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FYI: The Board Game Geek market place is closing from Sept 1st.

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The-Edge:
Now it says: Changes coming to GeekMarket.

Maybe it wil not be removed.

egamar:
It will be removed.  They cannot comply with legislation covering "marketplaces" in the US.  That's a given.

Some functionality may remain - at least according to the announcement - but - if it does, they say it will be like a "classified ad" (kleineanzeigen) system.

The-Edge:
The Geekmarket is still alive.

This is what they wrote on there page

Welcome to our new GeekMarket,

As someone with listings in our BGG GeekMarket, we are letting you know about a number of changes to the GeekMarket system. Here is a summary of how listings work in the new BGG GeekMarket:

• Creating a listing is the same - you say what you are selling, for how much, and where you will ship to.
• You will no longer need to confirm receiving an order before working out details with a buyer. Instead, buyers will message you directly when they are interested in your listing and you will communicate directly with the buyer to finalize the deal.
• Mark your listing as SOLD after making a deal with a buyer. You will be able to cancel the sale for up to 60 days after marking it SOLD in case something goes wrong where you need to refund the buyer.
• Successful listings (i.e. listings that are marked SOLD) are charged an advertising fee of 3% of the listing price. Your fees can be paid at any time here: /market/account/payfees
• Your number of completed sales with fees paid will be displayed on your other listings so buyers will be able to to evaluate sellers at a glance.

What do I need to do to join the new GeekMarket?

Nothing! All of your listings from the previous version of GeekMarket have been instantly transferred to the new GeekMarket.

I still have some unresolved sales from the old GeekMarket

Sales information from the old market will remain fully accessible to you until the end of September. Be certain to record any information you need to finalize those sales by then.

Decar:
I'm not sure on the subtle difference here. Other than the  messaging might be clearer.

Willem:
the only thing i see happening is a lot of £/$/€ 1 listings, with the actual price in the description...

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