Say Hello to Roopit
This is a usual story. But something special has come out at the end of it. We are calling it Roopit.
Earlier I quit Yahoo! and then I quit Flipkart and I was sitting at home mulling over a wonderful idea in Travel space. Around that time the refrigerator at my home conked off. My mom pestered me to find a replacement (rightly so, the milk was getting spoilt). I was without a job and I decided to buy a second hand fridge instead, in an effort to save some cash. And the horrifying experiences and the frustration generated along the way has ended up in Roopit. Usual story.
Fortunately for me, apart from getting frustrated, I took notes about my behavior and thought as I went through the second hand buying experience. The icing on the cake was that I DID NOT find a fridge I liked. And something inside of me knew that of the 80 lakh people in Bangalore, there is someone out there who wants to sell the fridge I want to buy. Alas, I couldn’t find him.
Starting with a budget out 4000 Rs, I ended up buying a pink fridge (with flowers on it!!) for 14000 Rs. And everytime I saw the fridge, I heard my calling.
I read somewhere that there are close to sixty (60!!) online classifieds websites in India. Now, with Roopit around, I wish them all the best 
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hey shivku….nice idea ..but the story is not compelling enough imo;) like u’ve already mentioned this idea has been beaten to death already ..so u are one of the also rans at the moment. wishing you all the best !!
venkat
25 Jun 10 at 7:53 PM
If you are around and watching this thread, Would love to connect offline to tell you about the missing piece
shivku
25 Jun 10 at 8:59 PM