Put marketplace fees back into your business
A direct sales channel instead of total reliance on marketplaces.
Launch your store in 7 days — without marketplace commissions on direct orders.
More than 70% of revenue from your sales can go to a marketplace
Trends
Relying on a marketplace as your only channel is becoming riskier
You do not own the customer relationship
The buyer stays inside the platform. Sellers have limited data for segmentation, repeat sales, and direct communication.
Dependence
Sales depend on platform rankings, moderation, listings, reviews, ad bids, and policy decisions.
Changing fees
Fees, logistics, storage, and ad conditions can change at any time.
Compare the models
Amazon and eBay vs your own CS-Cart store
Compare who controls the economics, customers, and repeat sales.
| Factor | Amazon and eBay | Your CS-Cart store |
|---|---|---|
| Commission per sale | 15–45% | 0% marketplace commission on direct orders |
| Shipping and storage | Under platform rules, affecting margin | You choose warehouses, carriers, and terms |
| Customer base | Stays with the platform | Stays with you |
| Repeat sales | Through paid ads, promotions, and platform algorithms | Directly through CRM, email, SMS, and messaging |
| Price control | Limited by marketplace policies | You set prices, margins, and bundles |
| Risk of account suspension | Platform rules may change without your agreement | No reliance on marketplace moderation |
What else matters beyond fees?
The value of your direct channel starts after the first purchase
Customer data
In your own channel, the buyer does not disappear into a platform. You can build order history, segments, contact data, and CRM workflows.
Repeat sales
Bring customers back for consumables, accessories, regular purchases, services, and bundles through email, SMS, push, and messaging.
Branded demand
If buyers already search for your brand directly, that traffic need not go to another storefront and incur platform fees again.
Content and SEO
Build category pages, buying guides, comparisons, instructions, and long-tail search content that does not fit well in a marketplace listing.
B2B and special terms
Wholesale pricing, customer roles, private sections, invoices, agreements, and repeat orders are easier to develop in your own environment.
Margin control
You decide where to add bundles or services, increase order value, and compete on more than price.
The approach
Your own CS-Cart store — without marketplace commissions
Why this can work
Buyers compare prices
67% of shoppers compare prices before purchasing. The marketplace can become a point of first discovery rather than the only place to order.
A buyer discovers a product on Amazon or eBay
The marketplace listing displays the product, reviews, and price and sparks interest.
Looks for another offer
Without a marketplace commission on direct orders, you can set a different price while accounting for your own channel costs.
Finds your CS-Cart store
Your own storefront captures branded demand.
Buys directly from you
The order, contact details, purchase history, and control over margin stay in your store, not inside the platform.
Returns without another marketplace ad
After the first purchase, you can reach customers through your own database, email campaigns, tailored offers, and repeat-order flows.
Platform
Why CS-Cart?
Open source
CS-Cart runs on your own server rather than as a hosted marketplace account. You control the infrastructure, server, and store files.
Features
More than 500 built-in capabilities are available out of the box.
Quick start
Core online-store workflows are included without custom development.
Catalog migration
Catalog data can be migrated with an appropriate import setup.
Shipping options
Configure carriers appropriate to your market through CS-Cart and available integrations.
Payment options
Configure supported payment methods in your own store.
Process
Process
Discovery
We discuss your niche and competitors by call or message.
Domain and CS-Cart license
We help you coordinate the setup.
Installation and configuration
We prepare CS-Cart on your server and configure the basics: currencies, languages, and storefront.
Catalog import
We import products, images, attributes, and categories.
Checkout
We configure the cart, shipping, payments, required checkout and tax settings, order statuses, notifications, and test-order flows.
Integrations and data exchange
We connect accounting, inventory, CRM, shipping and payment services, marketing tools, and required APIs.
SEO and analytics
We prepare indexing, basic metadata, the sitemap, relevant analytics, goals, events, and technical checks.
Testing
We check registration, cart, ordering, payments, shipping, emails, statuses, mobile layouts, and critical customer flows.
Launch and support
We launch the store, monitor initial orders, fix issues, and identify the next improvements.
Why Larionov.tech
5 reasons to work with us
our work goes beyond installing the platform and handing over credentials.
A partner who understands e-commerce
We engage with business processes, not just code.
CS-Cart experience
Over five years of continuous CS-Cart work across code, add-ons, integrations, performance, and store operations.
No unnecessary development
We use built-in CS-Cart features and existing add-ons first, and suggest custom work only where it is needed.
End-to-end delivery
Domain, license, installation, catalog, checkout, payments, shipping, analytics, and launch follow one coordinated process.
The store remains yours
CS-Cart runs on your server. The files, database, access, and customer relationships remain yours.
Pricing
What it costs to launch a direct channel
CS-Cart is your own platform. You pay for launch, configuration, operation, and improvements rather than a marketplace fee on every direct sale.
Basic
$583
core launch work
- Install CS-Cart on your server
- Help configure your domain
- Import your products, categories, and attributes from Amazon and eBay
- One month of support via an agreed messenger*
* Limited to 20 support requests per month
Extended
$933
Fixed price for an expanded scope
- Everything in Basic
- Unlimited support requests
- Configure payments and shipping
- Basic store SEO setup
- Advice on available store add-ons
- Basic store SEO setup
Maximum
$1,108
For a broader implementation scope
- Everything in Basic and Extended
- Priority support
- Configure the server for CS-Cart requirements
- Five store-code changes
- Store performance tuning
* The CS-Cart license, domain, server, and ad budget are paid separately. We discuss the working model before starting.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why do sellers develop channels beyond Amazon and eBay?
Rising fees, logistics, storage, and ad costs, plus limited control over customer data, pricing, and repeat sales. A direct store is a second managed channel, not an overnight replacement for Amazon or eBay.
When should we launch our own online store?
Consider it when you have sales, repeat demand, branded searches, products with workable margins, or B2B needs. Building early is easier than waiting until marketplace economics stop working.
Do I need to leave Amazon and eBay entirely?
No. A hybrid setup is often more useful: marketplaces bring discovery, while your CS-Cart store gradually handles repeat purchases, branded demand, B2B, and higher-margin orders.
What does moving to CS-Cart cost?
There are three fixed packages: Basic — $583, Extended — $933, and Maximum — $1,108. The CS-Cart license, domain, server, and advertising budget are paid separately. Custom work outside a package is estimated before it starts.
How do I combine Amazon or eBay with my own store?
Keep Amazon and eBay for first discovery, and use your store for branded traffic, repeat sales, bundles, B2B orders, CRM, and direct communication with buyers.
At what sales volume should we launch a store?
There is no universal threshold. Consider margin, fee share, advertising costs, repeat purchase potential, and demand for your brand or category outside the marketplace.
How long does a CS-Cart store launch take?
A Basic launch usually takes up to seven days when credentials, server, domain, and catalog are ready. Extended often takes 7–10 business days; Maximum takes 10–14 because it adds payments, shipping, SEO, server and speed work, and code changes.
What does CS-Cart give us that Amazon and eBay do not?
CS-Cart gives you control over the store, catalog, files, server, orders, customer data, SEO, integrations, payments, shipping, and sales rules. You develop your own storefront instead of depending on another platform’s listings.