How do I buy a project on BreakPoint?

Browse the marketplace. Click into a listing. Use the 'Contact creator' form to start a conversation. Negotiate terms. Phase 2 will add Stripe Connect for escrow and one-click purchase.

What does BreakPoint take on a purchase?

Nothing today. No purchase is processed through BreakPoint, so no fee is deducted. The full amount goes straight to the original creator. A platform fee may apply once in-platform payments ship.

What can I acquire on BreakPoint?

Open source libraries, research code, patents, side projects with users, B2B SaaS MVPs, datasets, design systems, business ideas. If it's been built and walked away from, it's probably here.

For buyers

Acquire code, IP, patents, research, and side projects.

Q: What if I want a project that's not for sale?

Use the adopt path instead. Many projects on the feed are available for free adoption. Click 'Adopt' on the project page.

Q: Is the marketplace safe?

There is no escrow on BreakPoint today. You negotiate directly with the seller and arrange payment yourselves, which means you have no third party holding funds or resolving a dispute. Only proceed once you trust the counterparty, and get the transfer terms in writing. A BreakPoint account verifies an identity, not a transaction.

The marketplace for projects with commercial value. Curated by the second-chance platform. You buy directly from the creator. Stripe Connect escrow is not live yet.

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How buying works

Browse

Filter by category, price, license. Open the listing. Read the story.

Contact

Use the "Contact creator" form on the project page. Make an offer, ask questions, or schedule a call.

Negotiate

Agree on terms directly with the seller. Most deals close in 2-4 weeks.

Pay & receive

Today: you pay the creator directly. BreakPoint holds no funds and there is no escrow — plan for that in your risk assessment. Stripe Connect escrow is planned but not live.

What you can acquire

Every category has a different buyer profile. Here's what we've seen.

Companies

Acquire OSS libraries to internalize

Save 2-5 years of internal dev

Founders

Acquire side projects with users

Skip the cold-start problem

Researchers

Acquire research code for replication

Faster than re-implementing

Patent buyers

Acquire software patents

Defensive + offensive portfolios

Agencies

Acquire dev tools & CLIs

White-label for clients

Investors

Acquire MVP-stage startups

Pre-launch discount

Why buy on BreakPoint

Curated

Every listing is a real project with a story. No spam, no fake bids, no Fiverr-tier content.

Verified sellers

Every seller has a BreakPoint account. GitHub-verified, email-verified, with a public track record.

Direct contact

No middleman. You talk directly to the original creator. The 6% Etsy middleman doesn't exist here.

0% today

No listing fee and no fee on free adoptions. Nothing is deducted from a sale today, because no sale runs through BreakPoint.

Frequently asked questions

How do I buy a project?

Browse the marketplace, click into a listing, use the contact form to start a conversation. Negotiate directly with the seller.

What does BreakPoint take?

0% on paid sales and 0% on free adoptions, because payment happens directly between you and the creator.

What if I want a project that's not for sale?

Use the adopt path. Many projects on the feed are available for free adoption.

Is the marketplace safe?

Today: manual handoff, with no escrow. Stripe Connect escrow is planned but not live.

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