SharesPost helps you sell your private company shares by connecting you with thousands of interested buyers. It’s simple: SharesPost members anonymously post their shares for sale on our bulletin boards. Buyers are alerted and come to compete for your shares. The SharesPost system provides you with the information, tools, forms and process to sell your shares.

How do I get started?

Do It Yourself: Review any buyers’ posts. If one is acceptable, just click “Agree to Sell” and follow the step-by-step instructions that end with the opening of escrow. You can also click “Post Shares to Sell” and name your own terms. All posts are anonymous. Once your post goes live on the bulletin board, SharesPost notifies all known potential buyers of the company’s stock.

Have the Company Specialist Do It For You: For each of our key companies, we have teamed up with a broker specializing in valuing the company and brokering transactions in its stocks. Generally these brokers will have already closed multiple sales of the company’s shares, have strong relationships with the community of potential buyers and frequently are shareholders themselves. To connect with a Company Specialist, click “Contact” under the Company Specialist’s picture on the company’s bulletin board page.

What does it cost?

If you post your shares for sale on your own or agree to another member’s post, the Company Specialist charges you a 2% sales commission upon the closing of any resulting transaction. If you instead choose to retain a Company Specialist to represent you, the Company Specialist will discuss the amount of their commission with you directly. Contact the Company Specialist to learn more. U.S. Bank is available to process the transaction and serve as escrow agent for a flat fee of $1,500 to each of buyer and seller for their services.