The opening of an account usually happens directly on the site of the marketplace itself, this is the case for Amazon, Cdiscount, Fnac, Rakuten, eBay … For some marketplaces, this involves a telephone or email contact (Spartoo, La Redoute …). You will have to pass the “Know Your Customer” (aka KYC) step, which requires you to disclose your identity by providing a certain number of supporting documents (identity papers, company Kbis, names, precise contact details etc).

This step is more or less long depending on the sites which are required to carry out their checks before authorizing you to sell.