diff --git a/ideas/ai-first-ebay-cataloging-assistant/README.md b/ideas/ai-first-ebay-cataloging-assistant/README.md index 4b5b95a..ea8c624 100644 --- a/ideas/ai-first-ebay-cataloging-assistant/README.md +++ b/ideas/ai-first-ebay-cataloging-assistant/README.md @@ -72,6 +72,27 @@ A mobile-first AI assistant that turns smartphone photos of any item (especially - **Inventory-aware** — detects duplicates and helps maintain accurate quantities. - **Hybrid mobile + desktop workflow** designed for real-world bulk capture scenarios. +## Revenue Model (Plan of Record) + +**Model Type:** Tiered subscription (Free / Bronze / Silver / Gold) with dual monthly usage caps. + +**Core Principle:** Charge when the AI performs the heaviest work — initial cataloging and draft creation. + +**Two-Cap Structure (per tier):** +- **Early ID / Pre-processing** (higher cap): Segmentation, identification, and initial analysis of uploaded photos. This produces a superset of what the user ultimately decides to list. +- **Draft Submissions** (lower cap): Actual creation of structured, priced drafts. This is the primary billable event. + +**Key Rules:** +- Publishing a draft to eBay is free. +- Any edits to previously created drafts are free. +- All plans require email validation to reduce multi-account abuse. +- Bulk export of clean structured data is restricted or degraded for non-published drafts (anti-gaming control). +- Tier positioning will align with eBay’s Store subscription levels (Starter/Basic/Premium/Anchor) for natural customer segmentation. + +**Pricing:** Final numbers and exact allowances are TBD pending COGS analysis (primarily vision model inference costs). The model will use blocks of draft submissions within subscription tiers rather than pure usage-based or unlimited top-tier plans. + +This is the current Plan of Record. + ## State of This Idea `in progress` @@ -80,4 +101,5 @@ A mobile-first AI assistant that turns smartphone photos of any item (especially - **Technical**: Vision model accuracy on obscure industrial parts; maintaining fresh, reliable sold-price data at scale; eBay API rate limits and policy compliance. - **Market**: Seller trust in AI-generated pricing and descriptions; competition from eBay’s own future AI tools. -- **Regulatory**: eBay API terms of service and automation policies; data privacy considerations when storing user photos and inventory data. \ No newline at end of file +- **Regulatory**: eBay API terms of service and automation policies; data privacy considerations when storing user photos and inventory data. +- **Business Model**: Risk of users extracting research value without triggering draft submissions; managing the gap between pre-processing and actual submissions without creating poor user experience. \ No newline at end of file