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OpenShelf is a verified student marketplace built for college communities by DevendraTiwari who'sa MBBS Student from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Students can browse listings without signing in and securely buy or sell books, furniture, electronics, cycles, and hostel essentials with verified peers. OpenShelf is expanding into roommates, lost & found, and "looking for" posts: creating one trusted platform for campus life. Starting in India with a vision to serve students globally.
Hi Product Hunt!!
I'm Devendra Tiwari, the founder of OpenShelf.
The idea came from a problem I saw repeatedly in college: students rely on scattered WhatsApp groups and general marketplaces to buy and sell books, furniture, electronics, and hostel essentials. Trust is often missing, and finding the right buyer or seller is difficult.
We're building OpenShelf to make campus transactions simpler through verified student communities. While the marketplace is our starting point, our vision is to expand into roommates, lost & found, and "looking for" requests to create a single platform for campus life.
We're launching in India first and would genuinely appreciate your feedback. What feature would make you use a platform like this at your college?
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About OpenShelf on Product Hunt
“Buy, sell & connect within your college community”
OpenShelf was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #95 on the daily leaderboard. OpenShelf is a verified student marketplace built for college communities by DevendraTiwari who'sa MBBS Student from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Students can browse listings without signing in and securely buy or sell books, furniture, electronics, cycles, and hostel essentials with verified peers. OpenShelf is expanding into roommates, lost & found, and "looking for" posts: creating one trusted platform for campus life. Starting in India with a vision to serve students globally.
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