Listed 4 May 2014 · San Francisco · California · United States
SpaceHitch.
SpaceHitch wanted travelers to rent out spare suitcase space to people abroad who wanted goods that were unavailable or cheaper elsewhere.
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- Listed on Stompstart
“Connecting travelers to locals to items worldwide”
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A guest post on a travel blog introduced SpaceHitch as a new project that had not yet fully launched.
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“Connecting travelers to locals to items worldwide”
SpaceHitch is a web platform that helps travelers rent out their extra luggage space to people who wish to buy items not available where they live, or are sold cheaper elsewhere. SpaceHitch provides travelers with an opportunity to utilized their unused space through collaborative consumption and gives locals access to items across the globe without the hassle of paying inflated prices, shipping costs, or worrying about lost packages.
- Topics
- Travel
- Model
- Sharing economy
- Location
- San Francisco · California · United States
In our words: The May 2014 listing described a web platform for crowdshipping: travelers carried items for locals who could not buy them at home or would pay more there, so buyers avoided inflated prices, shipping costs and lost packages.
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