Tindie: an etsy for electronics

[emilepetrone]

Hey guys- I made Tindie. Thanks for your support. If you have any ideas, feedback or questions, definitely let me know- emile

[hugs]

Have you tried reaching out to the folks at Etsy? I think they would love it if the emerging indie gadgets scene was cultivated more.

[tehayj]

I love it. Been looking for someone who could build some custom electronics for me for a long time!

[aguynamedben]

I'd love to see some original guitar/music technology. Guitar Center and distribution of creative music technology could be a lot better.

[rwmj]

Great idea, but someone needs to set up "regretindie" too (cf. http://regretsy.com)

[Kliment]

regrindie? ( regrind is plastic ground down from plastic waste, which is mixed in with "virgin" plastic to make new plastic waste...uh...products )

[simonbarker87]

Awesome - I've been wondering why a service like this doesn't exist for a while. I recon their a quite a lot of people who don't have the technical skills to built their own stuff but need something less finished that a full commercial product - this could be a great outlet for something like that.

[josephagoss]

Regulations perhaps might be a issue? Do all electronics sold to a consumer require extensive testing? Here in Australia i'd be surprised if there wasn't a truckload of hoops to jump through for electronics.

Soon we will need a qualified electrician to install light bulbs, who knows who difficult it is to sell a electronic device as a independent. Hopefully I'm being overly pessimistic.

[MikeCampo]

Cool idea! One thing you should do is add some feedback when someone tries to reserve a username that is already taken. It currently just refreshes the page. I wasn't sure if it worked for me until I tried something different.

[emilepetrone]

Thanks Mike - will do today! - emile

[bobwebb]

This is seriously awesome. I don't have a 3D printer or any real facilities for making electronics, but I can't wait to see what kinds of things people make. :)

[redwood]

Will work perfectly with the rising 3d printing and soon-to-fruition printed circuits industries

[treetrouble]

Why not use Etsy?

[iusable]

Love this idea! Would love to help out.