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Celery (YC S12) Lets Sellers Accept Pre-Orders, Charge When Ready

34 points by cktsai 13y ago

jlgreco 13y ago
Is there a connection between this and the distributed task queue that I am missing, or do they just have the same name?
- podingx 13y ago
  No connection. Just happen to have the same name.
- the_cat_kittles 13y ago
  Maybe they should use the eta kwarg to bill the customers in the future
- obviouslygreen 13y ago
  I seem to recall an article announcing this service incurring some developer ire a while ago due to choosing a name that clearly conflicts with an existing (and reasonably popular) service. Same confusion here, initially.
- coolsunglasses 13y ago
  Calling Celery a distributed task queue is like calling leather seats in a Mercedes a Formula 1 race car driver.
  - jlgreco 13y ago
    So it very well can be, but it isn't the state of the art? Maybe I should have said "self described distributed task queue."
    - coolsunglasses 13y ago
      It's trainer-wheels for people afraid of touching the stuff they're using.
mwerty 13y ago
Do they store card numbers?
- podingx 13y ago
  All the sensitive card information is stored with Stripe
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- TylerE 13y ago
  You really think spamming unrelated threads is going to go over here?
  - deleted 13y ago
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    - TylerE 13y ago
      Just stop. Every post is making you look worse.
    - coolsunglasses 13y ago
      Stop.
pbreit 13y ago
I don't understand the "finally" proclamation. What is preventing someone from using Stripe (ar just about any payment service, for that matter) in the same manner and saving the 2%?
- podingx 13y ago
  They could, but selling online is more than just collecting payments. There's order management, CRM, analytics, etc, which I think bring a lot of value to a seller. Most sellers don't have the time or resources to pull all of that off in addition to having to focus on sales & marketing and product development.
mamatta 13y ago
I knew this was coming as soon as Lockitron started the trend with their "SelfStarter" site: https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter
Eduardo3rd 13y ago
We've been using Celery for a few months now to accept pre-orders after our Kickstarter campaign ended and it has been a great experience. I've gotten emails from multiple customers complementing us on how easy it is to pre-order. I highly recommend Celery to anyone who wants to create a post-crowdfunding campaign order page or even a DIY Kickstarter alternative.

34 points by cktsai 13y ago

Is there a connection between this and the distributed task queue that I am missing, or do they just have the same name?

podingx 13y ago
No connection. Just happen to have the same name.
the_cat_kittles 13y ago
Maybe they should use the eta kwarg to bill the customers in the future
obviouslygreen 13y ago
I seem to recall an article announcing this service incurring some developer ire a while ago due to choosing a name that clearly conflicts with an existing (and reasonably popular) service. Same confusion here, initially.
coolsunglasses 13y ago
Calling Celery a distributed task queue is like calling leather seats in a Mercedes a Formula 1 race car driver.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  So it very well can be, but it isn't the state of the art? Maybe I should have said "self described distributed task queue."
  - coolsunglasses 13y ago
    It's trainer-wheels for people afraid of touching the stuff they're using.

mwerty 13y ago

Do they store card numbers?

podingx 13y ago
All the sensitive card information is stored with Stripe

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TylerE 13y ago
You really think spamming unrelated threads is going to go over here?
- deleted 13y ago
  [deleted]
  - TylerE 13y ago
    Just stop. Every post is making you look worse.
  - coolsunglasses 13y ago
    Stop.

pbreit 13y ago

I don't understand the "finally" proclamation. What is preventing someone from using Stripe (ar just about any payment service, for that matter) in the same manner and saving the 2%?

podingx 13y ago
They could, but selling online is more than just collecting payments. There's order management, CRM, analytics, etc, which I think bring a lot of value to a seller. Most sellers don't have the time or resources to pull all of that off in addition to having to focus on sales & marketing and product development.

mamatta 13y ago

I knew this was coming as soon as Lockitron started the trend with their "SelfStarter" site: https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter

Eduardo3rd 13y ago

We've been using Celery for a few months now to accept pre-orders after our Kickstarter campaign ended and it has been a great experience. I've gotten emails from multiple customers complementing us on how easy it is to pre-order. I highly recommend Celery to anyone who wants to create a post-crowdfunding campaign order page or even a DIY Kickstarter alternative.