What is the difference between Empire Flippers and Flippa?

Empire Flippers is a curated brokerage that reports rejecting roughly 91 percent of submissions and charges no listing fee, while Flippa is an open marketplace with listing packages from 29 dollars, a 10 percent success fee, and mostly self-reported numbers at the low end. Choose Empire Flippers for vetted six-figure deals and Flippa for reach, and verify the numbers yourself either way.

Fees, side by side

Empire Flippers takes a flat 10,000 dollar commission on sales up to about 66,700 dollars, then 15 percent to 700,000 dollars, 8 percent above that, and 2.5 percent past 5 million, with no listing fee and no stated buyer fees. Flippa charges a non-refundable listing fee between 29 and 699 dollars depending on price tier and package, plus a 10 percent success fee, with an optional premium buyer subscription.

Vetting, side by side

Empire Flippers runs a two-stage process: a minimum-criteria screen, then in-depth vetting with direct account access and a profit-and-loss review, and says only about 9 percent of submissions make it through. Flippa applies human vetting to listings at 50,000 dollars and above; below that, buyers work from seller-connected data.

Escrow and transfer

Empire Flippers handles escrow and post-sale migration in-house and quotes one to three weeks from sale to seller payment. Flippa routes payments through its own processing or Escrow.com. Both beat wiring money directly, which is the one thing you should never do in a store purchase.