Every semester, thousands of international students are leaving, needing to clear their furniture in days. Simultaneously, new students arrive at empty apartments, desperate for essentials.
"The items were there. The buyers and sellers were motivated. The process itself was what kept failing."
No structured product display
Unclear item availability (sold or not)
Constantly monitor the chat
Not friendly to international students
No dibs structure
Overly complex filter categories not relevant to students
No date-based availability filtering
Date availability upfront
Pickup dates shown prominently on listings and filterable from the search page — not buried in chat
Show travel context
Commute time by metro, bus, and walking — not a raw address or distance number that means nothing to a new student
Guide the transaction
A clear flow from discovery to handoff — no ambiguity about what comes next for buyer or seller
Search Page
Persistent filter, instant context
The search page is the default landing point. The filter panel stays visible while scrolling. Only four filters are offered, each essential: pickup date, location, car option and travel time.
Seller selects availability period when adding product
Product Detailed Page
Decide before you ask
The page answers the three questions that matter: what is it, when can I get it, and how do I get there?
Tag-style chips replace dense text descriptions.
Exact addresses are intentionally withheld. The specific address is coordinated privately in chat, protecting seller privacy while still giving buyers enough to decide.
Chat Page
More than messaging
The chat page embeds the entire transaction flow. On the right panel, a todo list tracks progress — complete payment, schedule time, agree on location, confirm pickup — each step toggling from pending to checked as both parties confirm. A subtle "Undib" button is intentionally de-emphasized to avoid accidental cancellation.
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Privacy over completeness
CONTEXT
Buyers need location info to decide if pickup is feasible. Sellers — often students in shared housing — are uncomfortable sharing home addresses publicly with strangers.
DECISION
Show commute time by transport mode on the public product page. Defer the exact address to private chat only.
OPTIONS CONSIDERED
Show full address publicly
Show nothing until chat
✓
Travel time only
TRADE-OFF
Exact addresses don't help international students anyway — "Keilaranta 5" / "5 km" are meaningless without context. Travel time does the job without the privacy risk. Privacy became a feature, not a constraint.
02
Todo list over progress bar
03
Date filter before browse
04
"Dibs!" as hard reservation
05
"Sell A New Item" inside the grid