Marketplace stops with ‘Cross over right’ option

Trading platform Marktplaats stops with the option ‘Cross over immediately’. The function can no longer be used. An alternative is being worked on.

Immediately crossing is no longer available

• Safer feeling with buying and selling
• Marktplaats is working on an alternative

With ‘Straight across’ you could buy or sell your things on Marktplaats with a more secure feeling. The purchase amount was withheld by Marktplaats until the buyer indicated that he or she had received the product. Then the seller got the money. An amount of 40 euro cents was charged for the use of the service, together with 4.5 percent of the purchase amount.

However, the ‘right crossing’ function will cease to exist. It is no longer available for new purchases immediately. Open transactions made with the option will still be settled, Marktplaats said. According to the trading platform, an improved, new service is being worked on to replace ‘Crossing Right’. What exactly is different and better, is not told. It has not been announced why the option has already been taken offline.