3 ON 2 PRODUCTS, INC.
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA

It started back in early 2011, after a frustrating experience trying to locate some components and parts manufactured by a fellow 3wheelerworld.com member. It occurred to me that some sort of a centralized area and location to put these community manufactured items would be a huge benefit for everyone involved in "small time" manufacturing and reproductions. . It was primitive, but it solidified the idea and proved the model would work. It launched with about 25 products. While not exactly a high volume eCommerce store, since the launch of Version 1 of the 3WW Parts Shop the necessity of several significant changes became obvious. A better categorizing method, easier product listing, improved photo quality, easier navigability on mobile devices, and a more thorough invoicing and order notification system were just a few of the things on the top of my list. I endeavored to make these changes and more in the second iteration. I strongly believe that the 3wheeling community is very unique and special in the fact that we have so many talented people that not only have the ability to see and note the need of products in a market - but the ability to seize on that and fill the market with their own interpretation and way of providing a product that is otherwise not available. To me, Its simple supply and demand capitalism at its most basic and pure roots. But its also a testament to the resiliency and camaraderie us "3wheeler enthusiasts" posses. In what other sport or niche are people manufacturing and supplying products to a market that was forcibly removed 30 years ago? In addition to the community manufactured and sourced products, I found it important in this next step to supply quality used parts by the membership to new people and those just needing a quick replacement part outside of the conventional channels, as well as bringing new aftermarket products already available elsewhere, to the centralized location as well. Going with the theme of a centralized area, I believe these 3 key elements of community manufactured products, quality used replacement parts, and new aftermarket replacement parts into one convenient location will not only make the process of finding and outfitting your machines easier than ever, it'll also educate people about our little community more effectively. Selling Process Selling Process So you're interested in selling in the 3WW Parts Shop? Great! Here are a few things you might be wondering about before signing up - Close integration with www.3wheelerworld.com and the 15+ year long spanning forum membership. This is a community store made up of many long time members of the site, and also people that come to the site looking for help and advice. This is your prime clientele and demographic to sell towards. You guys list the products, we'll make sure the traffic and prospective buyers get here, on our dime. Not yours. Because of the close relationship with the message board and forum, we have great search engine ranking and results. A many, many countless hours has been spent developing and tweaking parts of the site to help make it easier for people searching Google and other search engines to get what they are looking for. Each seller builds off of each others traffic and interest. Your first customer could have very easily been searching for something else entirely, came to the store, and then found your product almost by accident. Again, because we are working on a shared traffic and customer interest basis, the more eyes each seller has on their own products. 6% commission due on sale. That's it. There is no corporate red tape and hurdles to jump through in listing your products or keeping your account open. The entire point of making this unique selling environment to begin with was so that people manufacturing low volume parts at home or in their garage with minimal time to manage sales operations (like in the evenings after getting home from your real job) could have an easy way to do that. Completely mobile friendly easy to use consumer side of the site. We built this site with the intention of having some guy sitting in his garage next to his bike on his smart-phone being able to search and find what he wanted and checkout without ever having to leave or get distracted. Impulse and instantaneous purchases are extremely important, if your prospective buyer gets tied down in layers and layers of product categories, a difficult check out process, or tiny text on his phone he cant read, he'll go elsewhere. We were extremely conscious of this fact when designing the 3WW Shop version 2.0 that you see now. If you've sold on other websites before, or a big name auction site that begins with an E and ends up with a Y, you can definitely list products here. Our seller listing interface is totally mobile compatible, you can list items from your cell phone or tablet if you wanted to. The product fields are a series of text entry fields, drop-down boxes with designated answers, and a drag and drop photo upload process. It really does not get a whole lot easier! In addition, all new products are qued and reviewed personally to see if they might be able to fit in multiple categories, and review your description - you'll have a free second set of eyes on every product listing. See the example screenshot below of part of the product listing page: What if my products do not fit any of the categories I see listed here? We've got a pretty wide array of categories and places to put items, but feel free to give us a shout and discuss what your needs are and we will talk about where it can go or possibly creating a new category. If the namesake didn't make it clear, we're looking for 3wheeler specific parts and products. For our used section, that can be stuff you've had laying around in your garage or shop collecting dust. Maybe your a dealer for quality aftermarket components that fit and have a use on a vast array of different three-wheelers, perhaps you're offering a service that other trike riders would find value in. Perhaps you're like most of us and found necessity to be the mother of all invention, and just figured you'd make everyone elses lives a little bit easier too with your solution to a discontinued component. Or maybe you've just found a way to do something better. We'd love to have you here.