What is the edcat marketplace?

The edcat marketplace is an exchange platform for artists, publishers and collectors. The goal is to create access to artists’ publications and create new forms of distributions, with shorter ways between people who make them, care about them and those who enjoy them.

1. What can be sold?

All items from the edcat database can be added to the marketplace, thereby it should comply with the cataloguing scope.

2. Who can offer items for sale?

In the current beta, we accept a limited number of selected retailers with a focus on artists, second-hand stockists and publishers. To apply, please Sign Up for an account on edcat.net and add some information about your inventory in the additional comments.

3. How does it work?

The edcat marketplace is what it says it is: a marketplace. The marketplace provide the infrastructure for sellers to open a "booth" and sell everything that is allowed to sell on edcat (see 1). When an item is listed for sale, anyone in a country that the seller ships to can buy the item directly from the seller. The deal is made between seller and buyer: the buyer then needs to pay the seller (at the moment PayPal only, we are working on other payment options). When the seller has received the payment, he must ship the item within 5 days. The transaction is complete when the buyer confirmes the arrival of the shipment.

Also see: List an item for sale on edcat

4. What does it cost for sellers?

Listing objects for sale on the edcat marketplace is free! If an item gets sold, edcat takes a commission of 5% of the total sales, excluding the shipping costs. (Currently still for free – as long as edcat is in beta!). Depending on the payment system, the fee will be directly charged (Stripe) or invoiced to you every 3 months. Additionally the payment costs must be covered by the seller (2-3%).