How it works
Five steps. Zero blind trust.
Buying or selling a small ecommerce store shouldn't require blind trust in a stranger. Every EcomFlips deal follows the same five steps, with the payment protected throughout.
- 01
Introduction
Buyer opens an anonymous deal room on a vetted listing. Ask anything: metrics, ad accounts, suppliers. Identities stay hidden; all chat stays on-platform.
- 02
Agreement
Agree a price with the offer widget, then both parties click-accept the Asset Purchase Agreement. Version, timestamp and IP are recorded for both signatures.
- 03
Protected payment
The buyer transfers the agreed price to EcomFlips, with no fee on top. We hold it. The seller knows the money is real before handing anything over, and the buyer knows the seller cannot reach it yet.
- 04
Asset transfer
Only after funds are secured does the transfer checklist unlock: store, domain, ad accounts, socials, suppliers, email list. Every item is confirmed by both parties.
- 05
Release
The buyer gets an inspection window (48h under €5,000, 5 days above) to verify everything. Then funds release to the seller, minus our success fee, or a dispute freezes them for mediation.
The guarantees behind it
Money never moves early
Assets stay put until we confirm the buyer's money has landed. Sellers can't be scammed by fake payments; buyers can't lose money to ghosts.
Everything is on the record
Offers, agreement signatures, checklist confirmations and state changes are timestamped into an append-only audit log.
Disputes have a referee
Problems after the handover? The deal freezes while we are still holding the money, EcomFlips mediates with the full record, and the outcome is paid out from what we hold.
Anonymous until it matters
Sellers list without telling the world. Buyers browse without revealing their hand. Identities surface only once a deal is underway.
Fees, in one sentence
Sellers pay a flat 15% when the store sells, deducted from the seller's proceeds at payout. Buyers pay the agreed price and nothing more.