This article is for anyone who wants to create an account, whether you're here to buy, to sell, or both.
It guides you step by step, from creating your account to your first access to your Personal Space.
Summary
- You first create a personal account: this is your login identity.
- Two verifications are required: your email address and your mobile number.
- If you're a professional, you then create your organization (or join your colleagues' organization by invitation).
- You can pause your sign-up after your email is validated and resume later, at the step where you left off.
- Your Personal Space opens as soon as all required steps are complete.
1. The journey at a glance
Step | What you do | Who it applies to |
1. Your account | You enter your identity and your password | Everyone |
2. Your email | You validate your address from the email you receive | Everyone |
3. Your mobile | You confirm your number with a code received by SMS | Everyone |
4. Your information | You specify your country and your profile type | Everyone |
5. Your organization | You create your organization or join one | Professionals |
6. Your activities | You indicate whether you want to buy, sell, or both | Professionals based in France |
7. Your billing | You enter your billing address | Everyone |
You can start your sign-up from the Sign up button at the top of the marketplace, or from the messages that invite you to do so when you're viewing a listing.
2. Creating your account
- From the marketplace, click
Sign up.
- Enter your title, your first name, your last name, your email address, and your password.
- Check the required box shown below the form.
- Click
Create your account.
Hints appear below the password field: they show you the criteria to meet for it to be accepted. The create button stays unavailable until every required field is correctly filled in.
At this stage, you only enter personal information. Your company's or public body's information will be requested later, at the organization step.
3. Validating your email address
Right after creating your account, you receive an email containing an activation button. Click this button to confirm your address and continue your sign-up.
Didn't receive anything? Check your junk mail, then make sure the address entered has no typo. This validation is essential: without it, your sign-up cannot continue.
4. Validating your mobile number
This step secures your account. It's required.
- Select your country code (for example
+33for France; it's often pre-filled).
- Enter your mobile number. A visual indicator confirms whether the format is correct.
- Click
Next: a verification code is sent to you by SMS.
- Enter the code you received, then confirm.
A 90-second countdown corresponds to the code's validity period. Once it ends, you can request a new code. Entered the wrong number? Go back to the previous step to correct it.
5. Entering your personal information
You'll find the information already entered. You still need to indicate:
- your country;
- the profile type you belong to (individual, company, public body, association...).
This choice matters: it determines the rest of your sign-up journey and how your Personal Space's sections are organized. Fill it in carefully.
If you're an individual, you can also choose whether or not to receive our newsletters by checking the box provided. Professionals are subscribed by default.
6. Creating your organization or joining one
This step only applies to users who indicated they're a professional. If you're an individual, skip directly to the next step.
Creating a new organization
Your organization is the framework within which all your operations will take place: your purchases, your sales, your invoices.
If you select France, you just need to enter your SIRET number: the VAT number and the name of your organization then fill in automatically.
By creating the organization, you automatically become its administrator. You can then invite your colleagues and assign them rights.
Joining an existing organization
If your colleagues already use Agorastore, ask them to invite you rather than creating a second organization. You'll receive an invitation email and your journey will be simplified: the organization's information, its terms, and your access rights are already set.
7. Indicating your activities
This screen is shown for professional organizations based in France. In other cases, you go directly to the billing address.
You indicate whether your organization wants to buy, sell, or both.
- You must answer Yes to at least one of the two options to continue.
- If you want to sell, accepting the General Terms and Conditions of Sale is required.
- This choice determines the sections and features available in your Personal Space. It can be changed later.
8. Entering your billing address
Last step before accessing your Personal Space: the billing address. It's requested from individuals and professionals alike.
When you click Finish, you're redirected to the page from which you started your sign-up, or to your profile information.
9. Your first access to the Personal Space
Once every required step is complete, your Personal Space opens without entering your login details again.
The sections shown depend on your profile and your activities:
Your profile | What you see |
Individual, or professional outside France | Buy · Profile (with your addresses) |
Professional · buying and selling | Buy · Sell · Profile · Organization |
Professional · selling only | Sell · Profile · Organization |
Professional · buying only | Buy · Profile · Organization |
Our tips
- Use a lasting email address: it's the channel for all our important communications (validations, invoices, collections).
- Validate your email and your mobile right away: that's what unlocks the rest of the journey.
- Fill in your organization's information carefully, to avoid corrections later.
- Only select the activities you actually carry out.
- Complete your sign-up in one go whenever possible.
Frequently asked questions
Can I create an account without creating an organization?
Yes. Your personal account is created first: it's your login identity. You can then create an organization or join an existing one by invitation. If you're an individual, no organization is requested from you.
Can I pause my sign-up and resume it later?
Yes, as soon as your email address is validated. The next time you log in, you automatically resume at the step where you left off. Until the journey is complete, access to your Personal Space stays blocked.
I didn't receive the SMS code, what should I do?
Wait for the 90-second countdown to end, then request a new code. Also check the country code and the number entered: you can go back to the previous step to correct it.
A message tells me I can't continue my sign-up. Why?
Some email addresses or phone numbers don't allow a sign-up to be completed, for example following an unpaid invoice. Contact our customer service: they'll let you know your account's situation and the steps to take.
Can I change my organization's activities later?
Yes. Your organization can expand its activities: new sections and features then appear in your Personal Space.
Do I need to create an account to browse listings?
No, you can freely browse items for sale. An account becomes necessary to bid, buy, or list an item for sale.
Can I use the same email address as my colleague?
No. Each account is personal and identified by a unique email address. To work together on the same organization, get invited: everyone keeps their own login details and their own rights.
Can I unsubscribe or delete my account?
If you'd like to be unsubscribed from our site, you need to send us a request by email at sav@agorastore.fr.
You'll be notified by email once you've been unsubscribed from our site.