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ShopLurker

ShopLurker

by tkp-415·Feb 18, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidNiche GemSlick
The Take

Combines real-time scrapes from multiple independent skate shops into a single searchable interface with filters, map view and per-update timestamps — a pragmatic, get-it-done tool for a niche community. Built on plain PHP + MariaDB, it trades fancy architecture for simplicity, which is great for maintainability but raises obvious questions about scaling, rate limits and scraping legality if traffic spikes.

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Target Audience

Skateboard shoppers, collectors, resellers and small shop owners

Post Description

Released this a few years ago with my partner. It scrapes the inventory of multiple skateboard shops and lets users search the combined results.

Figured Hacker News might appreciate it, but also concerned an influx of traffic might crash it. Guess this is a stress test.

Built from scratch with PHP and MySQL / MariaDB :)

Shoutout to php -s localhost and scp

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