What is eCRATER? eCRATER Review, Features

eCRATER is a free online marketplace and e-commerce website that provides a platform for sellers, and an online store builder that allows sellers to customize their own online stores. Sellers can also import eBay stores directly into eCRATER.

About eCRATER

The first item sold on eCRATER was a CD of the rock band Motorhead for $10.99. The most expensive item ever sold on eCRATER is a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette.

eCRATER has a shopping cart feature that allows buyers to pay using PayPal, Google Checkout, check or money order.

The eCRATER community forum was launched on February 24, 2006. The main categories of the community forum include: art, antiques, treasures, books, cameras and photos, collectibles, computers, crafts, electronics, movies and DVDs, home and garden, music, sports or outdoors, toys, games and hobbies.

Release Requirements

All text must be in English, all prices must be in USD and equal to or greater than $0.2, and the seller must be able to ship throughout the United States.

Prohibited items

Firearms and ammunition, stun guns, BB guns, pellet guns, spray guns, dart guns and illegal knives, tobacco, smoking cigars, e-cigarettes, e-cigarette cartridges, e-liquids, other smoking cessation devices, vaporizers and diffusers for any type of smoking or oral inhalation, any smoking device or smoking-related items, etc. are prohibited items.

How to register a seller account

Step 1: Click here to register a seller account and fill in the relevant information as prompted:

After submitting the information, the following prompt will appear, prompting you to go to your email to activate your account:

Step 2: Activate your account, log in to your registered email address, and click the link to activate your account:

After activation, you will receive a second email from eCrater with account-related information:

Step 3: Set up store information:

After that, the seller can view the store:

Now you can customize your eCRATER store and upload products.

Development History

- In early 2004, programmer Dimitar Slavov launched eCRATER. He spent about four months writing the initial version of the website and launched a beta version in early autumn 2004.

-On February 24, 2006, eCRATER launched the community forum.

-As of October 2008, eCRATER has 1.5 million products.

-In January 2009, eCRATER had 65,242 active stores and 462,000 unique visitors per day.

-In March 2011, the eCRATER website was ranked approximately 4260 on Alexa, and is currently ranked 8972 (April 2018).