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Set up Marketplaces & Cross-listing

Set up your connected sales channels in Dropstitch so one inventory workflow can publish and sync across marketplaces.

Connect your selling channels once, then publish the same product across them from one Dropstitch workflow.

Before you start

  • Open Settings > Marketplaces.

  • If you will publish to Depop or Vinted, install the Dropstitch Chrome extension and log into those marketplaces in Chrome first.

  • If Vinted is part of your workflow, expect a short warm-up period and follow Build a trusted Vinted browser session for reliable Dropstitch publishing.

  • Connect every marketplace you plan to use before you create products in List. This brings in marketplace-specific Attributes before you start listing.

  • If you want to use Whatnot or Tilt, connect Shopify first. These are Shopify-bridge workflows, not separate Dropstitch marketplace connections.

How it works

Dropstitch supports two native connection models, plus Shopify-bridge workflows:

Connection type

Channels

What it depends on

App integration

Shopify, eBay

API or app-based authentication

Extension integration

Vinted, Depop

The Dropstitch Chrome extension plus a live authenticated browser session

Shopify bridge

Whatnot, Tilt

Publish to Shopify from Dropstitch, then use the external platform's Shopify workflow

When you publish from List with Bulk List, Dropstitch sends the same product to each selected marketplace. After publish, channel status is visible in Stockroom by marketplace icon for each product.

If an item sells on one connected channel, Dropstitch uses that connection layer to auto-delist it on the other connected channels. For extension-based channels, Chrome needs to stay open and authenticated while listing, syncing, or delisting actions are running.

Products that start in the Dropstitch mobile app still feed into this same cross-listing workflow. For Depop or Vinted, one connected desktop Chrome session still needs to stay available because that session acts as the extension hub for those channel actions.

Whatnot and Tilt work differently. They do not currently appear as separate destinations in Bulk List. Publish the product to Shopify first, then use Whatnot's Shopify app or Tilt's Shopify import flow outside Dropstitch.

How to use it

  1. Open Settings > Marketplaces.

  2. Connect the channels you want to use:

  1. If your final destination is Whatnot or Tilt, connect Shopify and plan to publish the product to Shopify first.

  2. Set any marketplace defaults that matter to your workflow, such as shipping or destination-specific settings.

  3. Create or upload products in List.

  4. Click Bulk List.

  5. Leave the channels you want selected and uncheck any destination you want to skip for that run.

  6. Review warnings for missing required marketplace fields before you submit.

  7. If Dropstitch asks you to re-authenticate an extension-based channel, complete that check first.

  8. Click Continue with [x] products.

  9. Open Stockroom and confirm status per marketplace icon.

Success check

  • Each selected marketplace shows as connected in Settings > Marketplaces.

  • Published products show the expected marketplace icons in Stockroom.

  • The live listing appears on at least one connected destination.

  • If an item sells on one channel, a cross-channel delist action appears in Activity Feed.

Tips

  • Recommended approach: publish to one channel first, confirm that flow works, then expand to full cross-listing.

  • Connect channels before creating products whenever possible so marketplace-specific attributes are present during setup and review.

  • If products start in the Dropstitch mobile app, treat desktop as the review-and-publish continuation of the same workflow.

  • Use Set up Templates in Dropstitch and required Attributes to reduce manual edits during batch publishing.

  • Keep Chrome open and authenticated for Depop and Vinted while publishing or while the queue is still processing.

  • Treat Whatnot and Tilt as Shopify follow-up workflows. Dropstitch can help get clean product data into Shopify, but the external platform controls its own Shopify app, import, sync, and troubleshooting behavior.

Advanced settings

  • Optional customization path: create marketplace-specific templates or channel-specific defaults before large batch runs.

  • If your store has mixed catalog types such as true vintage and archival designer, keep the shared setup broad and add channel-specific exceptions only where they improve output.

  • This works well because marketplace conditions are evaluated based on the destination you are publishing to, not as a global listing rule.

Troubleshooting

  • Marketplace shows disconnected: re-authenticate the marketplace from the Dropstitch banner or the marketplace settings page, then continue.

  • Depop or Vinted did not publish: confirm Chrome is open, the extension is installed, and the marketplace account is still logged in. If the item stays processing in Stockroom, use Why didn't my Depop or Vinted publish start?.

  • Vinted keeps forcing re-logins: follow Build a trusted Vinted browser session for reliable Dropstitch publishing and keep test runs small until the session is stable.

  • Required field missing at publish: fill the missing marketplace-specific Attributes, then submit again.

  • Listing appears late on channel: small delays are normal on extension-based channels. See When listings appear on Vinted and Depop after publishing.

  • Item was deleted directly on the marketplace: Dropstitch can lose its reference to that listing. Delete or delist that item from Stockroom instead when you want tracking and auto-delisting to stay intact.

  • I want to publish to Whatnot or Tilt: publish to Shopify from Dropstitch first, then finish the Whatnot or Tilt Shopify workflow outside Dropstitch.

Value reflection

Without one cross-listing control layer, every one-of-one item turns into duplicate posting, duplicate checking, and manual delist risk. Dropstitch lets you publish once, monitor status in one place, and reduce oversell risk across channels. For high-volume vintage operations, that removes a major manual bottleneck.

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