Build a marketplace with Prometora
Docs for marketplace owners. Create, customize, and operate an AI-powered multi-vendor marketplace from setup to launch.
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Marketplace glossary
28 marketplace terms (commission, GMV, Stripe Connect, KYC, deferred onboarding, take rate, and more)
Shipped: optional sales tax at checkout with Stripe Tax for marketplaces registered to collect (off by default) - the rate picked per order from the buyer's address, added on top and kept by the store, never in a seller's payout (Business); high-value order handling - labels above an order value limit held for the store to check or insure before Send to seller, and a buyer fee charged only above an amount; seller-issued invoices instead of receipts, numbered with the seller's VAT details; and pay-per-listing credit packs plus listings that go offline when a seller's plan ends and come back when they resubscribe; and the full price up front, a price breakdown in the buy box (item, buyer fee with its explanation, shipping, total) and an optional fee-inclusive price on listing cards. Plus 16 improvements (incl. purchase mode per listing type, a sticky buy bar on phones, tracking links and Pairs with) and 8 bug fixes.
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