You keep the stall rent
Nothing to list, no monthly fee, and no charge for a market that does not fill. Noques takes 10% of a stall fee when a vendor actually books one.
How the money moves
Four steps, and the last one is worth reading carefully.
You set the stall fee
Per market, and a vendor sees it before they apply. Noques does not set it, does not suggest one and does not add anything on top of it.
The vendor pays it by card when they apply
Not on the day, and not by EFT the night before. The payment is checked against your market's fee when it settles, and one that does not match is held and flagged rather than accepted.
You approve or decline the application
Paying does not book the space. A declined application is refunded by arrangement — there is no automatic refund path for a stall fee yet, so it goes through us.
The fee is reconciled with you
You keep the stall rent less 10%. Today that reconciliation is done by hand between you and Noques, not deducted automatically at the moment of payment.
A R350 stall
And what a 30-stall market comes to.
- Vendor pays
- R350,00
- Noques (10%)
- −R35,00
- You keep, per stall
- R315,00
- Across 30 stalls
- R9 450,00
Entry tickets are separate. If you charge for entry, that money is yours in full — Noques takes no share of an entry fee.
What costs nothing
There is no listing fee, no setup fee and no monthly fee.
- Listing your market
- Your market page, with your dates, address and map pin
- The vendor application queue
- Stall capacity enforcement
- Free entry tickets, if you do not charge for entry
- Gate scanning, on your gatekeeper's own phone
Being straight about settlement
A vendor's stall fee is charged to their card and received by Noques, and your share is then reconciled with you by arrangement. Nothing in the system splits it at the moment of payment and there is no automatic organiser payout — that is real engineering that has not been built. It works because every market is set up by a person here, but you should know it is a conversation and not a transfer that lands on its own.
Questions from organisers
What it costs, who does what, and what is not built yet.
How do I get my market onto Noques?
You tell us about it and we set it up for you. There is no organiser signup and no dashboard to configure — you send the market's name, where it is, when it runs and roughly how many stalls, and Noques builds the listing. That is deliberate while the marketplace is small: it means your market is set up correctly the first time rather than left half-configured.
What does it cost to list a market?
Nothing to list. The stall fee you charge vendors stays yours; Noques takes 10% of it for running the listing, the vendor application queue and the entry tickets. If no vendor books a stall, you pay nothing.
Who decides what a stall costs?
You do. The stall fee is set per market and a vendor sees it before they apply, so nobody applies without knowing what they will pay. Noques does not set it and does not add to it.
How do vendors apply for a stall?
Through the app. A vendor sends their stall name, what they sell and the categories they trade in, pays the stall fee by card, and the application reaches you for approval. Applications stop automatically once the market's stall count is reached, so a full market tells a vendor it is full instead of taking their money.
Can I charge for entry?
Yes, or you can make entry free and still issue tickets. Either way a visitor holds a QR code on their phone and your gatekeeper scans it at the gate. A ticket that has already been scanned is refused, and so is one scanned outside the market's dates.
Does Noques stop me overselling entry tickets?
Not yet. A maximum capacity can be recorded against your market and it is shown, but nothing counts tickets against it — you would need to watch the number yourself. Stall capacity is different and is enforced: applications are refused once your stall count is full.
How are gatekeepers handled?
Someone applies to work your gate through the app, Noques approves them, and they can then scan tickets on their own phone. Paying them is between you and them — a compensation type and amount can be recorded against the market, but Noques does not pay it out.
What reporting do I get?
Honestly, very little at the moment. There is no organiser revenue report, no attendance count and no ticket list in the app, so Noques sends you what you need by arrangement. This is the next thing on the list for organisers and it is not built yet.
Can I change my market after it goes live?
Yes, through us. The name, description, stall fee and whether the market is active can be changed quickly. The schedule, the location, the entry fee and the gate settings need a Noques admin, so send those through and allow a working day.
Tell us about your market
Five minutes, no account created, and a reply within two working days.