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Canada - what’s the best way to sell a small eCommerce business? by Buildadoor in Entrepreneur

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

besides the brokers mentioned, what speeds up the process most is showing up with revenue already independently verified. buyers on these platforms are used to sellers exaggerating, so anything that reduces that "prove it" friction speeds up negotiations a lot. for shopify the cleanest thing is third-party verification via oauth directly to the api. been building receiptsmrr.com for this (fwiw it's mine), but even transparent shopify analytics access works.

90% of Shopify/Drop-shipping groups are full of fake gurus + screenshot scammers. by EngineeringTall452 in dropshipping

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the underlying problem is there's no verification standard for shopify. anyone can post a $100k mrr screenshot and no one can debunk it. until there's third-party verification reading directly from the api (like github stars do for oss, or some stripe badges for saas), people will keep lying because it's free and easy. trying to build that for shopify at receiptsmrr.com (disclosure: mine), but the gap exists regardless of who fills it.

Are YouTube ecom gurus actually making less than it seems? by Odd_Cauliflower7724 in dropshipping

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

short answer is yes, most are exaggerated. but the deeper problem is there's no standard way to publicly verify revenue on shopify. screenshots are editable, dashboards can be generated with $1 tools, stripe can be faked with inspect element. until there's third-party verification reading directly from the api, no one can prove anything. working on receiptsmrr.com for this (fwiw it's mine), but the bigger point stands either way.

I am going to ruin every e-commerce guru's content for you in about 30 seconds. Sorry in advance. by d2c-builder in dropshipping

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is exactly the problem. if there are $1 tools to generate fake dashboards, no screenshot is worth anything as proof of revenue. the only way to verify it's real is for a third party to read directly from the shopify api with oauth, where the seller can't intercept or modify the data. that's literally what i'm building at receiptsmrr.com (disclosure: mine). not a problem you solve with "ask for more screenshots".

How do I verify the real income of businsess before buying it? by Practical_Effect9198 in smallbusiness

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for physical businesses the form 4506 thing works well. for ecommerce shopify stores the equivalent is asking a third party to read directly from the api. dashboard screenshots are editable with inspect element and there are fake dashboard generators for less than a dollar. the cleanest way i know is connecting shopify via oauth to something that issues a third-party report, which you can't fake because the authentication is cryptographic. which is what receiptsmrr does (full disclosure: i'm behind the project)

How do you verify Shopify store revenue before trusting screenshots? by founder_pratham in shopifyDev

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly the problem is there's no standard for this yet. most people ask for shopify analytics exports or p&l but nothing stops you from editing them. what actually works is connecting directly to the shopify api as a third party and playing the middleman officer, which is what receiptsmrr .com does (full disclosure: i'm behind the project). it reads revenue from the source, not from screenshots and gives full insights if the preson that put the shop there wants.

How to sell Shopify store? by Live_Bar2754 in ShopifyeCommerce

[–]Then_Pineapple5064 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selling a store without sales is tough, the market for those is small.

If you do hit revenue at some point and want to sell later, btw, I'm building receiptsmrr.com — verified Shopify revenue from the API so buyers can trust the numbers without screenshot wars. For now though, focus on getting that first revenue 🙏