How BlackMarkit works
Everything you need to know to shop on BlackMarkit, from finding something you love to getting it at your door.
Finding things
- Shop: browse rows like Boosted, Live bids, Flash sale, New drops and Trending brands, or search and filter by category.
- Feed: full-screen short videos and photos from sellers. Like, bag, bid or open the listing right from the video.
- Boosted: sellers can boost a listing to rotate through the top spots. Boosted items are always labeled.
Ways to buy
- Buy now: pay the listed price plus the shipping shown on the listing.
- Offers: on buy-now items, offer at least 40% of the price. The seller has 48 hours to accept. Sellers can also send you a discount on items you liked or bagged.
- Auctions: bid at least $1 over the current bid. A bid in the last 2 minutes adds 2 minutes, so nobody gets sniped. A winning bid is a commitment to buy.
- Flash sales: limited-time prices with a countdown.
Paying
Checkout is handled by Stripe, a major payments company: cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Your card details never touch BlackMarkit. You can check out your whole bag at once, even from different sellers.
After you pay
- The seller is notified and has 3 business days to ship and add tracking.
- You get an Inbox notice when it ships, with a tracking link in Orders.
- When it arrives, check it, then tap I got it, all good to pay the seller right away. If something's wrong, tap Report a problem instead.
Where your money goes
You pay the price, the shipping, and a Buyer Protection fee of 5% of the item price plus $0.70 per order (on a $100 item, that's $5.70). BlackMarkit holds your payment until delivery, then sellers receive 100% of their price and shipping. The full total is always shown before you pay.