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OnBuy

OnBuy.com is the UK's leading alternative to Amazon & eBay. In addition to not competing with their sellers (à la Amazon), OnBuy offers very competitive fees and invests heavily in marketing to ensure your products will be found. The story of OnBuy's growth is a great one to follow by any metric, but as far as eCommerce Marketplaces are concerned, you'd be mad not to be selling on OnBuy!

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Ride the Marketing Wave with OnBuy

To support their continued growth, OnBuy invests heavily to ensure that British consumers will find your products

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OnBuy Don't Compete With Sellers

Unlike many larger marketplaces, OnBuy don't sell on their own marketplace which means their sole focus is on generating traffic to their sellers' listings

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Low Selling Fees

OnBuy charge some of the lowest marketplace commission fees out there; between 5-9%, depending on your category

Start Selling on OnBuy with eCommeleon

Like all marketplaces, OnBuy has its own requirements as to how your listings should be created and listed. Many sellers struggle to meet these requirements but with eCommeleon it's simply a matter of adapting your existing product data to start selling. Already selling on Amazon? We'll get you on OnBuy in just a few hours!

Selling on OnBuy with eCommeleon

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Convert Listings

If you're already selling on another marketplace like Amazon UK, we can quickly adapt your existing listings to match OnBuy's complex requirements

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Highly Optimised Listings

Ensure your listings are completely optimised based on OnBuy's requirements to leave your competitors behind

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Constantly Up to Date

Ensure your listings remain up to date, even when OnBuy make changes to their requirements

Key Information

Geography
OnBuy is currently only available in the UK but they have announced plans to launch in 140 countries in the future.
Categories

OnBuy offers most major categories but is particularly strong in:

  • Home
  • Garden
  • Toys & Games
  • Technology
  • Health & Beauty

You can see which products are prohibited by OnBuy here.

Selling Options

OnBuy only allows you to sell B2C, with neither a vendor nor a B2B model.

Competition

OnBuy is not a retailer and will never stock its own items in competition with yours. OnBuy operates a catalogue system, similar to Amazon, so multiple sellers can add listings to existing products via barcode matching.

OnBuy counts SMEs to Enterprise businesses and global brands among its sellers, so you'll be in good company if you decide to start selling here.

Fees

Monthly subscription:  £19.00 (Standard) or £39.00 (Partner)
There are no listing fees. Sales Fee depending on category (5 - 9%) Payment fee (1.9 - 3.4%)

OnBuy offers sellers two account packages starting at just £19 a month with no long-term contracts, no fuss – just simple selling and, with their clear fee structure, all you'll pay is the OnBuy sales fee plus the usual PayPal transaction fee. https://www.onbuy.com/gb/sell/

Payments

Payments are released instantly via PayPal. Once an item is dispatched, subject to any security checks by PayPal, the funds will land in your PayPal account ready to withdraw.

Selling Requirements

You need a business PayPal account, an established company or trading name, an inventory that you intend to sell on OnBuy, and unique barcodes for your inventory. OnBuy onboards new sellers personally - you need to fill out an easy application form, which will be reviewed by your account manager who will contact you within 1 working day.

"Working with eCommeleon helps facilitate the process of onboarding retailers as smoothly as possible, and we’re looking forward to rolling out this service to all new retailers looking to join us on our journey."

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Pete Du Pon
Partner Manager, OnBuy.com

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Get in touch to book a demo or find out how we can help you sell on OnBuy.com!