Mercado Livre or Shopee: Which is the best Marketplace to Start Selling? ======== Shopee Map Course - Learn the Complete Step-by-Step Guide on How to Start Selling on Shopee FROM SCRATCH - Updated, Error-Proof Method: https://universidadeecommerce.com/map... ======== If you want to start selling online and are unsure whether to start with Mercado Livre or Shopee, this guide will help you. I will highlight important criteria to evaluate which is the most suitable according to your scenario. CPF or CNPJ? On both Mercado Livre and Shopee, you can start selling using only your CPF, without the need for a CNPJ. This makes it easier for those who are starting out. However, both offer the possibility of selling with a CNPJ, if you already have a formal business. Low-ticket products: Mercado Livre or Shopee? Which is better to sell? For cheaper products, Shopee has the advantage. Products up to R$9, for example, have free shipping on Shopee (as long as the seller participates in the free shipping program, which requires a 20% commission). On Mercado Livre, products under R$9 do not have free shipping, and the customer will have to pay this cost. In addition, Mercado Livre charges an additional fee of R$6 for items under R$9, which makes Shopee a more viable option for low-cost products. High-ticket products: Mercado Livre or Shopee? Which is better for selling? For higher-ticket products, Mercado Livre is the best option. It has a customer who is more accustomed to buying higher-value items, in addition to offering more advantageous installment options. On Mercado Livre, the customer can pay in up to 12 interest-free installments, depending on the product registration method. On Shopee, the limit for interest-free installments is usually lower, between five and six installments. Another positive point of Shopee is the maximum commission limit of R$100, regardless of the product value. For example, if you sell an item for R$2,000, the commission on Shopee will be R$100, while on Mercado Livre it can reach R$300 or more, depending on the rate applied. Ecosystem and differences: Mercado Livre or Shopee? Which is better for selling? Mercado Livre is more established, with almost 20 years in the market in Brazil, while Shopee arrived in 2020. This experience reflects the maturity of the platform and the behavior of customers. In addition, Mercado Livre has its own virtual store platform, Mercado Shops, which allows you to create an e-commerce integrated with the products sold on the marketplace. Shopee, on the other hand, does not yet offer anything similar. In terms of logistics, both have their own efficient systems, but Mercado Livre has Mercado Pago, which can be used independently for payments in other e-commerces.