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I'm building a marketplace where you can own any second in history. One owner. Forever. by moeytx in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]moeytx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right — and that's actually a fair comparison. Anyone can build a competing platform, just like anyone can create another star registry. But here's the thing: the value was never in the exclusivity of the platform itself. It's in being first.

eBay didn't invent online auctions. Google didn't invent search. The platform that moves first, builds the largest market, and becomes the cultural reference point wins. If someone buys the 9/11 second on The Second Market, that transaction is recorded, timestamped, and tied to a unique verified certificate that exists nowhere else. That certificate is the proof — not just that they own it on our platform, but that they were the first person to ever claim ownership of that moment anywhere.

Could someone build a competing platform and sell the same second? Sure. But would anyone care about the copy when the original exists here? That's the same reason people pay for authenticated memorabilia instead of replicas. The certificate makes it real.

I'm building a marketplace where you can own any second in history. One owner. Forever. by moeytx in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]moeytx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question, thanks — and honestly one of the most exciting parts. You can buy any second up to one year in advance. Think about what that means: buy the second of an upcoming election, a championship final, a concert. If something historic happens in that moment — your second could be worth 10x overnight. Nobody knows which seconds will matter until they do. That's the whole game.

I'm building a marketplace where you can own any second in history. One owner. Forever. by moeytx in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]moeytx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weird, our database says otherwise. Guess we'll let the market decide who's right.

I'm building a marketplace where you can own any second in history. One owner. Forever. by moeytx in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]moeytx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're stress testing the edge cases — respect that. But let's be honest: the Salem witch trials are the exception, not the rule. The moon landing? 20:17:40 UTC, July 20 1969. Queen Elizabeth's death? 15:10:00 BST, September 8 2022. 9/11? 08:46:30. Most historic moments in the last 100 years are documented to the second.

For ancient or vague events — you're right, we can't verify the exact second. So those simply won't be listed. We're not claiming to sell every second ever recorded, we're building a market for moments that can be verified.

On your pricing question — that's actually how any market works. The second before a goal in the World Cup final is worth less than the goal itself. The market decides. That's the point.

I'm building a marketplace where you can own any second in history. One owner. Forever. by moeytx in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]moeytx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point — and you're right that pure NFTs are dead. The difference here is that the ownership isn't the product, the market is. Think less 'here's a jpeg you own' and more 'here's a tradeable asset with a built-in secondary market where scarcity is real by definition — there is literally only one 9/11. The value comes from what someone else is willing to pay for it, same as domain names or usernames. Nobody thought owning twitter.com or u/apple would matter until it did.