eCrater
Founded: 2004
Ecrater is basically an online flea market, started as an ebay alternative in 2004. Fees are cheap, but product quality seems to be cheap too. Might be an okay fit for some vintage sellers.
Best for these types of sellers:
Special features:
Functionality:
This was built with Baserow's app builder which is still under development! Once they add multi-select fields to the app we'll be able to finish these parts of the comparison tool!
eCrater is a marketplace:
Fee Information
Cost Per Transaction
- 2.9% marketplace fee if marketplace sale
- .30% + 2.9% payment processing
Advertised Orders
Optional advertising can be turned on to replace the 2.9% marketing fee:
- 5.9%
- 8.9%
- 12.9%
- 16.9%
- 20.9%
Only sales made through an ad have the higher fee.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Research
The data in this section can give you an idea of how much of a boost you could get from the marketplace's traffic. There are limitations, however!
Limitations:
Traffic estimation tools underestimate the traffic of niche sites. For smaller niche sites, the real number could be 3-7 times what's listed here.
A marketplace with local focus is also likely to be underestimated, because of niche keywords and the boost from #shoplocal campaigns.
Finally, keep in mind that this tool can't see traffic from marketing - social media, email newsletters, etc, all won't be counted here.
eCrater's Organic Search Traffic:
Details for eCrater
Below is a more detailed analysis of this site, taken from a tool called SEMrush. There is a date at the center top showing when the screenshot was taken. If it's more than a few months old, and you see an upward trend, you might want to double check what the traffic numbers are now! You can do so by making a free account at semrush.com.
