How to grow your payments app with antique and vintage dealers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Antique and vintage dealers sell furniture, clocks, ceramics, lighting and clothing from shops, antique centres, fairs and online. Most pieces are one of a kind, so buyers often ask the dealer to hold an item while they arrange collection or delivery, and many buy from photos without visiting. A payments app that takes a deposit to reserve a piece, sends a link for remote sales and takes quick payments at a fair can win these dealers, and every buyer who pays sees your app.
Talk to antique and vintage dealers
Ask local dealers:
- How do buyers pay at your shop and at fairs today?
- Do you hold pieces for buyers, and how do they reserve them?
- How do people who buy from photos pay you?
- Do you share a centre or stand with other dealers?
Take deposits to reserve pieces
A deposit link lets a buyer reserve a one-off piece straight away, and the balance can be paid on collection or before delivery.
Take payment for remote sales
A payment link sent after a buyer sees photos lets them pay from anywhere, so the dealer can arrange delivery without waiting.
Grow through centres and fairs
Antique centres and fairs bring many dealers together under one roof. One dealer on your app can introduce the others.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about auction houses?
The auctioneers guide covers taking payment for lots from buyers who must pay before they collect.
Auctioneers →What about second-hand clothes sellers?
The second-hand clothes sellers guide covers quick, small sales at markets, from shops and online.
Second-hand clothes →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.