Is there a program for Mystic BBS that creates a marketplace?
reddit / bbs

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C0pernicus1 · 2021-11-29 00:29

Uhm. Yeah. I'm a Gen Z-er and I'm looking to try to convert my friends
into using BBSes. If it's possible to execute (create), I would like
to build one. (I'm starting to dabble a bit in this!)

:)

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crashj · 2021-11-29 00:40

I'm assuming you don't mean selling swords in a multi-user dungeon.

Typically on a BBS there was a "classified ads" board where people
would discuss, trade and sell things. These would be dedicated to
particular items like hardware and software, or even car parts.

This evolved into platforms like Craigslist and eBay.

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CatOfTheDecade · 2021-11-29 15:04

TL/DR, you'd have a major PCI compliance headache if you did any
payment processing onsite. You'd want to either collect payment
through a token gateway (like Stripe or PayPal; there are many others)
or not handle payments at all.

/u/crashj is correct in that the way this was handled in the past was
through classified doors, similar to Craigslist.