SR · 10 entries
Selling & Reselling
Income from transferring a physical or digital product, inventory item, or collectible to a buyer.
Excludes: Licensing intellectual property; Advertising-supported content; Hourly services.
Subcategory brief
Marketplace Profit: One Sale, Every Deduction
Reader question: What remains after category fees, payment processing, shipping, promotion, returns, and cost of goods?
- Model fixed and percentage fees
- Separate marketplace-collected taxes from revenue
- Reserve for returns and claims
Ways to earn & platforms
Default sort: usefulness and evidence — not highest risk first.
Sell on Depop
A style-led resale marketplace with favorable base US seller fees but competitive discovery.
Sell on Mercari
A broad resale app with simple listing and a material seller fee.
Sell on Poshmark
A legitimate fashion marketplace whose high percentage commission demands strong sourcing margins.
Sell Locally on OfferUp
A legitimate local marketplace best suited to bulky or pickup-friendly used goods.
Sell on eBay
A broad, established resale marketplace whose economics must be calculated item by item.
Sell on Facebook Marketplace
A useful local and social marketplace with low entry cost but meaningful fraud and meetup risk.
Sell on Etsy
A legitimate creative-goods marketplace with transparent but layered fees and intense competition.
Sell in the Amazon Store
A real marketplace with enormous reach and a complex cost structure that can punish weak unit economics.
Sell on StockX
A legitimate authenticated marketplace for volatile, inventory-heavy collectibles.
Sell on Walmart Marketplace
A selective retail marketplace with transparent referral-fee structure but substantial operational requirements.