Feature List for Vesp.co

Current and functioning marketplace features:

Payment methods:
1. Coinbase
2. Paypal

Messaging options:
1. Internal messaging system 
2. Phone number
3. Email
4. Facebook
5. Twitter
6.  PGP public key
7. Bitmessage address location

Product listing:
1. Manually entering products individually
2. CSV import -
3. Product options:

1. Item Name*  
2. Description*  
3. Product Status* (In Stock, Out of Stock, Discontinued)  
4. Quantity*  
5. Price*  
6. Image Name
7. Image Url 
8. Product Condition (New, Like New, Gently Used, Heavily Used, Broken - Parts Only)  
9. Sales Tax (yes, no, true, false, t, f, 1, 0)  
10. SKU 
11. UPC  
12. Manufacturer 
13. Product Number 
14. Item Location
15. Dimensional Weight  
16. Shipping 
17. Terms  
18. Warranty  
19. TOS  
20. Cost 
21. Manufacturer
22. Distributor  
23. Notes
    *denotes mandatory fields. 

Shipping options:

1. Free Shipping
2. Flat Rate
3. All Providers
4. USPS only
5. Custom shipping policies 

Custom Shipping policies

Any one or combination of the following:

1. [Economy] USPS Parcel Select (2 to 9 business days)
2. [Economy] USPS Standard Post (2 to 9 business days)
3. [Economy] USPS Media Mail (2 to 8 business days)
4. [Standard] USPS First Class Package (2 to 5 business days)
5. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail (1 to 3 business days)
6. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope (1 to 3 business days)
7. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box (1 to 3 business days)
8. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box (1 to 3 business days)
9. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box (1 to 3 business days)
10. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope (1 to 3 business days)
11. [Expedited] USPS Priority Mail Legal Flat Rate Envelope (1 to 3 business days)
12. [One-day] USPS Priority Mail Express (1 business day)
13. [One-day] USPS Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Envelope (1 business day)
14. [One-day] USPS Priority Mail Express Legal Flat Rate Envelope (1 business day)

User Duality: Buyer accounts become seller accounts within a click of a button! 

Seller Account Features:
- Free to list
- Unlimited listings
- Ratings
- customize-able store front
- link to existing store fronts and sites such as blogs, etc.
-Also able to buy products from other sellers. 
- Can message buyers and sellers directly. 
- Direct access to Vesp.co Support specifically for sellers. 
-Seller search option - to find specific products via inventory, etc on their control panel
-Sale tax
-Custom shipping options... allows for different shipping policies to be put in place per product. 
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Buyer Features:

1. Only emailed is required, allowing for very low barrier to purchase item
2. Displays shipping before needing to make an account. 
3. Displays item location 
4. Easily contact vesp.co administration or vesp.co sellers. 

Cart Options: 
1. Save cart. Come back later.
2. Guest checkout - no need to create an account. 
3. Edit and review chart before finishing checkout. 

Marketplace:

1. classical front page search for buyers
2. suggested items
3. categories
4. orders page
5. integrated with USPS API

Manual Product Entry:
1. Smart text editor allowing for some HTML, BBC, and general formating. 
2. Multiple image upload. 
3. Basic and extended product info options. 

Bulk Import Product Entry via CSV:
1. Smart-Import. Rather than ordering your columns, simply place the appropriate headers at the top of your CSV above their respective columns. Capitalization is not important, but spelling must be correct. 
2.  Images can be supplied by file name, you will be given the opportunity to upload those photos in bulk after uploading the CSV containing the image names. 
3. Alternatively  image URLs can be provided and will automatically be downloaded and saved to vesp.co

Products:
1. Fixed price items, will not be adding auction styled listings
2. Shows related items.
3. Search bar
4. Easy to contact seller directly on the product page. 


Storefront:
1. Vesp.co/StoreName is URL structure
2. Allows them to list "Other links" such as to blog, their ebay store, or anything else. 
3. Allows store description with hotlinking to sites and emails. 
4. Logo or picture of choice for seller. 
5. Links to facebook, twitter, bitmessage, contact link, and provides a spot for PGP public key. 
6. Displays products offered by seller. 

Supported Currencies:
1. USD
2. BTC

Nearly finished/being integrated:

Messaging:
1. Real time/Instant messaging for internal messaging system. 
2.  increased PGP compatibility. (automatically encrypted message via client side js if public key is provided)

Alternative Login:
1. Google/Facebook login
2. Two Factor Authentication

soon to be, high priority features:

Payment methods:
-> Google Wallet
-> Multisignature transactions (will be ported from Bitwasp software, once solid)
-> Integrated with UPS, FedEx, DHL, for more accurate shipping possibilities.

Misc. Features:
1. API to import/export products to/from other marketplaces and ZenCart, Magento and other  shopping cart software.

2. Export products in a variety of CSV formats for marketplaces that don't work with our API. 
3. Affiliate Program - Payment via Bank Deposit, Check, and BTC... bitcoin has no minimum payout, age or location requirements, etc

The Vesp.co Marketplace Forum: TALK.VESP.CO

This is the start of the Vesp.co Forum, located at talk.vesp.co 


This forum will be a resource for sellers so they can find information on how to use the site, and share with everyone site problem and new ideas on how to improve the Vesp.co Marketplace. 

We think we’re clever by continuing the wasp theme - notice the wasp paper background, and the notifications that show either a black and white wasp, or a colored one for new content. 
Additionally, all users avatars are also wasps. :)

Our littlest fan! :)

Our little pet wasp shows his approval by holding a sign. :)

VESP.CO Marketplace is currently the Minimum Viable Product (MPV)

Currently, 2012-2013, the vesp.co marketplace software is in its Beta stage - It is very 'flimsy' and will likely have some problems - it might be slow, it won't be thorough at its job, and it'll have some errors, spelling mistakes, and you might even find yourself in a place that doesn't have good instructions, you need to properly use it. I'm super sorry about that! I'm doing what I can to make it as functional as possible, but other issues also effect this.

This is because it is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) which means we're testing the market, making sure people join, learning about the type of people who join and show the most interest in our business and project - and more importantly to help us discover what features are absolutely needed and what we should be focusing on first. This will make for a more useful product sooner, and an  efficient and better product later on. We want our software to be simple, easy to use, and meet the needs of most all the people at first. In the beginning we are shooting for simplicity, usefulness, and  easy to use.

Once we figure out many more things, and start making some revenue - we will probably re-program the website from start to finish, add new features, and really optimize the site for increasing sales by focusing on social sharing, SEO, and other related aspects. In a year or two from now the site will not even be close to what you know it as now.

If you have any suggestions please contact me at cameronruggles@vesp.co