Your marketplace,
your community.
Dune is the trust-first peer-to-peer marketplace built for tech-savvy South Africans. Auction-style and fixed-price listings, verified sellers and payments held in trust — a genuinely safer alternative to the marketplaces you already know.
Current bid
R18,400
9 bids · held in trust
R1,850
Average order value
100%
Identity-verified sellers
48h
Held-in-trust protection
1 niche
Done properly, not everything
The problem
Trading online in SA still means choosing between reach and trust.
The big platforms leave real gaps — clutter, cash-in-hand risk and anonymous scammers. Dune closes them by owning one high-value, trust-sensitive category instead of trying to sell everything.
Bidorbuy
The gapAuctions, but a cluttered horizontal catalogue and dated experience that buries good listings.
Gumtree SA
The gapClassifieds with zero buyer protection — every deal is a cash-in-hand leap of faith.
Facebook Marketplace
The gapHuge reach, but fake profiles, no escrow and no accountability when a deal goes wrong.
Verified sellers, payments held in trust, and structured listings — purpose-built for one category so buyers and sellers can finally trade with confidence.
Features
Everything a fair trade needs — nothing it doesn't.
Auctions & fixed price, together
List with live auction-style bidding, a straight fixed price, or fixed price with 'make an offer'. Buyers choose how they want to shop.
Payments held in trust
Money is held securely until the buyer confirms the item arrived as described. Sellers get paid only when the deal is genuinely done.
Identity-verified sellers
Every seller passes identity verification before listing. Ratings and completed-sale history live on each profile.
One category, done right
We went deep on verified pre-owned tech instead of wide on everything — so listings are structured, searchable and trustworthy.
Fair, transparent fees
No listing fees and no monthly subscription. Sellers pay one clear success fee only when a sale completes.
A community that knows the gear
Built for tech-savvy South Africans who care about specs, condition and honest descriptions — not anonymous drop-and-run listings.
A taste of what's on Dune
How it works
Trade in three simple steps.
Create a verified profile
Sign up and confirm your identity in minutes. Verification is what keeps the whole marketplace clean.
List or bid with confidence
Post an auction or a fixed-price listing, or bid on gear you want. Structured fields make condition and specs crystal clear.
Trade protected, end to end
Payment is held in trust until delivery is confirmed. Rate each other and build a reputation that follows you.
Focus
We don't sell everything.
We do one thing right.
The horizontal “sell anything” model is where trust goes to die. Dune owns a single high-value, trust-sensitive niche — verified pre-owned tech — so every listing, every safeguard and every person on the platform is built for it.
Early community
People are already choosing trust over noise.
Illustrative testimonials from our early access community.
“I sold my camera in two days for a fair price — and actually got paid without the usual meet-in-a-parking-lot anxiety. This is what marketplaces should feel like.”
Thandiwe M.
Photographer · Johannesburg
“Every seller being verified changes everything. I bid on a laptop, won, and it arrived exactly as described. First time I've trusted a second-hand deal online.”
Riaan V.
Software developer · Cape Town
“The held-in-trust payment is the killer feature. As a regular seller I get paid reliably and buyers stop ghosting. My repeat sales have gone up.”
Naledi K.
Reseller · Durban
For sellers
Keep more of every sale. Pay only when you win.
No listing fees. No monthly subscription. Just one clear success fee when a sale completes — with reliable, held-in-trust payouts so you never chase a buyer again.
- ✓List an unlimited number of items for free
- ✓Auction, fixed price or make-an-offer — your call
- ✓Verified buyers and dispute support on every deal
- ✓Transparent success fee, shown before you list
Sample sale
Illustrative example. A single transparent success fee (~8%) applies only on completed sales.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Those platforms try to sell everything to everyone. Dune goes deep on one trust-sensitive category — verified pre-owned tech — with identity-checked sellers, held-in-trust payments and structured listings. Less noise, fewer scams, and a community that actually knows the gear.
Your payment is held securely until you confirm the item arrived as described. If something's wrong, you open a dispute inside Dune and our team steps in. Sellers only get paid once the deal is genuinely complete.
Yes. Every listing lets you choose auction-style bidding or a straight fixed price — or set a fixed price with a 'make an offer' option. You decide how you want to buy and sell.
Browsing and bidding are free. Sellers pay a single, transparent success fee only when a sale completes — no listing fees, no monthly subscription, no surprises. You keep the rest.
We're rolling out city by city, starting with the major metros. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know the moment Dune opens in your area.
Every seller completes identity verification before they can list. Reputation, ratings and completed-sale history are shown on each profile, so you always know who you're trading with.
Be first on Dune.
Join the waitlist for early access to South Africa's trust-first marketplace. Free to join — we'll invite you the moment we launch in your city.