How to grow your payments app with sneaker and streetwear resellers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Sneaker and streetwear resellers buy limited-edition trainers and clothing when they drop and sell them on to collectors, often through Instagram, marketplaces, sneaker conventions and small resale shops. Single items can sell for hundreds, so both sides want to know the money is real before anything is posted. Marketplaces take a large cut, and bank transfers between strangers feel risky. A payments app that sends a secure payment link, takes deposits to hold rare pairs and lets sellers take tap payments at events can win these resellers, and every buyer who pays sees your app.
Talk to resellers
Ask local sneaker and streetwear resellers:
- How do buyers pay you today, and how much do marketplaces take?
- How do you make sure a payment is real before posting a pair?
- Do buyers ever ask to hold a pair with a deposit?
- How do you take payments at sneaker events and pop-ups?
Send secure payment links
A payment link for each pair, shared in messages, lets the buyer pay by card and the seller see the money arrive before posting.
Take payments at events
Tap payments on a phone at conventions and pop-ups mean resellers can sell more without carrying large amounts of cash.
Grow through the resale community
Resellers know each other, share event tables and trade stock. One reseller on your app can bring many more.
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 second-hand clothes sellers?
The second-hand clothes sellers guide covers sellers at markets, in shops and online, often selling for small amounts.
Second-hand clothes sellers →What about makers and online sellers?
The makers and online sellers guide covers people selling crafts, clothes and homemade goods through social media who often take payment by hand.
Makers and online sellers →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.