Seller-first marketplace
Keep more.
Sell more.
Own your brand.
7% flat commission. No listing fees. No algorithms working against you. Just a marketplace built to help independent footwear sellers win.
Commission — lowest in the market
Of every sale you keep
Payout on request
Why sellers choose us
Everything the big platforms won't give you
7% flat commission
The lowest fees in the market. You keep 93% of every sale (minus payment processing).
Free shipping on every order
Buyers get free shipping — you ship direct and compete purely on price and reputation.
Next-day payouts
Request a payout any time. Funds hit your account the next business day, not in two weeks.
Message your customers
Unlike Amazon, you can contact buyers directly after a sale to build lasting relationships.
Transparent ranking — no black box
Every listing gets a visible 0–100 score broken down by price, rating, completeness, and speed. You always know where you stand.
Seller Protection Fund
A platform reserve covers fraudulent chargebacks. Submit a claim from your dashboard — reviewed by a human, not an algorithm.
Side by side
How we stack up
| The Sole Room | eBay | Amazon | StockX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | 7% | 12.9% | 15% | 9–10% |
| Listing fee | None | $0.35/item | None | None |
| Seller disputes | Evidence-based | Buyer-first | Buyer-first | Platform decides |
| Contact buyers | Yes | Limited | No | No |
| Payout speed | Next day | 2–5 days | 14 days | 2–3 days |
| Competing inventory | Never | No | Yes | No |
What you keep on a $100 sale
Compare: Amazon takes 15% · eBay takes 12.9% · Poshmark takes 20%
See full fee breakdown & calculator →Our Commitment to Every Seller
We will never compete with you.
Unlike the major platforms — which use third-party seller data to launch competing private-label products — TheSoleRoom is built to be a seller-first marketplace. We currently carry a small seed inventory while our seller network grows, but our goal is simple: the more great sellers we have, the less we need to. We will never use your data or your success against you.
No private label, ever
We will never create TheSoleRoom-branded products that compete with your listings.
Seller growth is the goal
We carry a small seed inventory today to ensure buyers always find what they need — but every seller we approve reduces our need to hold any stock.
No data weaponization
Your sales data is yours. We will never use your sell-through rates or top products to source inventory that competes with you.
"Our goal is a marketplace run entirely by independent sellers. We're building toward that — and every seller who joins gets us one step closer."
— The Sole Room Team
Seller Protection Fund
We cover fraudulent chargebacks.
0.5% of every order is automatically contributed to a platform reserve fund. If a buyer files a fraudulent chargeback, you can submit a claim directly from your seller dashboard. We review every claim within 2–3 business days — no automated decisions, no siding with the buyer by default.
Automatic contributions
Every sale builds the fund. No enrollment, no fees — it happens on every order, every time.
Evidence-based review
You submit your side of the story. We review the facts and make a fair call — not an automated one.
Real reimbursements
Approved claims are paid from the fund. Not promises — an actual reserve managed by the platform.
Seller criteria
Must be 18 or older
Valid government-issued ID required
US-based sellers only (to start)
Authentic goods only — replicas result in permanent suspension
Ship within 24 hours of every sale
Accurate photos and condition descriptions for all listings
Ready to join?
Apply to sell
We review every application within 2–3 business days. No fees to apply — ever.
Already approved? Sign in to your seller account