Is there any interest in a “curated” online store?

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I'm currently working on a side project. Is there any interest in a website that directs you to trusted online stores based on what you're looking for? For example, if you search "oven mitt" it will bring up results from Bed Bath & Beyond and Target (or some other "trusted" store). If you search for "headphones" it will bring up results directly from headphone manufacturer websites.My motivation for this project is to solve the problem of fake products on Amazon and eBay, but I'm not sure how big a problem this is for other people. (Please be as skeptical as possible!)

ColinWright · Accepted Answer

Why would someone trust the proposed site? I search for "Filing Drawers" and it makes a recommendation ... why would I trust those recommendations rather than Amazon or eBay?Trust is a difficult problem to solve ... any one can put up a website with search results and claim that they are trustworthy.

leon_sbt · Answer

I think there is a pretty large interest in something like this. But I don't think it will as simple/automated as you would like.
At the minimum, you would need to test/review each product. Provide truly valuable insights, and touch/feel each product side by side.
There are several people that do this in their respective niches, and make a quite a good living for themselves. But keep in mind it took them years of doing it for fun and acquiring taste before anything worked out.
Based on your original post, if I visited the site.It would feel like one of those low quality affiliate link stuff websites.
But if you add some truly valuable insight,data etc. It could be worth it.

codegladiator · Answer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_directories ? Especially DMOZ

kootling · Answer

Interesting but I don't think anyone would use it.