Snap the cover.
Sell it in one tap.
Photograph a book. The system identifies it, prices it, writes the listing. You confirm. The price is set for you and never negotiated, so there is nothing to haggle over and no edge for a dealer. You keep the full listed price to spend on your next book.
- Title
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- Author
- Amor Towles
- Condition
- Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Price
- $14.50 set by the system
- Description
- A former count under house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel. Clean pages, light shelf wear to the cover.
One photo. No forms. No haggling.
Photograph a book and the system does the rest — identifies it, prices it, writes the listing, like the draft above. When one photo is not enough it asks for another: the back cover, the spine, the copyright page. Otherwise it just publishes.
Photo in, listing out.
Open the app, snap a cover shot. The system identifies title, edition and condition, prices the book, and writes the listing. You read the draft and tap Confirm. Done.
It sells itself.
A buyer pays through Stripe Checkout. We hand you a prepaid shipping label — stick it on, hand the book off, and it is on its way. Nobody messages you about the price, the condition, or anything else, because there are no messages.
The price is the price.
The system prices every book from live market comps where they exist, and its own read of the condition. You accept it or you decline. You cannot edit it, a buyer cannot make an offer, and nobody can talk you down. The same book gets the same price whether you have sold one or a thousand, which is exactly why there is nothing here for a reseller to work with.
No selling fee. The buyer pays shipping. Whatever a buyer pays from their own balance clears right away, and whatever they put on a card unlocks 30 days later. Spending it here costs nothing. Moving it to a bank costs 3% to 10% at the margin, and never less than $1.
| Where it goes | A reader pays | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| BookScouter a vendor relists it online | ~$20 | $0.25 |
| Half Price Books resold on its own shelves | ~$6 | $1.00 |
| eBay 15.3% fee, and you pay postage | ~$20 | $12.10 |
| ECG, spent on your next book no fee, no middleman | $20 | $20.00 |
| ECG, cashed out to a bank a fee only if you leave for cash | $20 | $18.00 |
| Donation the shop prices it and keeps it | ~$4 | $0.00 |
| Reader prices are approximate — resale shops set their own, and buyback shops pay by scarcity, not cover price. Sales tax and shipping are extra everywhere, and the reader pays them. | ||
Earned, not declared.
Every seller starts at New seller: five drafts a day, and a 30-day hold on whatever a buyer paid by card. As books sell, the daily limit rises. Trust is observable behavior, not a profile bio.
New seller → Top seller
Five drafts a day to start, a hundred once you are established. The 30-day hold on card-paid money is the same for everyone, however long you have been here.
Refund evidence built-in
Confirming a listing in the app captures a consent audit. The photos, the listing details, and your confirm tap are bundled up if a buyer ever disputes the charge.
Addresses are for shipping only
Paying by card takes no account, and either way your email never reaches the seller. Your name and address are on the shipping label, because the carrier requires it, and sellers agree not to keep or reuse them.
Read it. Pass it on.
Founding-seller spots: 3–5 hand-picked. We email you when your invite is ready.
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