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isopod.lol turns one glossy internet bug into eight paid advertising placements. Claim an open plate from $3 to $19. Once it is owned, anyone can steal it for the last paid price + $10. The first purchase starts a 14-day season, then the final owners stay on the shell for 90 days. Plate 01 owns the thought bubble. Every listing is reviewed before going live.
Hey Product Hunt,
I like isopods, and I wanted to build an attention auction that was not another ranked table.
So I put eight advertising plates on one glossy internet bug.
Each plate has its own opening price. Once claimed, somebody else can steal it by paying the last price + $10. Plate 01 controls what the isopod is thinking about.
The first purchase starts a 14-day season. When it ends, the final eight owners stay on the shell for 90 days.
The mechanic was inspired by outbid.lol, but I wanted finite inventory, a visual location for every buyer, human moderation, and an ending.
It may become a dramatic little corner of the internet. It may remain one patient isopod waiting for buyers. That is the experiment.
I would love to know which plate you would steal.
Hardest bit wasn’t the bug. It was two browsers hitting the same plate. Displayed price is a quote. Server creates a short reservation on (season, plate, version). Ownership only moves after a completed capture. If PayPal is “approved” but not captured, the plate stays locked. Fail closed.
If you’ve shipped anything with webhooks: do you release the slot when the tab closes, or wait for the provider?
isopod.lol was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #128 on the daily leaderboard. isopod.lol turns one glossy internet bug into eight paid advertising placements. Claim an open plate from $3 to $19. Once it is owned, anyone can steal it for the last paid price + $10. The first purchase starts a 14-day season, then the final owners stay on the shell for 90 days. Plate 01 owns the thought bubble. Every listing is reviewed before going live.
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