What Surply costs
Free to join and free to list. Sellers pay a success fee when a deal is agreed. Buyers pay nothing at any point.
One fee, and only the seller pays it
When you agree a deal with a buyer who found you through Surply, we invoice you 5% of the agreed value, plus GST. The rate slides down on bigger deals and stops entirely at $2,500. That is the whole commercial model. There is nothing else to buy and nothing else to decline.
From 5% + GST
Minimum $250 · capped at $2,500
The sliding scale
Banded the way tax brackets are. A $50,000 deal pays 5% on its first $20,000 and 3% on the rest — not 3% on the whole thing.
| Deal value | Rate |
|---|---|
| First $20,000 | 5% |
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 3% |
| Above $50,000 | 2% |
| Minimum fee | $250 |
| Most you can ever pay | $2,500 |
All plus GST. On a deal under $5,000 the $250 minimum applies instead of the percentage, so a small lot costs more than 5% to sell. That is the one place the fee runs above the headline, and we would rather you read it here than find it on an invoice.
What you pay, and when
| Activity | Cost |
|---|---|
| Joining and verificationWe check your ABN and your production connection at our cost. | Nothing |
| Listing, however much you listNo listing fee, no monthly fee, no limit on how many listings you run. | Nothing |
| Browsing, enquiring and making offersBoth sides can talk freely. We do not meter messages. | Nothing |
| BuyingBuyers pay Surply nothing at any point, on any deal, ever. | Nothing |
| Selling, once a deal is agreedOf the agreed value of the deal, on the sliding scale below. Never more than $2,500, never less than $250. No sale, no fee. | From 5% + GST |
What that looks like
Four deal sizes, and the invoice you would get from us for each. Chosen to show the schedule doing each of the things it can do: the minimum biting, the bands, and the cap.
| Agreed value | Our fee | GST | We invoice you |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000minimum | $250 | $25 | $275 |
| $10,0005% | $500 | $50 | $550 |
| $50,0003.8% | $1,900 | $190 | $2,090 |
| $100,000capped | $2,500 | $250 | $2,750 |
Prices on listings are in Australian dollars and exclude GST unless a listing says otherwise. Our fee is calculated on the agreed value of the goods, before GST.
How the fee works
It is charged on the deal, not on the listing
You can list a hundred batches and pay nothing. The fee arises only when you and a buyer agree to trade.
The rate falls as the deal grows, and then it stops
5% on the first $20,000, 3% to $50,000, 2% above that, and never more than $2,500 however large the deal. A big trade should not cost you a percentage that only made sense on a small one.
It applies to buyers we introduced
The fee is payable when you agree a deal with a buyer who was introduced to you through Surply, whether or not you record the deal here. You are never required to trade on Surply, and we do not hold you to us.
Existing customers are carved out
If you already trade with the buyer, say so when you list, or within 5 business days of their first enquiry, and no fee applies. We introduced nothing, so we charge nothing.
An introduction lasts six months
An introduction counts for 6 months from the first enquiry, for that lot of material. After that it lapses.
We invoice you, and only you
Once a deal is agreed we send you a tax invoice for the fee plus GST, payable within 7 days. The buyer receives nothing from us and owes us nothing.
We never touch the money for the goods
You invoice your buyer and they pay you directly, on the terms the two of you agree. Surply holds no stock and no funds. The only money that moves through us is our own fee.
Two optional extras
Nothing renews- Premium listing, $49 + GST for 30 days. Top of its category and a larger card, then it expires on its own. Buy it again if it was worth it.
- Category broadcast, $99 + GST. One alert to verified buyers in the matching category and region, for the weeks when a line has stopped and the stock has to move. Limited to one per listing every 14 days, so the alert list stays worth being on.
Neither is required to sell, and neither is a subscription. You buy one once, it does what it says, and it stops. Nothing is ever added to your account without you choosing it.
The fee is part of the terms of trade. If anything here is unclear, ask us before you list: info@surply.com.au.
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Free to join and free to list. The fee arrives only with an agreed deal.