the pitfalls and risks for sellers/buyers.
Nitish Rathee
Maker
@generouswork Thanks for your kind words Rich! we do offer buyer protection through escrow. - probably not the right platform for appsumo like offerings, focused more on products with good value and great utility.
Max59105946
Is this allowed by the terms of the subscriptions? I am guessing some of them do not allow sharing accounts in any way?