About CheckoutFirst
The makers exchange for scent, skin, and home. Built for perfumers, candle makers, soap and bath makers, and skincare creators who need fast checkout, direct payouts, and a real place to trade supplies.
What this is
A marketplace and checkout layer built around how small-batch makers actually work.
Platform
Not a generic store builder. A commerce surface built for makers.
CheckoutFirst is built for makers selling finished goods, ingredients, packaging, equipment, digital formulas, and specialist services. Born in the perfume lab, built for every maker who formulates.
What sellers get
- Hosted product pages with a checkout-ready link for every listing.
- A public seller page that displays all live listings in one place.
- QR checkout for markets, studios, and in-person selling.
- Marketplace discovery that expands reach without replacing direct selling.
- Listing fields made for supply trades: condition, quantity remaining, batch date, original supplier.
What this replaces
The overhead of a full ecommerce stack, and the chaos of selling leftover supplies through group posts with no search, no checkout, and no shipping labels. Makers publish quickly without storefront setup, complex inventory systems, or monthly subscription costs.
Why it exists
Makers need speed, trust, direct payouts, and a way to buy small.
Purpose
A clean listing, a payment-ready link, and a checkout flow that builds trust.
Small-batch makers do not need a large ecommerce stack. They need a clean checkout that does not make the product feel improvised, and a marketplace where leftover supplies find the maker who needs exactly that quantity.
Channel-based pricing
Pricing stays transparent and channel-based. You always know what selling costs before you publish.
- Direct and link sales: platform 10% + $0.30, with Stripe processing charged separately.
- Marketplace-discovered sales: platform 15% + $0.30, with Stripe processing charged separately.
- No subscriptions, no monthly fees, no listing fees.
Direct payouts
CheckoutFirst never holds your funds. Payments go directly to your connected Stripe account. Payout timing follows your Stripe settings.
How it works
A simple path from listing to paid order.
Workflow
Three steps to your first sale.
Create a listing, connect Stripe, and start selling. The platform handles checkout, payments, and order tracking.
Create your listing
Describe the finished good, ingredient, packaging lot, service, or digital formula you want to sell.
Publish fast
Launch a focused product page without taking on the overhead of a full store builder.
Connect Stripe and sell
Buyers check out through Stripe, and payouts route directly to your connected Stripe account.
What we stand for
Clear rules, fast publishing, and seller control.
Principles
The platform exists to serve sellers, not to extract from them.
Every product decision is measured against transparency, simplicity, and seller independence.
Transparency
No hidden fees and no vague payout structure. The fee model stays channel-based and visible.
Simplicity
Create a listing, share the link, and keep the checkout surface clean enough to convert.
Independence
You own the product, the brand, and the customer relationship. CheckoutFirst provides the commerce layer.
Ready to publish?
Use CheckoutFirst for finished goods, ingredients, packaging, equipment, digital formulas, or specialist services and keep the checkout flow focused.