How Popbid works
Sellers show items on live video and run short auctions. Buyers bid with a tap. The money is held until the parcel arrives.
For buyers
- 1Find a show
See what’s live and coming up or follow sellers and we’ll email you when they go live.
- 2Save a card and delivery
Once, before your first bid: a card and where parcels go. You’re only charged if you win.
- 3Bid in seconds
Tap Bid or set a max bid and we bid for you. The total price is always under the button.
- 4Win and collect
Everything you win in one show ships together to your parcel locker or your door.
- 5The seller is paid last
Your money is held until the parcel arrives. Something wrong? Report it and we step in.
For sellers
- 1Open a shop
Private or business, shop name and photos. About 5 minutes.
- 2Add products
Photos, condition and a starting bid or Buy now price. Buy now items sell from your shop any time.
- 3Schedule a show
Pick a time and the items. Share the link on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.
- 4Go live
From your phone or OBS. Pin an item, run a 15–60 second auction, repeat.
- 5Ship and get paid
Print one label per buyer. You’re paid 48 hours after delivery.
Fees, in full
No listing fees, no monthly fees. Example for a €25 sale to a parcel locker. The delivery price is the carrier’s, by parcel size and Popbid adds nothing to it.
The buyer pays
- Item
- €25
- Buyer Protection (3% + €0.40, max €25)
- €1.15
- Delivery, e.g. small parcel to a locker with the cheapest carrier
- €2.23
- Total
- €28.38
Buyer Protection is the same whatever you pay with. It holds your payment until the parcel arrives and refunds you if it doesn’t or isn’t as described.
The seller receives
- Item
- €25
- Commission 5% (3% for a seller’s first 12 months)
- −€1.25
- Card processing (1.5% + €0.25)
- −€0.63
- Payout
- €23.12
Safety
- Money held until delivery
Stripe, a licensed EU payment company, holds the money until the parcel arrives.
- Verified sellers
Sellers verify their identity and bank before they’re paid. Business sellers are labelled and show their details, as EU law requires.
- Real bids only
Bidders save a card first, so nobody can bid and disappear. Reports are reviewed by people, usually within 24 hours.