By Mihoko on

Hi everyone. I am really new to this site. Before I install Drupal, I would like to ensure Drupal is the best solution for what I am trying to build. I appreciate your inputs.

I am looking to build a website where each user can create individual profile with items to sell (so individual store). I would like to charge small fee on each sell item listed and small percentage on total sales value. I have found Etsy.com does this. Is it possible to build this type of website with Drupal?

Thank you!

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dabblela’s picture

dabblela commented

There is a contributed module, http://drupal.org/project/ubercart_marketplace which would satisfy the requirement. However, this kind of site is going to be fairly complex to set up. I recommend reading the documentation on that project's page first.

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Mihoko commented

Thank you so much for your input.

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_gramur commented

Yes it is quite possible to do an Etsy clone. By the looks of it you'll need to know your way around the Drupal API especially user profiles. As previously mentioned the Ubercart Marketplace is a good starting point to give you a basic idea on how to tackle this project.

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Mihoko commented

Thank you so much for your input.

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Mihoko commented

Could you advise which version of Drupal is the right version to learn and start building? Thank you so much.

_gramur’s picture

_gramur commented

For learning purposes Drupal 6, as majority of the modules that you will need for your project will be supported for this version. Drupal 7 will require further research to get the exact functionality needed. Also be aware I've seen some modules that are used in Drupal 6 will be discontinued for Drupal 7.

Thinking long term, for upgrading purposes, when picking Drupal 6 modules make sure there is a Drupal 7 version or one that is under active development so you're not back at square one when you decide to upgrade.

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freelancepress commented

Thank you for this comment. I was wondering which version of drupal to start with. I am new to this environment and am almost confused. I'll ask if I need further help. Thanks again.

jrappp’s picture

jrappp commented

It's built on Drupal.

ryan258’s picture

ryan258 commented

That cargoh.com is a nice site. We were just tasked with doing this and this is a great example.

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pastizzi commented

Yet another example to show that you can build a Etsy clone on Drupal. guzuu.com (the Swiss answer to Etsy)
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