BUILT TO FAVOR THE 99% · selling is free under $1M annual revenue — big companies fund the platform
Sell on The 99 Market

Free until you're big

If you're an individual, a nonprofit, or a business under $1M in annual revenue, selling here costs nothing — no listing fees, no cut of your sales. Businesses above that pay a 5% fee on each sale made here. Those fees keep the platform free for everyone else — and we're designing a member credit program so a share of them flows straight back to active members. Details lock in at launch, and when we commit to a number, it will be one we can keep forever.

WHAT YOU PAY USEXAMPLE · SMALL BUSINESS
Sales this year
$38,400
Listing fees
$0
Platform cut of sales
$0
You keep
$38,400
Card processing (~3%) goes to card networks, not usFree tier
Account tiers

Pick your size. We'll do the math.

Every for-profit seller pays when they sell — never to browse, never to exist. The tier structure is deliberately tilted toward small businesses and individuals.

Individual seller

$0 always

A person selling, renting or trading their own stuff in the Shareable Economy.

  • Free profile & buying
  • Free listings — keep every dollar
  • Group & co-op store access
  • Bulk-buy claims included
Start selling free

Nonprofit

$0 always

Registered nonprofits and community agencies use everything at no cost.

  • No platform fees, ever
  • Full market & community access
  • Donation-site map pins
  • Funding requests on the board
Register free

Large business

5% per sale here · $1M+ annual revenue

Bigger operations are welcome — on the community's terms. Your fee funds the free 99%.

  • Expanded transparency ledger required
  • Access to organized local groups
  • A share of your fee will return to members as market credits (program details at launch)
  • No priority placement
  • No "Neighbor-owned" badge
Apply

Launch model. The threshold is total annual revenue (gross sales) — not profit, which is too easy to engineer down — self-reported at signup and confirmed in the transparency ledger. The 5% applies only to sales made on the platform; the rate may vary by category and is confirmed at onboarding.

⚖️ The honesty clause — read before you pick a tier

The free tier exists because businesses over $1M in annual revenue pay their share. If your business is over $1M in annual revenue and you sign up as smaller — or fail to disclose it later as you grow past the line — you will be removed from the platform. No warnings owed, no refund of standing, and your storefront, listings, and group shelf placements go with you.

This isn't fine print to us: underreporting steals directly from the free tier every neighbor and small shop relies on. Revenue is confirmed in the transparency ledger, and crossing $1M mid-year isn't a problem — disclosing it is a two-minute update from your storefront settings, and your history stays intact. Lying about it is the only unforgivable move here.

Fee calculator

What would a sale cost you?

Try any sale amount and seller type. Notice the pattern: for the 99%, the answer is zero.

Side by side

The tilt is the point: three columns of zero

FeatureSmall businessIndividualNonprofitLarge business
Profile & browsingFreeFreeFreeFree
Fee per sale$0$0$05%
Listing feesNoneNoneNoneNone — % of sale only
Keeps 100% of each saleYesYesYesNo (95%)
Map & market placementPriorityStandardStandardStandard, labeled
Transparency ledgerStandardStandardStandardExpanded (ownership chain, labor & sourcing disclosures)
Business-development consultingIncludedAvailableIncludedPaid
Transactions

How money moves on The 99 Market

One checkout across every market and co-op store. Listings you create on your profile are placed automatically into the right market — Maker's, Farmer's, Small Business, or the Shareable Economy — based on the category you pick.

STEP 1

List

Create the listing on your profile. Category selection routes it to the correct market and any co-op stores that stock you.

STEP 2

Sell

Buyers pay by card or 99 balance. Group co-op purchases can pool multiple buyers into one order.

STEP 3

Deliver

Hand-off in person, meet at a neighborhood pickup point, or ship it — your choice per listing.

STEP 4

Settle

Small sellers are paid in full. Large businesses are paid minus the platform fee, logged to their ledger the same day.

The transparency ledger

The one thing we ask of every seller

Consumers deserve to know whose business they're funding. Registering means putting your record on the table: ownership, history, sourcing, how the work gets done. It's a Carfax for businesses — and it's why a small unknown shop can out-compete a big brand here.

  • ✓ Owner(s) on record, with a short bio
  • ✓ What you sell, how it's made or sourced
  • ✓ Years operating, location, size class
  • ✓ Community record — workshops hosted, hires made, donations given
ONBOARDING CHECKLISTSMALL BUSINESS
1 · Create free profile
~3 min
2 · Complete transparency ledger
~5 min
3 · Verification review
1–2 days
4 · First listing goes live
same day
5 · Get stocked in co-op stores
the community's call
Free consulting available at every step99 Verified

Put your business on the shelf

Ten minutes to register. A neighborhood behind you.

Register your business