Project

Next steps

What this site gets next, in order, and proposals for the product beyond the documentation. The basis stays the blueprint; the competitors named are only where an idea came from.

Queue

What is next on this site, in order.

Words the flows needed beyond the blueprint (the report and block sheets, the moderation notices, the case decision and its options, "This conversation is closed"): check them with the client before the copy is final.

Waits for The client.
Waiting
Letters the flows show as a site notification for want of a letter: "delivered", "published after staff review", and the paid order of a direct delivery.

Waits for Q-028 (which events notify by email or push).
Waiting
What the administrator’s resolution of an inconclusive check does to the listing: the Sell flow draws Publish or Reject, Key screens draw Authentic or Not authentic.

Waits for Q-009.
Waiting
The hub arrival date: Key screens say 24 Oct, the App layout and the flows 26 Oct; align when Key screens are next touched.

Waits for The next change to Key screens.
Deferred
Not found at phone width: four of the desktop frames scroll inside themselves at 390 px (the page itself does not scroll sideways).

Waits for A pass over the Not found layouts.
Deferred
Reserve components into screens: currency selector and seller type (the countdown now runs in the Offer and Buy flows).

Waits for Q-002 and Q-021 (currency), Q-011 (seller type).
Waiting
Next.js hosting: left to DevOps (SC-003); the Technology page and the Architecture diagram follow their choice.

Waits for DevOps.
Waiting
Follow-ups outside the showcase: the WBS estimate for three codebases and Next.js in the blueprint’s brief.

Waits for The team and the client; the blueprint is changed through /blueprint.
Outside this site
Microcopy and tone (SC-017): no voice page is made; the product’s words live in the states, emails, screens and flows.

Waits for The operator, only if asked.
Skipped on purpose

Open questions that block screens or flows

From blueprint/OPEN-QUESTIONS.md. Until each is answered the showcase draws the provisional choice and says so on the page; none is decided here.

Question	Blocks	Drawn meanwhile
`Q-001` who pays the commission, and at what rate	Price breakdown, the seller’s net, the payout card, the admin’s fee settings	Fees as settings with sample amounts
`Q-004, Q-008, Q-009` when authentication is required; what an edit does to a result; what follows a failed or inconclusive one	Seller listing flow, the listing editor, the rejected-listing screen	Authentication on every listing; failed and inconclusive shown, with no resubmit path
`Q-005, Q-014` who chooses and pays for inspection; what can be inspected; how long it takes	Checkout, the hub-inspection flow, order detail	Inspection chosen by the buyer at checkout for a fee
`Q-006, Q-017, Q-016` when the seller is paid; charge or authorise; who bears a chargeback	Order timeline wording (principle 4), payout screens, the payments flow	Paid when the order completes; the buyer is charged at checkout
`Q-010` categories, brands, the condition scale, whether the serial number shows	Filters, the listing editor, the listing page	Placeholders in `sample.mjs`
`Q-015, Q-018` whether an accepted offer reserves the item; who may cancel and until when	Offer-to-checkout flow, the countdown, order detail	A reservation with a countdown; cancellation before shipment
`Q-022, Q-029` refund fees, the inspection fee on a return, return deadlines and who pays shipping	Return and dispute flow, case screens	A case that ends in a full refund of the item
`Q-024, Q-033` taxes and duties in the checkout total; who issues which tax document	The checkout total, the payouts and documents screens	No tax line
`Q-026` when a buyer may rate	The rating flow, the order’s last step	After completion only
`Q-003` can one account buy and sell	The account switcher in the app shell, onboarding	One account, seller onboarding on top
`Q-002, Q-020, Q-021` launch countries, carrier and customs, seller payout currency	Shipping screens, currency choices, languages	Up to three currencies, two languages (D-001)
`Q-032` which accessibility standard and level	The audit, and the contrast and target-size rules on Design	Contrast rows at AA; targets at 40/44

Ideas

Proposals for the product, each with what it is and why.

None of these is in the blueprint and none is decided. The operator keeps the ones to show.

Idea 1

The watch passport

One page per watch that keeps together what is known about it: the authentication certificate, the hub’s inspection record when there was one, the serial number if the seller shows it, and the dates it changed hands on the marketplace. The blueprint issues a certificate per listing and asks what happens to it on edit (Q-008), but not what happens to it at the next resale; a passport turns a one-time check into something the next buyer can inherit, which is what a watch collector expects of a piece with papers.

Shown with Authenticity seal and certificate card, inspection stepper, a timeline of owners.

Came from Collector Square makes a sale conditional on a certificate of expertise delivered with the invoice; Chrono24’s “Certified” check for watches above €1,000. Gap in the blueprint: Q-008, Q-010.

Idea 2

A readable inspection report

After a hub inspection, the buyer sees what was checked and what was found, line by line, with the operator’s photographs: the verdict stays final (D-006), but the reasons stop being a black box. A passed inspection becomes a reason to buy, a failed one a reason to accept the refund. The blueprint records evidence and a verdict; it does not say how much of it the buyer reads.

Came from Vestiaire Collective’s hub report with meets / fails / omitted / not applicable per point. Gap: the evidence in the physical-inspection module against what the buyer’s order shows.

Idea 3

Insured, signed-for delivery priced on the page

Show the shipping line with its insurance and “signature on delivery” in the price breakdown, with the price by zone published before checkout and a clear note above a value threshold. High-value watches are where a lost parcel ends the relationship, and the blueprint leaves insurance, routes and proof of delivery open (Q-020, Q-014).

Came from Collector Square’s flat shipping by zone, insured to the purchase price, with a warning above €10,000; eBay’s signed secure delivery from $1,500.

Idea 4

Price guidance for sellers

While listing, the editor shows a range for comparable pieces that sold on the marketplace, with the number of sales behind it (“not enough sales to say” when there are few). Sellers price better and buyers meet fewer listings that never move. The brief keeps price-drop alerts and saved searches out of scope (D-093); this is a seller’s tool, not an alert, and needs no new buyer feature.

Came from Collector Square’s valuation within 48 working hours and The RealReal’s and Rebag’s upfront pricing for sellers. Gap: the listing editor has a price field and nothing to help fill it.

Idea 5

Seller identity, shown in steps

A visible ladder on a seller profile: email verified, payment account ready, identity checked, company details given (business sellers). Today the seller type is a tag and the reputation is the average of stars (A-026); a buyer cannot see how well known the seller is to the marketplace. Which fields onboarding needs and whether identity is checked are open (Q-011), so this draws the choices rather than deciding them.

Came from Vestiaire Collective’s professional accounts that need a VAT number, and its badges instead of reviews. Gap: the seller type and reputation components stand alone.

Idea 6

A public page on how a sale is protected

One calm page, linked from the footer, the listing page and checkout: what authentication is and is not, what the hub checks, where the payment is held, who the trader is, how to complain. It carries the information a marketplace in the EU has to publish and gives the promises one place to live and be kept honest. This is a product idea, not legal advice; the blueprint’s accessibility and tax questions (Q-032, Q-033) are the nearest open points.

Shown with The product’s illustrations, authenticity seal, order timeline.

Came from How Vestiaire Collective and eBay publish marketplace information, and the DSA articles for marketplaces read in the research (RQ-07 and RQ-11).