This was an entrepreneurial venture between my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, where I developed a web application with Python-Django for internal use.
Project Description
The project was started together with a friend. We were in the business of buying and selling used items on platforms similar to eBay. Infrequently traded items such as certain collectibles, and pieces of designer furniture, or even spare vehicle parts can often be offered for as little as half their actual value by people who want to get rid of things. For valuable items, the resulting profit margin can be significant.
Our goal was to automate the process of finding good deals by leveraging pricing data from previous transactions found on these platforms.
Personal Contributions
Here, I developed of a Django-based web application for internal use. It monitored current listings, compared them to aggregated data, and alerted a user to promising deals.
| Technology Used | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Django | Python-based backend framework, used to implement business logic and provide a web interface to the system |
| Vue.js | Lightweight frontend framework, used to provide a dynamic dashboard for analysis, monitoring, and control |
| PostgreSQL | Relational database for storing and retrieving data |
| Docker | Containerizing the application for simple (re)deployments |
| Java | Used for interfacing with another software |