The marketplace
Once you've documented an item, you can list it for sale on the ItemTrack marketplace. The listing reuses your inventory data — title, brand, model, photos, condition — so you don't have to re-type anything.
Connection-only model
Unlike eBay or Marktplaats, we don't process payments. The marketplace is connection-only: a buyer messages you, you and the buyer agree on a price and a meet-up or shipping arrangement, and you transact directly (cash, bank transfer, Tikkie, whatever).
This means:
- No commission fees from us.
- No buyer-protection escrow from us.
- You handle disputes directly with the buyer.
- We don't issue invoices or VAT receipts.
This is intentional — payment processing is a regulatory beast (KYC, money-laundering checks, tax reporting) we don't want to take on yet. We may add it later but it's not the v1 product.
How to list
- Go to your item's view page.
- Click List on marketplace.
- Set an asking price (this is not the encrypted purchase price; that stays private).
- Write a short public description for buyers. The brand, model, condition, and photos auto-fill from the item.
- Save. Your listing is now public.
Listings appear at /market/ for anyone (including non-account holders) to browse.
What's in the listing
Public fields:
- Title, brand, model, category, condition.
- Photos (with EXIF stripped).
- Asking price you set.
- Public description.
- Seller display name.
NOT in the listing:
- Serial number, encrypted purchase price.
- Where the item is (location/box/closet).
- Your email or phone — buyers contact you via in-app messaging.
In-app messaging
When a buyer wants to ask a question or make an offer, they send a message via /messages/. You get an in-app notification (email notification too if your settings allow). Reply via the same thread.
Messages are stored in our database, scoped per-listing, and visible only to the buyer-seller pair.
DAC7 reporting (Netherlands)
Dutch tax law (DAC7) requires marketplace operators to report sellers who exceed €2,000 in sales or 30 transactions per year. Because we don't process payments, we don't report. You're responsible for declaring your own income to the Belastingdienst.
If we add payment processing in the future, DAC7 reporting comes with it.
Removing a listing
On the listing's page, click End listing. The item disappears from the marketplace immediately. The item stays in your inventory.
A common mistake
Buyers sometimes ask for the serial number "to verify authenticity" before the sale. If you genuinely sold the item, the serial belongs to the buyer afterwards. But during messaging, never share your serial in a chat message — that's a phishing pattern. Either meet in person and physically read the serial off the device, or send the serial only after the sale is finalized.
Future features
- Payment processing (with KYC/escrow): planned, not committed.
- Reviews and seller reputation: planned.
- Featured listings, paid promotion: planned.
- Auctions: not planned.