How well do you know marketplaces?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Etsy
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
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   Etsy

   Etsy takes 3–6.5%; Yahoo! Fleamarket takes 5%.

   Source: Platform fees compared Etsy profile

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Grailed
   • Karrot
   • Carousell
   • Rebag
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   Carousell → Grailed → Rebag → Karrot

   Carousell (2012), Grailed (2013), Rebag (2014), Karrot (2015).

   Source: How we verify our data Carousell profile

3. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on marketplaces?

   • 1-4 weeks
   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • 1-3 months
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   1-4 weeks

   Typical time to first pay on marketplaces: 1-4 weeks.

   Source: All marketplaces Compare every platform type

4. Multiple choice

   Which one takes the smallest cut?

   • Poshmark
   • Etsy
   • StockX
   • Yahoo! Fleamarket
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   Yahoo! Fleamarket

   Yahoo! Fleamarket 5%; Etsy 3–6.5%; StockX 3–9%; Poshmark 20%.

   Source: Platform fees compared Yahoo! Fleamarket profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • The RealReal
   • Vinted
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   Vinted

   The RealReal was founded in 2011, Vinted in 2008.

   Source: How we verify our data Vinted profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is Sahibinden headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United States
   • Turkey
   • Japan
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   Turkey

   Sahibinden is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

   Source: How we verify our data Sahibinden 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

   Which of these is one of the marketplaces?

   • Poshmark
   • Chrome Web Store
   • Airtasker
   • Braintrust
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   Poshmark

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

   Source: All marketplaces Poshmark profile

9. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Karrot
   • StockX
   • Depop
   • Vinted
   • Grailed
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   StockX, Grailed

   Karrot: South Korea; StockX: United States; Depop: United Kingdom; Vinted: Lithuania; Grailed: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

10. Estimate

    In what year was Etsy founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2005

    Etsy was founded in 2005 and is based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Etsy profile

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