The Reclaimed Market
The Constitution

The rules — in plain English.

We’re building a place where regular people can buy and sell with their neighbors and not get taken. These are the rules everyone agrees to, and the promises we make to you. They’re public on purpose — a fair market only works when everyone can see the rules, and they’re the same for everyone.

I

Everyone's vetted. Everyone's rated.

You earn your way in, and you build a reputation as both a buyer and a seller. That reputation is yours, and it's the most valuable thing you own here.

II

The money's handled before the item moves.

Buyers pay through Reclaimed Market; sellers hand off on a confirmed code. Nobody meets a stranger with a pocket of cash. Nobody gets scammed.

III

Sellers keep what they earn.

You keep 100% of your hammer price. Buyers pay a flat, visible 5% + $1 — that's it, never buried, never a surprise. We keep our cut low on purpose, because a fair market grows and a greedy one dies.

IV

The money stays home.

Every dollar settles on American soil and circulates in your community. When you buy here, you're putting money back in your neighbor's pocket and your local economy — not shipping it off to someone who'll never set foot in your town.

V

Honesty is the only strategy that works here.

Describe it true, show the flaws, pay what you owe, show up for pickup. Break faith and the ratings close on you — and so does the door.

VI

What we owe you.

We keep the rules fair and identical for everyone. We don't sell your data, we don't pick winners, and we don't bury fees. Trust is the product, and protecting it is our only job.

That’s the whole deal. Simple, in the open, the same for everyone.

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