Shopify businesses for sale: private catalogue
Established Shopify businesses are offered through a private conversation. Start with your buying criteria, then verify any suitable opportunity before committing.
Ecomma buys ecommerce businesses, operates them, and sells them on. We are a potential counterparty with a commercial interest in your decision. This page explains how to approach our private catalogue; it does not publish current listings or promise a match.
How do I request the private catalogue?
Start the buyer intake with your budget, preferred category, region, timing, capital source and preferred level of involvement. The team can then discuss fit and any suitable opportunities. Asking for the catalogue is the start of qualification, not a reservation or a commitment to buy.
State whether your budget covers only the purchase or also working capital and post-sale support. An opportunity awaiting acquisition is different from a business ready to sell; ask the team to confirm the current status, the seller and the expected next step for each one.
What should an opportunity summary tell me?
Before comparing prices, request the business model, customer markets, trading period, revenue and profit definitions, traffic mix, supplier concentration, owner workload and reason for sale. Ask which assets are included and which liabilities or costs remain outside the price. These are details to establish for each opportunity, not a claim that every data room contains the same evidence.
Follow the figures back to store reports, payment settlements and expense records. Reconcile refunds, advertising, shipping, staff and software rather than treating revenue as take-home income. The ecommerce due diligence checklist provides the wider evidence request.
What transfers when you buy?
The purchase agreement should identify the store, domains, brand assets, content, inventory and contracts included. An asset purchase and a share purchase can have different consequences. Supplier consent, data-use rights and provider approval may be required; payment and advertising accounts do not transfer automatically with a login.
Shopify’s ownership-transfer instructions describe store ownership changes and separate payment-provider steps. Verify eligibility and any restrictions before closing. Confirm advertising access, billing, account ownership and the approved handover with each provider. Do not assume campaign history or performance will survive unchanged.
Can Ecomma continue operating the business?
Ongoing marketing and operations are optional by separate agreement. Decide who handles suppliers, support, advertising and reporting, what the service costs, and how either side can end it. If you plan to operate in house, agree the handover and access responsibilities instead.
When another route may fit better
If you want to browse public listings across many sellers, compare Flippa, Empire Flippers and Acquire.com. If you want configuration rather than a business with trading records, the prebuilt versus established guide explains the different purchase and cost model.
Historical transactions are not current stock. The published sold examples show prior work; they do not establish current availability or a future outcome.
Common questions
What Shopify businesses does Ecomma have for sale?
Ask for the current private catalogue. This page is not a live inventory list and does not confirm availability in any category or price range. A suitable opportunity depends on your criteria and what is available when the team responds.
Can I keep the team running the business after I buy it?
Ongoing marketing and operations are optional by separate agreement. Set the scope, fees, responsibilities and handover before signing; they are not automatically included in the purchase.
What should I share in the buyer intake?
Your budget, preferred category, region, timing, capital source and preferred level of involvement help the team assess fit. Separate the purchase budget from the cash you will need to operate the business.
What can I verify before committing?
Request financial records reconciled to the store and payment providers, cost detail, access arrangements, supplier terms and an asset-by-asset transfer plan. Agree what evidence can be shared and when before relying on a headline figure.
Before the first conversation
Bring your buying criteria to the buyer intake. For a purchase across countries, read the cross-border transfer guide. See Ecomma Operate for the optional operating service.
Sources and scope
Ecomma reports 80+ acquisitions since 2022 across the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, and the UAE in its company information. The private catalogue process is described here without publishing confidential business details, prices or return claims. Shopify’s linked instructions were checked on 12 September 2026.