> Maybe there's a database-like product/service that interfaces > with Ebay? > > Also checkout Google's free GoogleBase service.
Thanks for the tips, Malcolm. I suppose eBay or Google and their add-ons could be used without any VPF involvement, but since this is a somewhat-typical Internet/database application, it seems there is room for a VFP-centric contender as well (with VFP providing the UI, database, and interfacing as needed). Be nice to hear someone say "I've done that" or something very similar, or has plans to, and wants to take this on. Lately I'm gearing up with selling consulting services, and seeing different situations that I figure might be opportunities for other VFP folks who already have experience in these areas. Just to mention, I'm sticking with my own self-financed VFP product, but need to do some selling to pay the bills, so that's my motivation for getting out and selling. I am seeing almost a "mother lode" of small businesses with interest in doing business on the net, but the thing is, to satisfy them, solutions need to be low cost and relatively simple, e.g. something already developed, maybe just needing minor customization. I never lost interest in the old "foxbiz" idea, where some of us were going to get together to sell VFP products and consulting services. The original effort stalled, I think, because there was no money on the table. Perhaps another go, that starts with customers, will fare better. In this particular case, today I had occasion to visit a local junk yard, and while there I looked at this guy's business and spoke with him, learned that he had recently lost a big income producer (towing for those charities people give cars to; for a few reasons, that angle dried up for him), so he's interested in doing something else. Looking at his yard, it seemed a statement of the obvious that he should be selling parts on the net, and overseas sales might be of particular interest, given the number of "old" cars still in service around the world. He readily agrees this might be a good thing for him to do, but he's not (nor am I) in a position to fund R&D work from scratch. Bill > Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
