Omiyage Connect

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OmiyageConnect: The peer-to-peer marketplace for Japan collectibles.Collectors worldwide pay huge premiums for authentic Pokémon, One Piece, anime merch. A card worth 50 euros in Tokyo costs 150 euros resold abroad. OmiyageConnect connects them directly with travelers heading to Japan who bring items back for a fee, cutting the markup entirely.How it works:Travelers post upcoming trips. Collectors browse, request specific items, unlock chats to negotiate details and pricing. Traveler picks it up at source, brings it home, hands it off. Done. Real people, real trips, no middleman.Market proof:84 real registered users, all organic. 39 trips posted. 102 chats started. 110 messages exchanged. Users signing up every month with zero ad spend. TikTok channel at 2,000 followers, growing. Latest activity yesterday. People are using it.Revenue:Built and Stripe-ready. Never monetized yet because the focus was growth first. Multiple revenue levers ready to activate: chat unlocks (0.99 to 6.99 euros), monthly subscriptions (Sakura 9.99/mo, Shogun 19.99/mo with perks), ads (currently gated but firing to free users), affiliate commissions on purchases, seller boosts, transaction fees, brand sponsorships. The infrastructure exists. Revenue just needs to be switched on.Growth potential:Only tested one channel: TikTok. Organic. Zero paid acquisition spend. Untapped: paid social, Reddit/Discord anime communities, YouTube, affiliate networks, influencer partnerships in the same niche. A buyer with marketing skills could multiply this user base quickly.Tech:React, TypeScript, Vite frontend. Supabase backend with Postgres, auth, edge functions, RLS. Stripe integrated for payments. Resend for email. Hosted on Netlify and Supabase Cloud. 151 commits of development. Fully functional, no technical debt blockers.Assets included:Domain: omiyageconnect.com. Full codebase. Database with 84 real users and their activity. TikTok audience. Ready to operate or hand off.Why this matters:The demand is real. Collectors spend thousands on resale sites. Travelers exist in volume. The two sides just need a platform to find each other. OmiyageConnect solved that. Now it needs someone to scale it.Asking price:999 euros. Open to negotiation.You're not buying a concept. You're buying a working marketplace with real users, real activity, proven demand, and every monetization tool already built. The only thing missing is marketing and revenue activation. That's the entire upside.