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 brings the transaction infrastructure of e-commerce to local buying and selling. Buyers and sellers get protected payments through PayPal Commerce Platform and Stripe Connect, professional same-day delivery through Trexity across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, and AI-powered pricing through Price Genius. The ShopBroker Promise, the platform's buyer protection guarantee, covers courier-delivered orders through a structured inspection-and-claims process. Every listing is automatically indexed in Google Shopping through Google Merchant Center, so secondhand items surface alongside new retail inventory in search.

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 also operates a Monthly Seller Dividend program, distributing 10% of net platform revenue to qualifying sellers each month beginning May 29, 2026.

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 same-day 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 is a Canadian fintech marketplace for safe, simple local transactions. Based in Toronto, ShopBroker offers protected payments, the ShopBroker Promise buyer protection guarantee, automatic Google Shopping discovery, and professional same-day delivery for buyers and sellers across the Greater Toronto Area. shopbroker.ca

ShopBroker 3.0 launched May 3, 2026. This release introduces the ShopBroker Promise (item-as-described buyer protection with a structured inspection-and-claims process) and the Monthly Seller Dividend program, which distributes 10% of net platform revenue to qualifying sellers each month beginning May 29, 2026. The release also brings automatic Google Shopping indexing for every listing, AI-assisted listing import from major Canadian classifieds platforms, Bulk Posting (25 photos uploaded at once and AI-grouped into per-item drafts), and one-tap pickup scheduling with multi-calendar sync. Read the full announcement on the ShopBroker Community Digest.

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