This is why we are here

I'm sure you've all realized that transactions for us average joes on the interwebs now is a broken process.

In case you haven't, read this article.

http://consumerist.com/5007790/its-now-completely-impossible-to-sell-a-laptop-on-ebay

"eBay seems now to be essentially broken. What used to be a 'virtual yard-sale' where one could hunt for - and potentially find - a good deal on a broad variety of eclectic items has now turned (in my opinion at least) into a hybrid mass of scammers and shady garage-retailers, clumped together with a straggling, dying breed of people who used to be excited about eBay, but who are now wishing it would return to what it used to be."


This is one of the pain points I'm trying to fix -

Try creating an auction on KaZuum, and constraining views of your auction to people within your social network. (Only 2nd and 3rd degree friends are allowed to bid, for example)

Sure it cuts back on the # of people that can see your auction - it's the eventual trade off of cost.
But we can do other interesting things as well - later constrain Bidders by user account age (nobody who created an account in the past month?) or even by geography. Or by trustworthiness metrics (like they know at least 3 of my friends).

We know the internet might be messed up a bit from what we originally hoped it to be, but we're trying to clear them out here.

KaZuum - Like Pipe Cleaners for your Internet Tubes.