Marketplace and Transaction Rules
How exchanges, sales, and Opportunity Access transactions work, and how revenue is allocated.
Version 1.0 · Effective September 4, 2026 · Operational draft — under legal review · Published by Coast to Coast Communications, Inc.
Revenue allocation
Customer-submitted Project Opportunity: the customer posts free, receives $0, and CoastMatch retains 100% of the Opportunity Access Fee paid by the receiving business.
Business-contributed Opportunity for Sale: the eligible selling business receives 80% of the completed sale price and CoastMatch retains 20%.
Business-contributed Opportunity Access: the contributing business receives $0 and CoastMatch retains the applicable Opportunity Access Fee paid by the receiving business.
Opportunity Exchange: there are no sale proceeds. Each participating business pays its applicable exchange fee, with membership discounts applied from the published fee schedule.
Distribution and exclusivity
Distribution type, maximum recipients, current authorized recipient count, previous distribution, pending transactions, reservation expiration, opportunity age, and customer readiness are disclosed before acceptance.
An exclusive opportunity is not released to another business until the first transaction is cancelled, expired, refunded, or closed.
Payments
Live card payments are activated only after a payment provider has been configured and tested. Until then, transactions are recorded without collecting card payment and protected information is not released on a pending payment.
These policies are published by Coast to Coast Communications, Inc. for CoastMatch members and customers. They are operating policies and are not presented as attorney-reviewed or attorney-approved legal advice. Current publication status: Operational draft — under legal review.