Most marketplaces are vague about what they charge. Listing fees, slotting fees, promoted placement, payment surcharges, the real cost is spread across so many line items that no brand can tell what a sale actually nets them. We went the other way.
One number
Crescence charges a 13% commission on every order. That is the entire fee. No listing fee, no monthly subscription, no slotting fee, no pay-to-rank. A brand can list a product and never pay us a cent until that product sells.
What the 13% covers
The commission funds the parts of the channel that used to be impossible for an emerging brand to build alone:
- Discovery. The catalog and search that put a brand in front of buyers actively looking.
- Payment rails. Stripe Connect processing, payouts three business days after delivery, and the dispute handling around them.
- Maia. The assistant that drafts outreach, assembles sample requests, and keeps a buyer relationship from going cold.
- Trust and safety. Brand verification, fraud scoring, and the moderation that keeps the marketplace credible.
Why publish it
Because a brand should be able to do the math before they commit. If you sell a $400 case through Crescence, the commission is $52 and the payout is $348, every time, on a schedule you can plan around. The full worked examples live on the pricing page. Transparency is not a marketing line for us. It is the first thing a brand needs to trust a marketplace, so it is the first thing we give them.