Marketplace
The marketplace is where collectors buy, sell and trade retro tech — listings, offers, a bid/ask order book, Stripe payouts, shipping labels and buyer protection, all in one place. Browsing and buying are free on every plan, and anyone can sell.
What you can do
Browse and filter listings, open an item's detail page, and buy it outright, add it to a cart, make a cash offer, propose a trade or message the seller. When you buy you pay through Stripe; when you sell you list from your collection or as a standalone item, print a shipping label and get paid out via Stripe Connect. Every sale ends with a 5-star rating for both sides.
Free to browse and buy
The marketplace is free for everyone. On any plan — including the free Hobbyist tier — you can browse listings, use the filters and buy. There's no paid-only marketplace and no lockout.
Logged-out visitors can browse the shop and open any listing too. The moment you try to do something that changes data — buy, make an offer, place a bid, propose a trade or message a seller — you're prompted to sign in or sign up.
Anyone can sell
Selling is open to everyone, on any plan. You enable a seller profile and connect Stripe for payouts, then list your first item. The only thing that changes with your plan is the selling fee.
| Plan | Browse & buy | Sell | Selling fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbyist (free) | Yes | Yes | 7.5% |
| Collector | Yes | Yes | 5% |
| Enthusiast | Yes | Yes | 2.5% |
Enthusiast also gets a priority-listing boost. To get set up, see selling; for the full breakdown of what's deducted, see fees.
Payments and payouts
Payments run through Stripe. Buyers pay at checkout; sellers receive payouts to their connected Stripe Connect account once a sale completes. Stripe's payment-processing fees are covered by the platform — the only deduction from your payout is your plan's selling fee.
Buyer protection
Buyer Protection holds the buyer's payment until the item is delivered and receipt is confirmed, before it's released to the seller. If something goes wrong, either side can report a problem from the transaction and open a dispute with evidence.
The held payment protects the buyer; the rating and dispute system protects the seller. See disputes for how problems are raised and resolved.