Andrewck

Ok, so in my latest search for snow tires, I realized how painful the process of buying/selling lightly used Porsche parts actually is.

1. There's no one location to see everything and keep organized (I have 20 bookmarks). I find myself looking at (996 forum, RL classifieds, ebay, craigslist, other sites)
2. Communication is often slow or poor and I'm often confused if a listed item has been sold or is still available
3. Sellers aren't always reputable and I worry about the quality of parts, legitimacy of transaction (mostly public listing sites)
4. All I want as a buyer is to have a clean, organized marketplace to compare parts and have a straightforward transaction

As a seller, I face similar frustrations

1. My quality listings get lost in the classifieds or buried among spam and other listings
2. I answer tons of questions about the product and never hear back from potential buyers (or get lowball offers)
3. I have to refresh or bump my listings on a weekly (or more often) basis to prevent them from going away
4. All I want as a seller is "set it and forget it" and to recoup some money to spend on more parts

Having this problem over the past couple years, I just got fed up this evening and decided to build a marketplace to see if I can create a better solution: Flat Six Market. This is a marketplace for new and used Porsche parts made for Porsche enthusiasts, by a Porsche enthusiast. It's clean, simple, and populated by members of the Porsche community.

If this works and serves as a good resource for the community, I'll keep it up and continue to refine it. If not, then I'll let it expire and go back to crawling the various classifieds, forums and auction sites for parts. I'm sure I'll get roasted for this, so queue the burn...

https://porsche-parts.sharetribe.com/

Cuda911

Sounds like a good idea. The one part you have listed (window regulator) has no description/details, though.

I have huge piles of 996, 986, and 914 parts I would like to off-load.

Billup

It's definitely a good idea, only problem I see is gaining enough public interest to really expand. People (myself included), have pretty much given in to the fact that finding stuff usually means having to have multiple online resources. I see this as just that, another resource, so it has potential if it gains traction.

gnat

Its a techie joke, but seems applicable...



Good luck though. It would be nice if it works out.

Andrewck

Yup, it was added as a test when I put the site together last night. Added a more detailed description and will add more photos later today.

Hey, here's a good excuse and place to list some of those parts you want to off-load.

Andrewck

Agree with the uphill battle on educating people for a new outlet, but it doesn't hurt to try. The worst thing that happens is I put my heart and time into trying to make it work and get my dreams and confidence crushed.

gnat

Well as a 996 owner you should already be used to such

NYoutftr

Harsh!

JimmyB

Dang it, I was going to post that!

dan_189

Nice idea, is it local only or international too?

Andrewck

As long as seller is willing to ship international. Or there's a large enough local market.

dan_189

Nice, would be good to have a flag or some indication if the seller is willing to post internationally.

Giddy up!