[rartichoke]

What makes you think someone will do this for free for you?

You're asking for a custom site with custom data that is searchable in many different ways. You're asking someone to come up with an entire implementation to your idea.

I can't give you an accurate quote with such little info but what you're looking at is likely going to be north of free. I'd expect somewhere in the few thousand dollar range.

[tstegart]

I said free or low cost. I'm not looking to low-ball anyone here or ask for free work on one of my ideas from the HN community. I'm looking for something out there that I can shoehorn my idea into at a low cost. It seems like what I'm looking for is done a lot on the web, and I was looking for ideas on who does it at a low cost. I can get a cheap e-commerce site done for practically free or for $7-$30 a month that charges cards, ships packages, calculates taxes and has stats and searches. It seems like someone, somewhere would be offering something less technical for the same price or less. So do you know of anyone?

[rartichoke]

Comparing an e-commerce site to what you want is like trying to compare a tarantula's fangs to the rudders on a speed boat.

I'm not trying to bust your chops but I'd be curious as to what makes you think your idea is less technical than an e-commerce site. What basis did you use to make that conclusion?