A Better Way to Sell Online Without High Fees or Price Wars.
Selling online should grow your business — not drain your profits!
FREE listings + only 10% commission! here at Xcat.
Many sellers start on large marketplaces expecting fast sales, only to discover high fees, heavy competition, constant price wars, and very little control over their own business. Between selling fees, promoted listing costs, payment charges, and pressure to undercut competitors, profits can disappear quickly.
If you want to sell online successfully, the goal is not simply more traffic — it is better margins, better buyers, and a marketplace that supports long-term growth instead of short-term survival.
The Problem with Large Online Marketplaces
Large selling platforms can offer exposure, but they also create major challenges for serious sellers.
- High final value fees that reduce profit on every sale
- Promoted listing costs just to stay visible
- Heavy competition from low-quality sellers and imported stock
- Constant pressure to lower prices to win sales
- Limited brand control and little customer loyalty
- Buyers often shopping only for the cheapest price
For sellers offering quality tools, batteries, gaming consoles, refurbished products, or workshop equipment, this often creates a race to the bottom instead of a sustainable business.
Simple Transparent Seller Fees
Approved Xcat sellers benefit from clear, straightforward pricing with no hidden charges and no listing fees.
Xcat Marketplace is launching soon, and our early seller structure is designed to protect both sellers and the platform while keeping fees fair and sustainable.
Our current launch structure is:
Xcat Seller Fees
We keep pricing simple, fair, and transparent. There are no complicated subscriptions, no listing fees, and no hidden monthly charges.
Xcat Marketplace is launching soon, and our early seller structure is designed to protect both sellers and the platform while keeping fees fair and sustainable.
Launch Seller Fee Structure
No listing fees + 10% marketplace commission per completed sale + £0.30 admin processing fee per order.
Xcat absorbs the customer payment transaction fee when the sale is made through the marketplace. This keeps checkout simple for buyers and protects the customer experience.
The vendor is responsible for the payout transaction fee when funds are released. This applies to the actual transfer of cleared funds to the seller and keeps the fee structure fair and transparent.
Marketplace Fee Comparison – Example £100 Sale
Many sellers compare platforms based on what they actually keep after fees — not just commission percentages. Here is a simple example comparing a typical £100 sale across Xcat, eBay, and Amazon.
| Platform | Listing Fee | Commission | Extra Fees | Estimated Seller Retained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xcat Marketplace | £0 | 10% + £0.30 | Xcat absorbs customer payment fee | £89.70 |
| eBay (No Promotion) | Usually £0 | ~12.5% + £0.40 | Regulatory fee + payment costs | ~£86.68 |
| eBay (With Promotion) | Usually £0 | ~12.5% + £0.40 | Promoted listing fees + regulatory fee | £82–£85 |
| Amazon Marketplace | Subscription often applies | ~15% | Referral fees + fulfilment costs + storage fees | Often £75–£85 |
Figures shown are typical examples and may vary depending on product category, promoted listings, payment channel, fulfilment method, and return activity.
To protect buyers, sellers, and the marketplace, a percentage of vendor funds is temporarily held in reserve until the standard 30-day return and dispute window has passed.
This reserve helps cover:
- Returns and refunds
- Payment disputes
- Chargebacks
- Failed transactions
- Marketplace payment delays
Typical payout structure:
- Available balance — funds eligible for payout
- Pending balance — recent completed sales awaiting payment clearance
- Reserve balance — temporary held funds during the 30-day return window
Vendor payouts are processed during cleared settlement cycles (usually every 2 weeks depending on payment channel), with a minimum payout threshold of £25.
Rather than instant withdrawals, payouts are released only after customer payments have fully cleared and reserve hold conditions have been met.
For example, if you sell a product for £100:
- 10% marketplace commission = £10.00
- Admin processing fee = £0.30
- Xcat absorbs the customer payment gateway fee
- Vendor balance after fees = £89.70
- Example reserve hold (30 days) = £20.00
- Payout transfer fee deducted when funds are released
- Cleared payout released during the next settlement cycle = £69.70 (less payout transfer fee if applicable)
- Reserve balance released after the 30-day return window, bringing the total seller retained funds to £89.70 (before any payout transfer fee).
What This Covers
- Access to the Xcat marketplace and customer base
- Product visibility across the Xcatalogue platform
- Seller dashboard access and product management tools
- Secure payment handling and order management
- Payout processing and settlement management
- Return and dispute protection systems
- Support from the Xcat admin team
- Trust-based marketplace with approved sellers only
Optional Seller Promotion
Optional promoted listing fees are designed to help increase product visibility across the Xcat marketplace.
Revenue generated from seller promotion fees is reinvested directly into marketplace growth through paid advertising, including Google Shopping, search campaigns, category promotion, and targeted buyer traffic.
This means promoted listings do not simply create another fee — they help bring more qualified customers into the marketplace for both sellers and Xcat as a whole.
