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July 2007

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Ecommerce Articles

What Every Merchant Should Know About the Leading Web Marketplaces

Online Marketplaces –The Landscape at Glance

Online Shopping Destination Pricing Policy Notes

Comparison Shopping Engine
Registration is free. Merchants register through a Google e-mail (Gmail) account and upload products through a comma separated value (CSV) product data feed file.

Online Payment Processor
  • $10 bonus to consumers on orders over $30 at participating Google Checkout merchants.
  • Free processing for merchants until 2008.
Simple HTML and advanced XML integration methods are available for payment processing integration.

Comparison Shopping Engine
  • Uses a pay-per-performance model.
  • Listings are based on bids set.
  • Catalog is divided into various categories.
  • Minimum bids are set for each category.
Contact NexTag for details.

Comparison Shopping Engine
  • Registration is free.
  • Offers two types of accounts: Storefront and Merchant.
  • Storefront members pay commissions on each purchase directed to their site.
  • Merchant members pay for every click that comes to the store.
Members can update one product at a time; bulk update through CSV files is also available.

Comparison Shopping Engine
Members are charged pay-per-click (PPC) fees.  

Online Marketplace
Members pay a fee (6% to 20%) for orders that come through Shop.com. Supports complex integration of your catalog.

Comparison Shopping Engine
  • Cost-per-click (CPC) rates start at only $ 0.05.
  • Min CPC varies for types of products listed.
Members must register and submit the products through feeds (CSV files).


Comparison Shopping Engine
  • Registration is free.
  • Members pay a minimum refundable deposit of $100 to get started.
  • Bid and decide CPC to get listed.
Products are updated through product feed (CSV files).

Comparison Shopping Engine
  • Register for free through Yahoo ID.
  • Pay-per-performance on cost-per-click basis for product inclusion.
Update products through Product Feed (CSV files).

Online Marketplace
  • Commission of 6% to 15% of the sales price, a per-transaction fee of $0.99, and a variable closing fee ranging from as low as $0.70 per item to several dollars per item.
 

Online Marketplace
  • On eBay.com listing / insertion fee ($0.20 - $4.80) plus percentage of sale (5.25% and up).
  • On eBay Stores, subscription fee ($15.95 to $499.95/month) plus listing fee plus percentage of sale (10% and up).

Online Payment Processor
  • Standard payment processing fees comparable to merchant account discount rates.
 

Online Marketplace
  • Sets a base price for its products which Sellers markup and sell. Does not accept Merchant base inventory.
 
 
Click on the links below to learn more about popular online shopping destinations:

Yahoo Shopping
eBay.com
Amazon.com
Google Checkout
ShopZilla / BizRate.com
Shop.com
CafePress.com
 
Online Marketplaces: Market Outlook, Revenue Models and Recent Trends


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