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tzoSkatzo
2y ago
Thanks for your feedback! Actually I've thought of that as well, but my main concern is that it's a bit difficult to find out median prices for "non-standardized" items, and I want to offer a price comparison that is mea
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2y ago
Yeah, it's funny the eBay API tends to return mostly irrelevant listings, and I have to classify them. Even then they are like 95% accurate, one thing I could potentially improve is use a classifier per model instead of per part type.
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2y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I agree so I updated the title.
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2y ago
Thanks for your question. That was a real concern of mine, for a long time. Business Wise: 1. eBay has a really good buyers protection. I've had items that were not delivered or dysfunctioning, and I got a full refund. No questions as
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Technical detail for those interested: Architecture: - Frontend: Vue.js with Tailwind CSS, hosted on Vercel - Backend: Python scripts running on Oracle Cloud VM - Data refresh: Every 8 hours via cronjob The most interesting challenge was f
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Show HN: I made a price aggregator to find the best PC parts deals across eBay
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