Referral Fees

Just for limited time, and if you are the first marketplaces working with us. We offer a 8% commission fee for the first year, after the first year we review the total sales and get a new fee agreement. 

Referral Fees for Contract Categories

Sellers pay a Referral Fee on each product sold on Purpledot shop Marketplace. The Referral Fee is calculated as a percentage of the gross sales proceeds from the sale of each product. The applicable Referral Fee is set based on the product type you choose during item setup. If an item has been set up in an incorrect category with a higher fee, but the product type aligns with a different Referral Fee, you will be charged the correct Referral Fee as provided in the table below.


What does this mean for me?

  1. Referral Fees will decrease for content that was ingested into an incorrect category (with a higher fee). 
  2. Referral Fees will increase for content that was ingested into an incorrect category (with a lower fee).

 
Examples of these changes are outlined below: 

  • A TV monitor was incorrectly categorized as Home & Garden at a commission rate of 15%. This fee will decrease to 8%, which is the rate for the correct category, Consumer Electronics.
  • A power drill was incorrectly categorized as Consumer Electronics at a commission rate of 8%. This fee will increase to 15%, which is the rate for the correct category, Tools & Home Improvements.

Referral Fees and Categories

Important Note

If you sell products in the following categories, lower commission fees may be applicable to some of your items depending on the total sales price.
  • Baby
  • Beauty
  • Electronics Accessories
  • Grocery
  • Health & Personal Care
You can view the rates and sales price ranges in the table below.

 

Product Category 

Referral Fee Percentage 

Apparel & Accessories 15%
Automotive & Powersports
12%
Baby 8% for items with a total sales price of $10 or less
15% for items with a total sales price greater than $10
Beauty  8% for items with a total sales price of $10 or less
15% for items with a total sales price greater than $10
Books 15%
Camera & Photo 8%
Cell Phones 8%
Consumer Electronics 8%
Electronics Accessories 15% for the portion of the total sales price up to $100
8% for the portion of the total sales price greater than $100
Furniture & Decor 15%
Gourmet Food 15%
Grocery
8% for items with a total sales price of $10 or less
15% for items with a total sales price greater than $10
Health & Personal Care 8% for items with a total sales price of $10 or less
15% for items with a total sales price greater than $10
Home & Garden 15%
Industrial & Scientific 12%
Jewelry 20% for the portion of the total sales price up to $250
5% for the portion of the total sales price greater than $250
Kitchen 15%
Luggage & Travel Accessories 15%
Major Appliances 8%
Music 15%
Musical Instruments 12%
Office Products 15%
Outdoors 15%
Personal Computers 6%
Pet Supplies 15%
Plumbing Heating Cooling & Ventilation 10%
Shoes, Handbags & Sunglasses  15%
Software & Computer Video Games 15%
Sporting Goods 15%
Tires & Wheels 10%
Tools & Home Improvement 15%
Toys & Games 15%
Video & DVD 15%
Video Game Consoles 8%
Video Games 15%
Watches 15% for the portion of the total sales price up to $1,500
3% for the portion of the total sales price greater than $1,500
Everything Else  15%