Thanks to you, Webstore is the #1 free online marketplace for small sellers.
It’s tough to run a free website; especially when your competition is sites like eBay, Amazon, and Walmart! As these corporations get bigger, small sellers get increasingly squeezed out of the marketplace. Webstore is fighting for YOU, small sellers everywhere, but I need your help.
We need your donations to keep Webstore running.
There are many rare, collectable, and unique items on Webstore that you simply cannot find at these big retailers. And there's no better place for small sellers to thrive than on Webstore.
Free sites are general supported by Ads and selling customer data. I refuse to sell our customer data, so that leaves only Ads; and unfortunately it's not enough to keep a site this big running. When we began to accept donations I had hoped that we would receive enough support from our seller community to fully fund the site and even eliminate all ads from our marketplace (I hate them as much as you do). The unfortunately reality is that although Webstore sellers bring in millions of dollars in sales every year, less than 2% donate, and the donations alone don't even begin to cover all our expenses. So, although we hate to ask, we cannot afford not to.
Sellers: Please consider donating 5-10% of your sales monthly (eBay charges 15%, Amazon close to 20%), or whatever you can to keep Webstore alive and growing.
Buyers: Donate what you can to keep our marketplace thriving with new sellers and items. We've been here for over 10 years, and hope to be here for many more to come.
Thank you,
Julio Pereda
Webstore Founder