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CometChat: Marketplace Liquidity and Role of Chat

Marketplaces have always existed. So much so that it’s nearly impossible to trace back the exact dates since when they got operational. A throwback to the good old barter system, when a spice trader had to sell his spices in return for currency in form of coins (Gold, Copper, Nickel, and more). But now we have eBay, Airbnb, Etsy, Craigslist and a gazillion other marketplaces. None of these would have sustained, had it not been for marketplace liquidity.

So, what is marketplace liquidity?

Marketplace liquidity is defined as the percentage of total goods/services present in the market being sold per unit time.…