VOL. X · NO. 1NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

The Eckhardt Tribune

"All the News That's Fit to Ship"

LATE CITY EDITIONJUL 16, 2026
EXTRASpecial Report

The Next 1,000 eBays Start Small

Start with the shop, catalog, ticket, event, service, or sellers already moving. Grow it into the marketplace the category needs.

Ricky Eckhardt at work on marketplace systems
Mr. Eckhardt at his Norfolk offices, working on Cliqket. (Staff Photograph)

By RICKY ECKHARDT

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Every market starts before it calls itself one. A seller has demand. A category expert has a community. An operator has buyers and supply, plus a growing pile of software and manual work.

The visible page is easy. Payments, refunds, payouts, inventory, seller roles, support, and category rules are the work. Ricky Eckhardt learned that by operating marketplaces across retail, travel, rentals, and collectibles.

Cliqket lets operators start with the business already moving and add what the market needs without hiring a full technology team first. Agents take on repetitive operating work. The operator stays focused on sellers, buyers, and the people in the market.

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The era of one-size-fits-all marketplaces is over. Every collecting community deserves its own. I'm building the platform that powers all of them.