Trust the trade,
not the stranger.
With Bonfium, the seller gets paid only after the parcel arrives and checks out. Sell, buy, or swap on any platform – without the scams.
The money leaves the buyer.
How it works
The same trade, from the buyer’s phone.
Buyer pays. Nobody gets it yet.
The money leaves the buyer and stops at Bonfium. The seller can see it is there, and cannot touch it.
- Payment secured
- Parcel shipped
- Delivered
- Seller paid out
What people actually trade
Small, valuable, easy to fake.
Recently traded on Bonfium
Every one released after inspection.
Real parcels, real people
Every trade ends with someone opening a box.
When a deal goes wrong
Same empty box. What you can do about it depends on how you paid.
What protection costs
Banded, like income tax. No listing fee, no monthly fee.
| Slice of the trade value | Rate |
|---|---|
| First €100 | 6.5% |
| €100 – €500 | 3.9% |
| €500 – €2,000 | 2.9% |
| Above €2,000 | 1.9% |
Minimum fee per trade: €1.50. No maximum – and no cliff where a big trade suddenly costs the same as a small one.
Built for every kind of deal
Not just sales. Swaps too.
Both parcels are tracked. Neither side completes until both arrive and pass inspection. Cash top-ups supported.
Light ID check on both sides. Every profile carries a portable record: trades completed, disputes, response time.
Evidence-based arbitration with unboxing-video protocol and courier weight records. Most cases close in 3 days.
Facebook, Vinted comments, Discord, forums – the deal starts with a link, not a marketplace. Your platform, our protection.
Trade well, pay less
Every completed trade moves you up a rank – and every rank takes a bigger cut off the fee you pay. Medals mark the things good traders do.
NewcomerStandard fee
Trader−3%
Trusted Trader−6%
Veteran−10%
Legendary Trader−15%
First Trade
Cross-Border
Swap Master
Fast Shipper
Clean Sheet
Collector
You already do this job. Get paid for it.
Every trading group has someone who holds goods between strangers so neither gets robbed. Bonfium does that automatically – and pays you a share of our fee for every trade your people make.
| Their trade | You earn |
|---|---|
| €50 | €0.35 |
| €200 | €1.40 |
| €500 | €3.50 |
Per settled trade, at the 20% partner rate. A group doing 50 trades a month at €200 earns about €70.
Get your linkTrust & security built in
Every trade runs on a verified account. Identity is checked once and carries across, and the payment provider can require further checks before a payment or a payout.
Both sides are verified. Bonfium or the licensed payment provider can require a further check whenever it is legally or operationally necessary.
Passwords are hashed, access links are stored as hashes, sessions are restricted and two-factor authentication is available.
No real payment is accepted while the licensed payment-provider integration is incomplete.
Device fingerprinting, velocity limits, and a shared ban-graph across accounts. Suspicious trades are held for manual review.
Releases and payouts above €100 require a second factor. New payout accounts have a 24-hour cooling period.
Data stored in the EU, deleted on request, never sold. Dispute evidence is visible to both parties – no secret files.
Three ways to open a trade
Pick the side you are on. Set the terms first – the account comes at the end.
You set the terms and send a link. The money is secured before you go anywhere near the post office.
- See "payment secured" before you ship
- Add a tracking number, then stop worrying
- Paid out automatically once inspection ends
You can open the trade yourself. Pay up front and the seller sees proven funds, which is the strongest thing you can show a stranger who has been burned before.
- Refunded in full if they decline
- Cancels automatically if they never ship
- 2 days to open the box and decide
Two parcels, two inspections, and a cash top-up if one side is worth more. Nothing completes until both boxes have been opened and approved.
- Declared values decide who tops up
- The difference is escrowed like a payment
- One bad parcel freezes both sides
Before you ask
The things people write to us about most.
Who is actually holding my money?
Bonfium is currently in pre-launch mode and does not accept real customer funds. Payment will only be enabled after a licensed provider is integrated and its safeguarding terms are published.
What if the seller just never ships?
Nothing is released. If no tracking number appears within the agreed window, the trade cancels itself and the buyer is refunded in full. The seller cannot reach the money at any point before delivery is confirmed.
What counts as evidence in a dispute?
Courier records – including the weight logged at the depot – plus photos and an unboxing video if you filmed one. Start filming before you break the seal; that single habit resolves most "the box was empty" cases. Both sides see the same evidence file. There are no secret submissions.
Can I use this on Vinted or Facebook Marketplace?
Yes. Bonfium isn't a marketplace and doesn't compete with one – you keep finding people wherever you already do. A trade starts with a link you paste into a comment or DM, so it works anywhere you can send text.
How do swaps work when no one is really "buying"?
Both parcels get tracked and neither trade completes until both have arrived and passed inspection. If one side is worth more, the difference is added as a cash top-up, which is protected exactly like a normal sale.
What does it cost, and who pays?
A banded percentage of the item price: 6.5% on the first €100, 3.9% up to €500, 2.9% up to €2,000 and 1.9% above that, with a €1.50 minimum and no maximum. A €60 trade costs €3.90; a €1,000 trade costs €36.60, which is 3.7%. The seller chooses at setup whether that's split evenly, paid by the buyer, or absorbed by the seller – sellers often absorb it because it makes a listing far more persuasive to a nervous buyer.
Start trading safely today
Create an account, verify your ID once, and send your first protected trade link in a couple of minutes. The first 500 members keep reduced fees for a year and a permanent Founding Trader badge.