Anyone can create an account and buy on EvoMarket. Selling is different. Every seller on the site applied, was reviewed by a person, and agreed to a written set of standards before their first listing went live. We think that’s the single biggest reason to buy here instead of an open marketplace, so it’s worth explaining exactly what the process involves.
Who we approve
We’re looking for two kinds of sellers: real local game stores, and online sellers with an established track record. In practice that means we want to see evidence that you’re running a genuine card business, not flipping a closet full of binders under a new name. Things that help an application:
- A real storefront, physical or online. A shop address, a website, an active store on another platform, or a Shopify store with history all count.
- A sales track record we can look at, with feedback from real buyers.
- Knowledge of what you sell. Sellers grade their own cards here, so we want stores that grade conservatively and describe honestly.
Applications come in through the Become A Seller page and a person reads every one. We follow up by email if something is unclear, and we say no when it isn’t a fit. Approval is a decision, not a formality.
Identity and payouts are verified
After approval, every seller completes onboarding with Stripe, the same payment company that processes your checkout. That step verifies the seller’s identity and banking details to the standard banks require. Nobody can receive a payout on EvoMarket anonymously.
The standards sellers agree to
Before listing, every seller accepts our seller agreement. The short version of what it commits them to:
- Accurate conditions. Cards must match the condition on the listing, graded to the standard in our condition guide.
- Ship within two business days of payment, with tracking, in packaging that protects the card.
- Authentic cards only. Counterfeits or proxies are an immediate ban, no second chance.
- Respond to problems. Sellers answer messages and claims, and work with us to make orders right.
Approval isn’t permanent
We keep watching after the first sale. Late shipments get flagged automatically, claims are tracked per seller, and payouts don’t release until orders are delivered. A seller who stops meeting the standard gets suspended, and a suspended seller’s listings come off the site until it’s resolved. It’s rare, because the vetting up front filters out most problems, but the mechanism exists and we use it.
Why bother with all this
Open marketplaces scale faster than curated ones. We’re fine with that trade. When every seller is a store we’d buy from ourselves, buyer protection claims stay rare, condition disputes stay rare, and the reviews take care of themselves. If you run a store and this sounds like you, we’d love to have you. The application takes about five minutes.