a group of perl scripts like those on:

http://www.programmingbids.com ?

I'm writing a script that will work like the one there for fun, but would not mind earning money on it if people would pay for it.

All the script uses is perl/mySQL/sendmail at this moment, and instead of having to edit perl code I'm writing the script to let the user edit a couple template files for new layouts. The script is coded using the strict pragma, warnings, and taint, and some custom perl modules.

I would not mind either: selling it multiple times to multiple people, or selling it (with all the rights) to one person for a good profit.

Which one would you recomend?

Personally, I'd try to develop the site first. If you do sell it, I'd make it a one-time exclusive offer. I mean, does the web really need another half-dozen mini-Elances?

My script would be like that of:

http://smartcgis.com/freelancers/

except the code would be a lot nicer (I'm using SQL, strict, warnings, taint, etc.)

For a fee I'd be willing to customize the script to user's needs.

I see lots of baddly writen programs using flat file databases, etc. doing well on the market. I was wondering whether there would be any interest in a much better written program (Optimized SQL queries, this script would work on elance type sites with higher hits/loads, and would probably be the closest to best thing other than mod_perl.)

Any of the people who use the smart cgi's script: Would you be interesting in switching to a script with a lot cleaner code, which would be modular?