Automotive Parts Classifieds - Powered by Styckyd

[KerryF]

What does it do?
Adds a new marketplace to your forum specifically designed for automotive enthusiasts to buy and sell parts to and from the entire Styckyd network, add a non-advertising revenue stream for you, and eliminate classifieds moderation.

How does it do that?
We have built it on top of a parts classification standard that many large parts retailers and auto recyclers use. This has allowed us to build a part cataloguing system that makes searches much more relevant and allows sellers to associate parts with specific vehicles.

This is a hosted solution and by using this plugin you'll have access to the for sale listings of all the other forums in the network and vice versa. We'll handle any customer service issues that may arise and alleviate you and your team from having to do the same.

We charge a fee when a seller successfully sells their part - there is no fee to list a part for sale. 10% of that fee goes to the forum.

Who are you guys?
We are automotive enthusiasts and are trying to make buying and selling automotive related products effortless. You can read more about us here: http://partners.styckyd.com/whoweare

Features?

vBulletin Single Sign-on
Automatically calculates shipping between buyers and sellers
Built-in Want to Buy system that notifies buyers when a part they're looking for has been listed for sale
Hosted solution but users remain on your site - similar to placing Facebook Comments on your site.
Hosted on the Amazon Web Services cloud so you don't have to worry about spotty service
We handle any problems and issues with classifieds for you. If you hear any complaints from users, send them our way!
Integrated Tire Rack affiliate program
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Learn More:
http://partners.styckyd.com

Screenshots:
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[sticky]

Ok, the interface is really slick and it looks great but what about different categories or a more robust demo?

[Dr.osamA]

installed

under test
thank you bro

[KerryF]

Ok, the interface is really slick and it looks great but what about different categories or a more robust demo?

Hi Sticky,

Thanks for the comment on the design.

What kind of categories are you thinking of?

Because the system is rapidly changing as we're getting feedback and changing things it's easiest to demo the system through Skype, which I would be happy to do if you like.

[KerryF]

installed

under test
thank you bro

Hi Dr.osamA,

I see your account registered, please let me know what you think. Although I'm not sure our system will work well for you yet. Right now our target market is for the US and Canada and it looks like that isn't your target market, correct?

[KerryF]

Here's what it looks like in a vBulletin forum.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/03/38.jpg

[morrow]

This looks pretty nice. I have a friend who just might be able to use this. Is this a demo or full version. Is there a free version and a paid version? If so, what are the differences between the two?

[KerryF]

Hi morrow,

I'm glad you like what you see, we're still working really hard on it.

What you see is the current full version. There is no cost to using the service for the forums. What we do through our service is take a small fee for selling a part once the seller receives their money and we share the revenue with the forums who partner with us.

Our goal is to make buying and selling automotive parts easier with us than anywhere else and to improve the situation for the existing communities.

[KerryF]

Hi Ladies and Gents,

I want to gauge interest in a feature that we're currently developing. I've been talking with The Tire Rack to see how we can integrate our product database with the forum sponsorships that they provide and I believe we've found a way to make it work.

Basically after installing the plugin you would add your Tire Rack code and we would insert it into a referral link on the product pages. So on the product detail page for the Bridgestone RE-11 page for example there would be a link to The Tire Rack with your referral code. If a user clicks that link and then purchases the tire from the Tire Rack they pay you a commission.

We don't see any revenue from this feature, our revenue source remains solely earned from helping the users sell their parts. This is just to make the system more useful for everyone.

Thoughts?

[KerryF]

A copy of the blog post I just made about vBulletin single sign-on:

Many forum admins are asking us for greater vBulletin integration. On the top of the list is integration with the vBulletin login system. So because you asked for it, we built it. Here’s how it works.

If the user is logged into the forum and has used Styckyd before, nothing more will be required. If the user isn’t currently logged into your forum and they attempt something that requires authentication a lightbox will open up that looks like this:

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If they’re logged in but haven’t used Styckyd before we need to register them quickly before they can continue. Here’s the lightbox that pops up in that case:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Finally, if they’re logged in and have already used Styckyd on a different forum, then as a security measure to ensure we’re keeping accounts safe this lightbox will pop up asking them to confirm the auth code we sent to the e-mail address that they first registered with:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

We have much more on the way. Let us know if there’s something you really need working on your forum. Every day we make this system a little better.

[KerryF]

We have recently added two new features: A 30 day free trial for new forums (Any listings created by your members within that timeframe will never be charged a listing fee) and integration with Tire Rack's affiliate program.

On deck: A feed to seed listings into the regular classifieds forums and link back to the plugin, and the ability to add free local listings.

[KerryF]

We have recently updated the app so that Want to Buys are more prominent and useful - users can add a wheel size and bolt pattern they're looking for and they'll receive an e-mail when there is one available.

We have also added functionality for "Feelers" which allow sellers to post up an item that they have to see if there is any interest from buyers. If there is, then they can move to a full listing and add other details like price and pictures.

We've made it so that sellers can list their part locally which buyers within 60 miles can purcahse and there is no charge for local listings.

Try it out: www.styckyd.com

More on the way.