Marketplace channel fit
Use this channel-fit guide before seller intake, referral placement, eBay operations, or shop-operations conversations. Parts Masters, Surplix/eAgent, and Shop Command should stay separate unless a named workflow is approved and proven.
Marketplace channel-fit guidance only. This is not public seller pricing, not actual seller performance, not verified seller results, and not a lead, sale, traffic, backlink, ranking, conversion, revenue, ROI, or SEO guarantee. Parts Masters remains a direct-contact marketplace. Buyers confirm price, condition, fitment, freight, payment, title, and availability directly with sellers.
Decision map
The decision map keeps marketplace placement, eBay listing operations, shop operations, referral placement, and transaction workflows separate before any seller handoff or owner approval.
The seller has approved inventory, a known contact owner, and enough part, truck, trailer, location, photo, or source clues for buyer discovery.
Use Parts Masters seller intake and listing readiness.
Parts Masters does not publish inventory, create checkout, or prove seller results without owner-approved review and real activity history.Intake checklistThe buyer demand exists through no-result searches, saved searches, wanted requests, or contact starts, but matching supply is not yet approved.
Use Parts Masters demand signals before seller acquisition.
Demand signals are planning evidence only; they do not authorize seller broadcasts, CRM delivery, SMS, email, or public lead-volume claims.Review demand signalsThe seller already operates on eBay and needs listing research, comp evidence, repricing review, or seller-controlled eBay workflow support.
Route to a separate Surplix/eAgent fit conversation.
Surplix/eAgent does not authorize live eBay mutation, Parts Masters publication, checkout, shared reporting proof, or seller-result claims.Ask about Surplix/eAgentThe operator is trying to manage service work, technician time, parts workflow, customer history, invoice readiness, or internal shop operations.
Route to a separate Shop Command fit conversation.
Shop Command is not a Parts Masters checkout, freight, payment, seller reporting, listing publication, or marketplace integration promise.Ask about Shop CommandAn approved seller wants to place hosted inventory links, share URLs, widget snippets, printed links, QR codes, or software-fit handoffs.
Use owner-reviewed placement readiness before handoff.
No seller website edit, widget installation, backlink promise, provider mutation, Cloudflare/DNS change, or outreach is authorized by this guide.Review placement packetThe seller needs transaction services that Parts Masters v1 intentionally leaves to seller-controlled or separately approved systems.
Keep that outside Parts Masters v1.
Parts Masters does not provide checkout, cart, escrow, payment processing, freight booking, title transfer, inspection, buyer protection, or fulfillment.Review boundariesEvidence signals
These signals help future reporting and owner review, but they do not activate analytics providers, outreach, seller notifications, imports, widgets, or software integrations.
| Signal | Use | Safe evidence | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory channel | Separate parts, trucks, trailers, eBay exports, dealer websites, widgets, and repair-shop workflow needs. | Seller-provided file type, source channel, public route, or owner-reviewed placement packet. | Channel labels do not authorize imports, seller site edits, or provider actions. |
| Source-rights evidence channel | Decide whether proof belongs in public summaries, secure owner records, legal review, or blocked material before intake advances. | Evidence class, source type, rights status, secure-location summary, and blocked-material reason. | Evidence location is not legal approval, public seller proof, import approval, or seller-result evidence. |
| Demand channel | Turn saved-search, wanted-request, no-result, and contact-start themes into seller acquisition priorities. | Aggregate route and query context after owner-approved access exists. | Demand context is not a lead, seller broadcast, sales proof, or guaranteed seller response. |
| Software-fit channel | Keep marketplace discovery, eBay listing operations, and shop operations in the correct product conversation. | Bounded source, product, workflow, and intent parameters. | Software-fit clicks do not create a bundle, live integration, marketplace mutation, or third-party action. |
| Owner-review channel | Hold seller placements, backlinks, widgets, outreach, provider changes, and public pricing until owner approval exists. | Placement packet, runbook, source-rights checklist, and legal/source-rights docs. | Owner-review guidance is not approval, outreach, deployment, pricing, or public proof. |
Start with the intake checklist when the seller has approved supply for direct-contact discovery. Start with demand signals when inventory is missing. Use Surplix/eAgent for separate eBay operations and Shop Command for separate shop operations.
Intake checklistIntake packetEvidence indexReview listing readinessReview demand signalsAsk which channel fits