Our offsite paid ads goal is simple: stronger visibility, better traffic, and more sales for trusted sellers.
All seller registrations are manually reviewed, and onboarding is limited to carefully selected trusted sellers to maintain quality standards across the marketplace.
Our goal is simple — quality sellers, trusted listings, and long-term business relationships.
All seller registrations are manually reviewed, and onboarding is limited to carefully selected trusted sellers to maintain quality standards across the marketplace.
Our goal is simple — quality sellers, trusted listings, and long-term business relationships.
Less Competition Means Better Sales
Not all competition is good competition.
When marketplaces become overcrowded with poor listings, copied products, and sellers competing only on price, genuine quality gets lost.
A focused marketplace with trusted sellers creates something much stronger:
- Better buyer trust
- Higher conversion rates
- Less price-only competition
- Stronger repeat customers
- More value placed on quality and service
This is where specialist marketplaces outperform giant platforms.
Why Trusted Seller Marketplaces Work Better
A trusted marketplace is built differently.
Instead of allowing unlimited sellers and endless low-quality listings, seller approval helps maintain standards and customer confidence.
This creates a better environment for both buyers and sellers:
- Approved sellers only
- Higher product quality standards
- Better customer experience
- More reliable long-term sales
- Less marketplace noise and less wasted competition
Trust becomes part of the product itself.
Sell Online with Xcatalogue
At Xcatalogue, we are building a marketplace focused on quality products and trusted sellers.
We specialise in categories that match real DIY, trade, workshop, and refurbishment demand, including:
- Power tools
- Power tool batteries
- Gaming consoles
- Hand tools
- Electrical tools
- Accessories and consumables
- Refurbished equipment
- Workshop clearance stock
- DIY and trade-related products
Rather than open registration for anyone, we focus on approved sellers who match the Xcat marketplace and meet clear quality standards.
Your Products May Need a New Category — And That’s Fine
Xcat is growing.
As new trusted sellers join the marketplace, new product categories often need to be created to support the right products properly. That is not a problem—it is part of growth.
If your products fit the Xcat marketplace but do not perfectly match an existing category, we can review and create the right structure where needed.
We will also consider products that do not directly align with current Xcat categories, provided they support the wider DIY, trade, workshop, refurbishment, electronics, or practical lifestyle marketplace we are building.
This helps protect:
- Product visibility
- Buyer trust
- Better navigation
- Stronger SEO
- Long-term marketplace growth
We focus on building the right marketplace—not forcing good sellers into the wrong category.
For example, trusted sellers may introduce:
- Specialist workshop tools
- Trade-only consumables
- Gaming accessories
- Refurbishment parts
- Niche batteries
- New electrical product ranges
- Seasonal product lines
- Solar Products
- Home Electronics
Good products should be easy for buyers to find. Sometimes that means building a new category around the right seller.
That is part of building a serious marketplace.
We are not just accepting sellers.
We are building the marketplace with them.
Browse the Xcat Marketplace
Before you apply, take a look around the Xcatalogue marketplace and see the type of products, categories, and trusted seller standards we focus on.
From power tools and batteries to gaming consoles, refurbished equipment, workshop stock, and DIY essentials, Xcat is built around quality products and reliable sellers.
Browsing the marketplace helps you understand how your products could fit and what customers expect from an Xcat Trusted Seller.
Browsing the marketplace helps you understand how your products could fit and what customers expect from an Xcat Trusted Seller.
Browse the Xcat Marketplace Here (opens in a new window)
Who Should Register Interest?
Xcat is ideal for sellers who want more than random traffic, high fees, and constant undercutting.
We are building a trusted marketplace for serious sellers focused on long-term growth, not short-term price wars.
This includes:
- Tool refurbishers
- Battery sellers
- Gaming console refurbishers
- Workshop clearance sellers
- Independent business sellers
- Trade suppliers with excess stock
- Trusted sellers looking for a stronger long-term platform
The Goal Is Long-Term Growth
Selling online should not feel like fighting for survival every day.
It should be about building trust, protecting your margins, and creating a business that lasts.
Lower fees help. Less competition helps. Better buyers help even more.
That is exactly what Xcatalogue is building.
Become an Xcat Trusted Seller
If you are sourcing quality stock—or building a serious online selling business—Xcat can be part of your long-term growth strategy.
Xcat Marketplace is launching soon, and we are now building our priority list of trusted sellers ready for launch.
We are looking for sellers focused on:
- Quality products
- Reliable fulfilment
- Honest product descriptions
- Warranty-backed selling
- Long-term seller relationships
- Multi-channel business growth
We are not building a race-to-the-bottom marketplace. We are building a trusted platform for serious sellers.
Start with traffic.
Grow with trust.
Build with margin.
If your products align with the Xcat marketplace and you want to sell online with lower fees and less competition, we would love to hear from you.
Register your interest today to join the Xcat Trusted Seller priority launch list and grow your business through a marketplace built on trust.