The Swiss marketplace Ricardo is the leading online auction house in Switzerland. This online platform was founded in 1999 and quickly developed into a large online shop with more than 370000 visitors per day. The trading platform allows its 2.3 million members to buy and sell both used and new items. Posting items on Ricardo is free of charge, but sellers have to pay a commission of 9% for each sale.
Both private and professional sellers can sell in over 26 categories on Ricardo.
The most popular categories are “Home”, “Lifestyle”, “Garden”, “DIY”, “Sporting Goods”, “Musical Instruments” and “Jewellery”. A separate section is dedicated to the auction of cars, motorbikes, quads, spare parts and car accessories.