PartDepot.com - One Stop Shop for Auto Parts - A Remember...
PartDepot.com - One Stop Shop for Auto Parts - A Rememberable Domain
What advice do you have to help me grow my idea?
Idea Description
Create a one stop shop for Automobile Parts. Every day both Automobile repair shops and consumers are looking for auto parts. We often look for the best price, however some parts are hard to find. I would like to create a database of new & used auto parts. Retail chains & smaller stores would have an opportunity to upload their inventory and compete for your business. Consumers & Repair shops would go to the site and type in make/model/year/item number or description then would get a display of results along with prices & company information as to where to purchase.
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
Programming, website design, and marketing.
1. Hire a programmer to develop a database that is friendly to most companies inventory lists such as excel (.xls).
2. Hire a designer and co-design a user friendly website
3. Market to the automobile part stores and charge $$$ to advertise inventory.
4. Market to the general public and other repair shops that they no longer have to make 10 phone calls or go to ten websites to find a part, now they can go to one free place to find the inventory at the best price.
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Most information available from manufacturers to cataloging firms is based on the AAIA format. Excel cannot handle more than 65000 lines of information so you would have to use Access or Crystal Reporting to store and search for data. There are literally millions of part #'s based on Manufacturer or OE vendor data bases The server speed and processing ability would need to be of a relatively large size and the needs for expansion would grow every year. FTP would be an a must have to acquire files from vendors or jobbers/WD's. All in all a good idea but I think you'll find the costs and compilation of information a daunting task.
i think this idea has much potential. i suggest pursuing this
This is a good concept i love the fact that you can serch for old and new parts at the same time. I would use the ebay concept on having suppliers jocke for the lowest price so the customer can always get the best deal. this will be something to look at. You can have recking yards manufactors & distributors droping prices so the customers can always get a great deal. And for shops useing your page try to target local vendors for fast delevery service. love the idea you will get paid on this one....
With ideas like that you can make millions.
I love this idea!!
Great idea. Get the best price for auto parts and hard to find parts.