Shopify auction site transaction fees

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment
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Topic summary

A user is planning to build an auction site on Shopify using the ‘Tipo Product Auction’ app and has two main questions:

Transaction Fees Concern:

  • Wants to know if Shopify’s 6% transaction fee (on advanced plans) applies when handling payment collection manually outside of Shopify’s payment system.

API Integration:

  • Needs to control the Shopify site from their existing CRM’s admin panel and wants to confirm if all features, including those from ‘Tipo Product Auction,’ are accessible via API.

Community Response:

  • A developer of a competing app (‘Auction Pro’) clarified that their app charges only a monthly subscription with no per-auction transaction fees, and offers API access for viewing auction details and collections.
  • Discussion briefly diverged to general auction platform recommendations, with eBay mentioned as the major player in the space.

Status: The original questions about Tipo Product Auction’s transaction fees and API capabilities remain unanswered by someone familiar with that specific app.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello,

We are planning to develop a auction site on shopify using 'Tipo Product Auction '. We found into shopify pricing plan that there is. 6% transaction fees on advanced pricing plans . Basically we will handle the payment collection manually. Will the transaction fees applicable For us?

Another important thing is we have a crm. So we are planning to control our Shopify site from our admin cpanel. Is it possible to get all features via api including the ’ tipo product auction’ .

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I can’t speak for Tipo Product Auction but as the developer of Auction Pro, there are no transaction fees per auction since there is only a monthly subscription fee. There is an API available through the app allowing you to view auction details and various auction collections.

3

What other auctions do you guys use or recommend? I’m always on the lookout for good platforms to explore. I just found the light in the box phone number and plan to give them a call to learn more about their services and offerings. Has anyone here had experience with them before? I’d love to hear if they’re worth checking out or if you’ve had any luck finding great deals through them. Any insights or tips would be super helpful

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The major player in the space would be Ebay. There are smaller competitors but I don’t know how good they are.