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Selling

Selling is open to everyone, on any plan. You enable a seller profile, connect Stripe for payouts, and create a listing — then manage offers, sales and shipping from the Sell console. The only thing your plan changes is the selling fee.

The Sell console dashboard showing the KPI strip, revenue chart and items to reviewThe Sell console dashboard showing the KPI strip, revenue chart and items to review

Enable selling​

There's no paid gate — the free Hobbyist plan can sell just like Collector and Enthusiast. Your selling fee is 7.5% on Hobbyist, 5% on Collector and 2.5% on Enthusiast, and Enthusiast listings get a priority-listing boost. Stripe's payment-processing fees are covered by the platform. See fees for the full breakdown.

To sell, you enable a seller profile and connect a Stripe account for payouts. You do this once, before your first sale.

Connect Stripe​

Payouts run through Stripe Connect.

  1. Open the Sell area (or use the prompt the first time you create a listing).
  2. Tap Connect Stripe.
  3. Complete Stripe's onboarding — your identity, bank and tax details go to Stripe, not to RetroTechCollector.
  4. Return to the app once Stripe confirms your account is ready.
The Stripe Connect onboarding screen for setting up seller payoutsThe Stripe Connect onboarding screen for setting up seller payouts
Stripe holds your details

RetroTechCollector never sees your bank or tax details — Stripe stores them. If onboarding pauses on "details needed", finish the outstanding step in Stripe and your account will activate.

Create a listing​

There are three ways to list, and each ends at the same publish step. Listings are created one at a time — the old bulk-listing tool has been retired.

  • Snap & List — start from a photo and let the app do the heavy lifting.
  • From Collection — pick an item you've already catalogued and the listing pre-fills from its details and photos.
  • Standalone — list something that isn't in your collection by entering its details directly.
The create-listing flow with item details, condition, price and photosThe create-listing flow with item details, condition, price and photos

Snap & List​

Snap & List walks a photo through to a published listing:

  1. Camera — snap the item.
  2. AI identify — the app recognises it and pre-fills the details.
  3. Condition grade — grade the condition and add close-up flaw photos so buyers see exactly what they're getting.
  4. Price assistant — get a suggested price from live market data; you're free to set your own.
  5. Parcel size — pick a parcel size so buyers see delivery up front.
  6. Publish — go live, or Save as draft to finish later.

Listing types​

Each listing can be open to cash, trades, or both.

TypeBuyers canGood for
SaleBuy Now, add to cart and make offersItems you want to sell outright
TradeSend trade offersSwapping for other collectors' items
BothBuy, offer or send a trade offerStaying open to either

For how swaps and dual-shipping work, see trading.

Drafts​

Not ready to publish? Save as draft keeps a listing private until you come back to it. Drafts hold everything you've entered — type, price, photos and description — so you can finish and publish in one tap later.

The Sell console​

The Sell console is where you run everything you're selling, across six areas:

AreaWhat's there
DashboardYour Stripe-Connect status, a KPI strip, a revenue chart, offers to review, orders ready to ship and any open disputes
ListingsEverything you've put up for sale — edit, pause or take a listing down
OffersIncoming and outgoing offers and counter-offers
SalesOrders in progress and completed, with their status
AnalyticsHow your listings and sales are performing
SettingsYour seller profile, payout account and shipping defaults
The seller's Listings view showing active marketplace listings with prices and statusThe seller's Listings view showing active marketplace listings with prices and status

Offers land in the unified offers hub, reachable from both the Sell console and your activity, where you accept, counter or decline.

Ship and get paid​

Once a buyer pays and the order is confirmed, post the item and mark it shipped.

  1. Open the order in Sales.
  2. Buy a Shippo shipping label, or use a saved parcel template.
  3. Print the label (or use printerless drop-off), attach it, and hand the parcel to the carrier.
  4. Mark the order shipped — the buyer can then follow tracking.

For carriers, printerless labels and parcel templates, see shipping.

Payouts

Your payout, minus your plan's selling fee, is released through Stripe Connect once the sale completes. Track each order in Sales, and check fees for exactly what's deducted.

Selling pairs naturally with the rest of the marketplace — see buying, offers & bids, trading and shipping.