How well do you know marketplaces?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which one takes the smallest cut?

   • Etsy
   • OLX
   • Grailed
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
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   OLX

   OLX 1%; Yahoo! Fleamarket 5%; Etsy 3–6.5%; Grailed 3.5–9%.

   Source: Platform fees compared OLX profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do marketplaces usually ask for?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • None
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   Some

   Skill level needed on marketplaces: some.

   Source: All marketplaces Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the marketplaces?

   • Grailed
   • Ko-fi
   • Catalant
   • Google User Experience Research
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   Grailed

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

   Source: All marketplaces Grailed profile

4. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the Netherlands.

   • StockX
   • Marktplaats
   • Gumtree
   • OLX
   • Karrot
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   Marktplaats, OLX

   StockX: United States; Marktplaats: Netherlands; Gumtree: United Kingdom; OLX: Netherlands; Karrot: South Korea.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Rebag headquartered?

   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • Germany
   • South Korea
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   United States

   Rebag is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Rebag profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was Marktplaats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1999

   Marktplaats was founded in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

   Source: How we verify our data Marktplaats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • OLX
   • StockX
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   StockX

   StockX takes 3–9%; OLX takes 1%.

   Source: Platform fees compared StockX profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does Grailed take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   11%

   Grailed takes 9.5% to 12.5% (the middle, 11%, counts as the answer). Its fees: 9% commission (6%, min $1.99, under $120) + 3.49% + $0.49 processing (US)

   Source: Fee calculator: Grailed Grailed profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Rebag
   • 591
   Show the answer

   591

   591 was founded in 2007, Rebag in 2014.

   Source: How we verify our data 591 profile

10. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Sahibinden
    • OLX
    • 591
    • StockX
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    Sahibinden → OLX → 591 → StockX

    Sahibinden (2000), OLX (2006), 591 (2007), StockX (2015).

    Source: How we verify our data Sahibinden profile

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