Can someone buy wholesale at Onitsha Main Market for me?

Yes, and it is the errand the market is made for. Set your ceiling and the quantity, and it is held in escrow with the runner's fee before they start.

How do I stop the price being padded?

The runner types what they actually spent and photographs the receipt and the goods at the stall. It is reconciled against your ceiling on the spot, before any money leaves escrow.

Can a runner take goods from Onitsha to another state?

No. A runner can only accept an errand inside the city it was posted in. Buying in Onitsha and sending onward is two jobs — post the Onitsha part here and arrange the carriage separately.

Does this cover Ochanja and the Bridgehead?

Yes. Onitsha is set to a 20 km radius from the centre, which takes in Main Market, Ochanja, Bridgehead, Fegge, Awada and Nkpor.

Zendrun

Send someone to Onitsha Main Market

Onitsha Main is a buying trip people plan their week around. Send a verified runner with a list and a ceiling, see the goods photographed at the stall, and pay at the handover rather than in advance.

Run errands in Onitsha

No runners in Onitsha yet

Zendrun started in Ibadan and Lagos. You can post this errand and it will sit on the board until a verified runner in Onitsha takes it — so if you need it this week, that is the honest answer. If you are in Onitsha and want the work, every errand posted here is yours to take.

Wholesale prices move with quantity, so say the quantity

A price quoted for one carton is not the price for ten, and a runner standing at a stall without a quantity cannot negotiate for you. Put the quantity and your ceiling in the errand. If the stall wants more than you allowed, the runner asks in the app with a photo and waits — no approval, no purchase.

What people send a runner to Onitsha for

One of the biggest markets in West Africa, and a distribution point for the whole South East. The sections are the map.

Wholesale and bulk buying where going yourself means a day and a vehicle.
Household goods, hardware and general merchandise against a list.
Books and stationery, which Onitsha has traded in for generations.
Textiles and ready-made clothing priced across several stalls before committing.
An order collected at Ochanja or the Bridgehead and handed over in the city.

Write it as a list, not a paragraph

The thing that goes wrong in a market this size is the item that has run out. Post the errand as a shopping list — item, quantity, your estimate, and what to do if it is unavailable — so the answer already exists when the runner is at the stall rather than being a phone call you miss.

How the money works

The ceiling, its headroom, the runner's fee and the platform fee are all held from your wallet before anything goes live. The runner pays with their own money, photographs the goods and the receipt, and escrow reimburses them at the handover code. Anything unspent comes back to you.

Questions people ask

Can someone buy wholesale at Onitsha Main Market for me?: Yes, and it is the errand the market is made for. Set your ceiling and the quantity, and it is held in escrow with the runner's fee before they start.
How do I stop the price being padded?: The runner types what they actually spent and photographs the receipt and the goods at the stall. It is reconciled against your ceiling on the spot, before any money leaves escrow.
Can a runner take goods from Onitsha to another state?: No. A runner can only accept an errand inside the city it was posted in. Buying in Onitsha and sending onward is two jobs — post the Onitsha part here and arrange the carriage separately.
Does this cover Ochanja and the Bridgehead?: Yes. Onitsha is set to a 20 km radius from the centre, which takes in Main Market, Ochanja, Bridgehead, Fegge, Awada and Nkpor.

Where this can be run today

This market is in Onitsha, which has no runners yet. Runners are on the ground in Ibadan and Lagos. Everywhere else the board is open and empty, so an errand posted there waits for a first runner.

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