Marketplace / Classifieds project — A new reverse marketplace

Say what you're looking for. Sellers come to you.

On ToutTrouver.be, you no longer scroll for hours. You post the item you want, your budget and your area. Sellers respond with a photo, a price and the item's real condition.

  • Local first — priority given to sellers near you
  • Matching by postal code and distance radius
  • Secure messaging, no direct exchange of contact details
  • Free at launch, available in FR, NL and EN
ToutTrouver.be home page: "Post a search" form with item, budget, postal code and delivery
ToutTrouver.be home page — post a search request in under a minute.

Context and concept

ToutTrouver.be is a Belgian classifieds platform between individuals (C2C), operating in the second-hand buying and selling space — but with a reversed model compared to classic sites (2ememain, Vinted, etc.) : instead of sellers posting a listing for an item, it is buyers who post what they are looking for — the item, the budget and the geographic area — and sellers who own a matching item respond directly.

The positioning is clearly local : searching and filtering requests is done by postal code and distance radius (5, 10, 25, 50, 100 km, or all of Belgium), with secure internal messaging that avoids exchanging contact details directly.

Product objectives

  • Avoid the endless scroll through listings unrelated to what you're looking for
  • Bring the offer to the demand rather than the other way around
  • Encourage local, nearby exchanges
  • Secure exchanges between individuals (photo, reviews, messaging)
  • Stay accessible and free at launch
Example of an active mobile search on ToutTrouver.be: request, seller offer and local match at 4.8 km
Designed to get straight to the point : less searching, more responses.

Simple

How does it work ?

A clear, fast process that's impossible to game : everything starts with a search request.

01

You post what you're looking for

Item, budget, desired condition, postal code and delivery preference.

02

Sellers make you offers

They respond with a real photo, a price and the relevant details.

03

You choose the best offer

Compare, chat in the messaging system and buy locally with confidence.

ToutTrouver.be screen: the 3 steps of the process and the Tech & Mobile, Home, Mobility, Family categories
The most sought-after items are organised into clear categories, designed for SEO as much as for users.

Key features

Post a search

In under a minute : the item you're looking for, budget (fixed price, negotiable or maximum), postal code and delivery preference (hand delivery, delivery possible, or no preference).

Browse and filter

A clear category structure designed for SEO as much as for users (Tech & Mobile, Home, Mobility, Family, and around twenty subcategories), with filtering by desired condition, delivery method and min/max budget.

Sorting, favourites and comparison

Sort results by recency, number of responses, budget or proximity, save requests as favourites, and compare offers received via the built-in messaging system to close deals locally.

Seller responses

Sellers browse open requests matching what they own and respond with a real photo, a price and the item's condition.

Automatic alerts

Sellers save items or areas of interest and receive an automatic notification as soon as a matching request is posted, without having to create a listing for every item.

Reputation and profiles

Building a reputation through a profile with reviews and transaction history, adding credibility for both buyers and sellers.

ToutTrouver.be screen: seller section "Clear out your attic without creating 40 listings" with match notifications, and security section "Designed to limit scams"
Match notification, quick response and trust foundations (photo, reviews, messaging, reporting).

For sellers

Clear out your attic without creating 40 listings

Sellers can save a few items or areas of interest, then get notified when a buyer is looking for something matching.

  • Only respond to requests that interest you
  • Add a real photo and a price in seconds
  • Keep your phone number private thanks to the built-in messaging

A concrete example

In Brussels, a buyer is looking for a Nintendo Switch OLED, with a maximum budget of 320 €. A seller located 4.8 km away, with a verified profile and 12 positive reviews, responds with an offer : "White OLED Switch, very good condition, complete box" for 285 €. The buyer compares the offers received and closes the deal via the built-in messaging system, without ever having to browse hundreds of unrelated listings.

Security

Designed to limit scams

The home page already lays the foundations of trust : profile, reviews, a mandatory photo and internal messaging before contact details are exchanged.

Photo before contact

The seller must show the real item before the conversation continues.

Reviews and history

Profiles gain credibility with successful transactions.

Protected messaging

Conversations stay within ToutTrouver.be to avoid suspicious contacts.

Quick reporting

A suspicious offer can be blocked and moderated quickly.

Technologies and skills involved

PHP (backend and business logic) MySQL / MariaDB JavaScript / Node.js Geolocation and distance filtering Real-time messaging Multilingual FR / NL / EN Responsive web interface

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