Is it feasible to build a C2C digital ticket resale marketplace on Shopify?

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Hi everyone,

I’m exploring whether it’s technically and legally feasible to build a Mercari-like C2C ticket resale marketplace using Shopify as the commerce layer.

The concept is:

  • Users can list event tickets they originally purchased
  • Other users can buy those tickets from them
  • Tickets are digital (QR codes)
  • Ticket ownership must transfer securely after purchase
  • Double-use and fraud must be prevented at event entry

I’m also considering whether a separate frontend (for example, a LINE Mini App or custom web app) connected via APIs to a backend ticket system could work, with Shopify acting only as the payment layer.

Has anyone actually built something like this in production using Shopify?
Or is Shopify realistically only suitable for primary ticket sales or operator-mediated resales rather than true C2C?

Thanks in advance!

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Your asking the wrong line of questions so your gonna get bot answers basically regurgitating what you’ve already described.
Can shopify be used as a mutiple vendor marketplace? Not natively you will always have to use apps.
Handling payouts for the sellers will be a continuous chore.
Unless you have a serious budget or are a developer yourself with TONS of free time to burn to not just build X but also learn the entire shopify platform.

Keep looking don’t use the first hammer you find.
The big fat clue is you having to ask this type of question in the first place.

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