AI Verdict
Confidence: MediumMarket shows promise with growing indie hacker ecosystem, but current execution has significant gaps. Opportunity exists to build a better-verified, more transparent marketplace with clearer value proposition and pricing.
Financials
Buildability
SaaS Bazaar
SaaS Bazaar allows users to list and sell their abandoned side-projects to buyers who are looking for a head-start in building their own SaaS offerings. Payment is taken from buyers when an auction-period for a product ends and is sent to sellers after giving buyers 2 weeks to verify that all expected code & assets were received without dispute.
Marketplace for abandoned SaaS projects with $0 MRR, leveraging Twitter growth and Stripe-verified revenue data.
Limited - relies on Twitter audience and Stripe verification credibility; no clear network effects yet
- Indie hackers and solo founders with abandoned SaaS projects seeking to monetize sunk costs
- First-time SaaS founders looking for turnkey projects to accelerate development
- No clear pricing model
- Limited buyer/seller protection mechanisms
- No project quality verification system
- Missing escrow automation
- AI-powered project valuation tool
- Code quality scoring system
- Post-sale support marketplace
- Revenue-sharing models for revived projects
Medium - project sales can generate social proof stories, but requires critical mass of successful transactions
- Marketplace liquidity risk (needs both buyers and sellers)
- Legal risks around code ownership and IP transfer
- High transaction dispute potential
- Competition from established platforms like Flippa
$15,000-$25,000 for MVP (development + initial marketing)
- Project listing with code/asset upload
- Auction/bidding system
- Stripe/LemonSqueezy payment integration
- Escrow system with 2-week dispute period
- Project verification dashboard
Skip: Advanced analytics, Multiple payment providers, Mobile apps, Complex search algorithms