I'm happy to announce that the Auctiva Marketplace Platform (AMP) is now live. AMP is the first developer platform that is build with the express purpose of allowing people to create online marketplaces. We also put out a press release this morning to make it all official.
If you happen to be a developer, I'd love to get your feedback on the platform. Sign up and try out the APIs. What is missing? What features would you want to see? What kind of online marketplace would you want to build?
This project is what I've been working on since joining Auctiva last May, and I'm really proud of what the team in San Jose and Chico has accomplished. I haven't blogged at all since joining Auctiva (since joining Ning actually) but for any readers who might find this entry I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the platform on this post (leave a comment) or on the AMP Google group.
Congratulations! Some of us "old timer ebay sellers" (or ex-ebay sellers, for me it's been 2 years since I stopped selling there!) Your new platform will be a welcome addition to the world of NON-EBAY merchandising! I will make sure my online Vintage Seller friends are "aware"...so many of us have immigrated to other places to sell online (I am at GoAntiques, not a really "pretty" place either,I'm afraid :-( !) Again, congrats! We read about what happened in June when you left Ebay, although never easy to leave, their loss was Auctiva's GAIN!! too bad "Ebay" didn't listen! "oh well"
Posted by: ocdgirl2000 | February 02, 2010 at 08:59 AM
Thanks for the support "ocd"!
Posted by: Alan Lewis | February 03, 2010 at 12:07 PM
So old eBay should have some real competition (other than amazon that is) soon. That's good news eBay has been losing it's luster for awhile now both fo buyers and sellers.
Ethan Pepper http://elancep-bloganything.blogspot.com
Posted by: Ethan Pepper | June 17, 2011 at 01:06 PM