Why don’t we have a reverse Marketplace app?

I’ve wanted to do this for app features on open source software. Want a feature? Fund it and a developer will pick it up. Some features are $1k, some are $20k. Kickstarter style

Most all the marketplaces have this. You find people on Craigslist all time looking to buy or even date someone. The problem is no one has really uses it or pays attention to the buyers posts. Plus the point of a sellers marketplace is them turning some sort of profit. The other way around has buyers sending out, “Looking for free bike!” Messages and not much else. It also eliminates any haggling which is kind of a big deal.

There used to be one. Called reverse bidding. I suppose it didn't catch traction as it then disappeared. Reversing the shopping experience comes with scaling issues. It's far easier to solve the offer problem and demand follows than getting demand that is hard to fullfil. Basically a minefield. Making a traditional marketplace is already hard enough.

Interesting concept. But it will need to actually reflect buyer behavior Just remember that sometimes you know exactly what you want but when you do, you need the seller to respond IMMEDIATELY otherwise instant frustration, which is why buying it yourself in the normal marketplace feels productive And sometimes ppl just want to browse w no clear thing in mind. Then id rather go to a normal marketplace The only time i feel like this would help in a way the normal marketplace would not is if youre looking gut something niche, specific, custom, hard to find. But the use cases for that is rarer