Canadians buy and sell locally every day through classified ads and social media groups. These transactions rely on cash exchanges in parking lots, e-transfer payments with no recourse, and the hope that the other party will follow through. There is no payment protection, no delivery infrastructure, and limited accountability when things go wrong.

ShopBroker is a Canadian fintech marketplace that makes local buying and selling as safe and simple as online shopping. The platform adds protected payments, the ShopBroker Promise buyer protection guarantee, professional courier delivery, and automatic Google Shopping discovery to peer-to-peer transactions across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.

Sellers create listings, or import existing listings from Kijiji, Karrot, or Poshmark in under two minutes per item with AI autofill. Bulk Posting lets sellers upload up to 25 photos at once and AI splits them into per-item drafts. Sellers choose their delivery and pickup method (professional delivery, or in-person pickup with one-tap scheduling) and connect a payment provider (PayPal or Stripe).

Buyers browse, purchase with payment protection, and receive their item. Funds release to the seller only after successful delivery or confirmed pickup. Buyers are also covered by the ShopBroker Promise: items not as described can be reported through a structured claims process for resolution.

ShopBroker has announced a Monthly Seller Dividend program, scheduled to begin May 29, 2026, that distributes a portion of completed-sale service fees to qualifying sellers each month.

The secondhand economy in Canada is growing, driven by sustainability awareness and cost-of-living pressures. Yet the infrastructure for local transactions has not kept pace. Canadians can order new products online with full buyer protection and tracked delivery, but selling a piece of furniture to a neighbour still requires cash and a handshake. ShopBroker bridges that gap with fintech infrastructure designed specifically for local commerce.

ShopBroker earns a service fee on completed transactions. There are no listing fees, no subscription fees, and no charges for transactions that do not complete. The platform is self-funded.

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> ShopBroker is a Canadian fintech marketplace that makes local buying and selling as safe and simple as online shopping. The platform brings protected payments, the ShopBroker Promise buyer protection guarantee, professional courier delivery, and automatic Google Shopping discovery to peer-to-peer transactions across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Built for safety and trust, ShopBroker is based in the Greater Toronto Area. Learn more at shopbroker.ca.

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ShopBroker 3.0 launched May 3, 2026. This release introduces the ShopBroker Promise, a structured item-as-described protection process for courier-delivered orders, and announces the Monthly Seller Dividend program scheduled to begin May 29, 2026. The release also brings automatic Google Shopping indexing, AI-assisted listing import from major Canadian classifieds platforms, Bulk Posting, and one-tap pickup scheduling with multi-calendar sync. Read the full announcement on the ShopBroker Community Digest.

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