How well do you know marketplaces?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Where is OpenSooq headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Jordan
   • Japan
   • France
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   Jordan

   OpenSooq is based in Amman, Jordan.

   Source: How we verify our data OpenSooq profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • 591
   • Sahibinden
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   Sahibinden

   591 was founded in 2007, Sahibinden in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data Sahibinden profile

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Poshmark
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
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   Poshmark

   Poshmark takes 20%; Yahoo! Fleamarket takes 5%.

   Source: Platform fees compared Poshmark profile

4. Estimate

   In what year was Grailed founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2013

   Grailed was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Grailed profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which one takes the smallest cut?

   • Allegro Lokalnie
   • OLX
   • Grailed
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
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   OLX

   OLX 1%; Yahoo! Fleamarket 5%; Allegro Lokalnie 4.9–7.9%; Grailed 3.5–9%.

   Source: Platform fees compared OLX profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Carousell
   • OLX
   • Karrot
   • The RealReal
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   OLX → The RealReal → Carousell → Karrot

   OLX (2006), The RealReal (2011), Carousell (2012), Karrot (2015).

   Source: How we verify our data OLX profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does Etsy take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   9.5%

   Etsy takes 9.5%. Its fees: 6.5% transaction fee + 3% + $0.25 payment processing (US) + $0.20 listing fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Etsy Etsy profile

8. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on marketplaces?

   • None
   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
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   Low

   Startup cost for marketplaces: low.

   Source: All marketplaces Compare every platform type

9. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the marketplaces?

   • Respondent
   • Appen
   • Blocket
   • Dialectica
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   Blocket

   Blocket is one of the marketplaces in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All marketplaces Blocket profile

10. Pick all that apply

    Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

    • Karrot
    • Etsy
    • 591
    • Grailed
    • Willhaben
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    Etsy, Grailed

    Karrot: South Korea; Etsy: United States; 591: Taiwan; Grailed: United States; Willhaben: Austria.

    Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

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