If you sell or plan to sell from US ↔ Europe, I built a free tool for you. Estimates full landed cost before shipping: duties, VAT shipping & FX for US, Germany, France & Netherlands.
Know your Margin, No signup, Instant download PDF report.
globecart.one/calculator.html
#ecom #crossborder #seller
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Imagine ordering something internationally, then having a carrier demand surprise duties at your door.
Pay or refuse. Nobody wins. This is completely avoidable.
That's what we're building. globecart.one
#crossborder #ecommerce #order #delivery #logistics
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Biggest thing I’ve learned is understanding where sellers face the biggest pain in cross-border commerce: uncertainty.
It’s often the main reason sellers hesitate to expand internationally..
Hey That’s Good, whats Habit pixel?
Why build a cross-border marketplace as a first-time founder?
Because after 36 seller conversations, I realized:
Amazon optimizes for Amazon
Shopify gives tools, not a marketplace
Nobody builds trust infra for cross-border SMEs
So I'm building it. globecart.one
Launched GlobeCart’s first public MVP tool:
US ↔ EU Landed Cost Calculator
For sellers: clearer margins before expansion.
For buyers: clearer final prices before checkout.
Includes instant downloadable PDF reports.
Starting with Germany, France, Netherlands.
globecart.one
#buildinpublic #ecommerce
Thats true..
Cross-border sellers don't lose margin to one big fee. They lose it to dozens of small ones stacking up invisibly.
Most don't know what they actually made until weeks after the sale.
#ecommerce #crossborder #shipping #logistics #margin
Sellers pay 25-35% to Amazon but still have to figure out cross-border duties, VAT, and compliance themselves.
The platforms take the margin. The seller takes the risk.
#crossborder #ecommerce
Building something that should have existed years ago.
Still early - Still messy.
But the problem is real and I’m closer than ever to solving it.
More soon.
#preseed #traction #Doit
Building a cross-border marketplace update:
✓ 36+ validation conversations ✓ Landing page live ✓ Pricing: 8-12% (vs Amazon's 25-35%) ✓ US → EU first
Next: first 5 sellers.
If you ship internationally and want to keep more margin→ globecart.one
#seller #ecommerce #crossborder #retailer #crossborder
Indeed..
The reason most sellers avoid cross-border isn't cost — it's uncertainty.
You can plan for a known fee. You can't plan for a surprise.
Building GlobeCart to make cross-border predictable → globecart.one
#crossborder #ecommerce #startup #insight #founder
I’m building globecart.one a trust-first global marketplace designed to remove the biggest barriers in cross-border e-commerce.. like unclear cost, delivery uncertainty and lack of protection for both buyers and sellers.
Vision: “One world, One border” future.
Just launched | Early access is open →