Deal Sourcing · 7 min read
Where E-commerce Deals Come From, and Why Most Buyers See Only a Fraction
Opportunities are scattered across marketplaces, brokers and private founders. Here is how to see the whole market.
The fragmented market
E-commerce businesses for sale are spread across open marketplaces, curated broker platforms, boutique M&A advisors, founder communities and off-market conversations. Each source has its own format, its own metrics and its own fees. A buyer checking two or three sites sees a small slice of what is available.
What we do differently
Ecommerce Business For Sale aggregates publicly listed brand-owned businesses (Shopify, DTC, dropshipping, wholesale and subscription) with a $100K minimum asking price. Every listing is normalized to the same metrics (asking price, SDE, revenue, multiple) and rewritten into a clear, comparable summary.
We exclude Amazon-only, Etsy-only and marketplace-only businesses: they carry platform risk most of our buyers want to avoid.
From discovery to a real conversation
When a listing interests you, unlocking it connects you with the Trend Hijacking advisory team and gives you the original listing so you can decide how to proceed: directly, or with an advisor in your corner.
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