How well do you know marketplaces?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do marketplaces usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   Some

   Skill level needed on marketplaces: some.

   Source: All marketplaces Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which one takes the smallest cut?

   • OLX
   • Grailed
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
   • Allegro Lokalnie
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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

3. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Carousell
   • Allegro Lokalnie
   • OpenSooq
   • Poshmark
   • Grailed
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   Poshmark, Grailed

   Carousell: Singapore; Allegro Lokalnie: Poland; OpenSooq: Jordan; Poshmark: United States; Grailed: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the marketplaces?

   • Grailed
   • Bionluk
   • Substack
   • Dialectica
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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

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • 591
   • Carousell
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   591

   Carousell was founded in 2012, 591 in 2007.

   Source: How we verify our data 591 profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Blocket
   • Gumtree
   • Allegro Lokalnie
   • OLX
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   Blocket → Gumtree → OLX → Allegro Lokalnie

   Blocket (1996), Gumtree (2000), OLX (2006), Allegro Lokalnie (2018).

   Source: How we verify our data Blocket profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does Yahoo! Fleamarket take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   5%

   Yahoo! Fleamarket takes 5%. Its fees: 5% selling fee (rebranded to Yahoo! Fleamarket Nov 2023)

   Source: Fee calculator: Yahoo! Fleamarket Yahoo! Fleamarket profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was Depop founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   Depop was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

   Source: How we verify our data Depop profile

9. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Poshmark
   • Depop
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   Poshmark

   Poshmark takes 20%; Depop takes 2.9–10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared Poshmark profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is 591 headquartered?

    • Taiwan
    • India
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
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    Taiwan

    591 is based in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    Source: How we verify our data 591 profile

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