BuddyExpress

Monetizing extra luggage space through crowdsourced shipping

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Monetizing extra luggage space through crowdsourced shipping

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Sounds risky. Any room for drug or terrorist activities? If so, how would you deal with all those?

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10yr ago

CyberMonday.AI

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@mirmayne The app screens against the terrorist watchlist, limits the categories of items that can be carried, and also provides a public audit trail of package photos to establish chain of custody. Ultimately, as required by our user agreement, the best protection for the traveler is to properly declare the package for screening at the airport - just like they would if sending via post office. What our users are saying is that they want tools to make it easier to tap into their trusted network of family and friends for shipping - even with a few degrees of separation - and that's the primary goal: enabling easy access to trusted network. Our goal is to make this existing practice even safer so welcome your thoughts on features that will enhance this.

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10yr ago

Venn Read

@mirmayne I find it risky aswell. Since people fake even passports. I dont think that there is a rule!? To carry risky stuff and say it belongs to someone else, but it is still in your luggage. If people would not be honest, this would be a perfect Solution for Turkish people!!!

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10yr ago

@tristancelebi I agree. Look at also this concept: Jim asks me to carry is watch. Jim knows it cost him £4K. I ran off with it never to be seen again. I'm curious to see how this app plays out.

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10yr ago

Venn Read

@mirmayne 😂 niceconcept. On the one Hand you lose money or the other hand you go to Guantanamo bay!?

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10yr ago

CyberMonday.AI

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@mirmayne @tristancelebi Good points - hence the escrow/collateral provided by the app. If you run off w/ Jim's watch, BuddyExpress will charge your credit card to reimburse Jim. :)

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10yr ago

Hunter

BuddyExpress connects travelers who have extra luggage space to people with shipping and shopping needs. Travelers can earn extra cash by carrying safe packages on their personal trips, particularly for routes underserved by traditional couriers. Senders are able to bid for affordable shipping, especially for emergency shipping needs which are traditionally expensive.

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10yr ago

Hey! came across this and thought you should look into it if you haven't already covered this service in your competitive analysis: http://jib.li/

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10yr ago

Blockchain Curated

Could you expand on the risk and security aspect of this? Does it change at scale?

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10yr ago

CyberMonday.AI

Maker

@zosegal Great question. What we're hearing from users is that they want the tools to manage risk by allowing them to tap into their trusted networks of friends and family for shipping. Trust is key, so BuddyExpress leverages social authentication, pulls in your network, provides community policing via reviews, and documentation as well to enable you to make better decisions on security and risk. The idea being that it scales because it's the community that is managing security and risk, and not a central bottleneck. Thoughts?

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10yr ago

Relayo

Cool idea -- wonder if this will stoke regulation?

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10yr ago

CyberMonday.AI

Maker

Thanks @samir_doshi ! It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. It seems AirBnb and Uber are slowing facing regulatory headwinds now. For now BuddyExpress is focused on building solutions and can hopefully cross that bridge when it comes.

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10yr ago