Check prices and shelves anywhere in Nigeria, with a photo as proof
Market research does not need a big project. Ask one question, about one item, in one place, and get a field agent’s answer with a photo, usually within a day.
Ask the Market lets a business in Nigeria pay a small fee to have a verified field agent check what an item sells for, whether it is in stock, or confirm the shelf price in the business’s own shop. The agent answers with a photo. Your money is held until you accept the answer, and a check nobody answers is refunded in full.
Three kinds of check, one simple flow
Price check
An agent visits a market or shop in the state you choose and reports what the item sells for, with a photo. Ask for up to three agents on one question if you want more than one answer. ₦2,500 per answer.
Shelf and stock check
Is your product on the shelf, running low, or out? An agent checks and sends a photo. Use it to see whether retailers are actually stocking you. ₦1,500 per answer.
Verify my shelf price
A KYC-verified agent visits your shop and confirms the price you advertise. If it matches, you get a public Verified Price page and an embeddable badge, valid for 30 days. ₦5,000 per answer.
Name a specific shop
Want to know what a competitor charges? Name their shop. The agent visits it and reports what is on the shelf.
Photo proof every time
No answer is accepted without a photo of the shelf, the price tag or the shop front, and only you, the agent and Cordelia’s team can see it.
Your money is held, not spent
The fee is held from your wallet when you post. You accept the answer to pay the agent, or it is accepted automatically after 24 hours. If nobody answers within 48 hours, you are refunded.
Dispute anything that looks wrong
If an answer does not look right, dispute it. The agent is not paid until the Cordelia team has looked at it, and a rejected answer is refunded to you.
Feeds your Price Desk
Answers also help the public Price Board and the stock-shortage signals other businesses see, so every check improves the market picture.
How to check a market price or shelf in Nigeria
Choose what to check
A price, a shelf, or your own shop’s price. Pick the item and the state, LGA or market.
Pay from your wallet
The fee is held, not spent. Nothing is paid to the agent yet.
An agent answers with a photo
Agents in that state are told straight away. The first good answer comes back with a price, stock status, shop name and photo.
Accept, or dispute
Accept to pay the agent, or let it release automatically after 24 hours. Unanswered after 48 hours? You are refunded.
On-demand market checks versus the usual options
| The usual way | With Cordelia | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting a price from a distant market | Travel there, or trust a phone call. | A local verified agent goes and sends a photo. |
| Cost | A mystery-shopper or research agency quote, often a minimum project. | From ₦2,500 for one answer, paid per check. |
| Proof | A verbal report. | A photo, the shop name and the time, saved with the answer. |
| Risk | Pay first and hope. | Money held until you accept; refunded if nobody answers. |
| Showing customers your price is honest | Say so on your flyer. | A public Verified Price page and badge from an independent agent visit. |
Built for Nigerian traders, brands and distributors
Brands and distributors
See whether retailers in Kano, Port Harcourt or Enugu are stocking your product and at what price.
Retailers and wholesalers
Check what a rival or a market charges before you set a price or buy stock.
Importers and food businesses
Check supply and prices in a market you cannot visit this week.
Honest sellers who want to stand out
Get your shelf price verified and show customers the badge.
The details, plainly
| Price check | ₦2,500 per answer; up to 3 answers on one question. |
| Stock check | ₦1,500 per answer. |
| Verify my shelf price | ₦5,000 per answer, by a KYC-verified agent. Badge valid 30 days. |
| Open window | 48 hours. Unanswered checks are refunded in full. |
| Release | Answers are accepted automatically after 24 hours if you do nothing. |
| Agent pay | 70% of the fee goes to the agent who answers. |
Fees and windows are read live from Cordelia’s settings. Answers depend on a verified agent being available in the state you choose.
More on pricing, markets and field work
Questions people ask
How do I check the price of a product in a Nigerian market?
Open Ask the Market in your Cordelia business account, choose Price check, pick the item and the state, LGA or market, and pay the fee from your wallet. A verified field agent in that state visits and sends the price with a photo, usually within a day.
How much does a price or shelf check cost?
A price check is ₦2,500 and a shelf (stock) check is ₦1,500 per answer. Verifying your own shelf price is ₦5,000. The fee is held from your wallet until you accept the answer.
What if no agent answers?
Nothing is lost. A check stays open for 48 hours, and if it is not answered, the unanswered part is refunded to your wallet.
How do I know the agent really went there?
Every answer needs a photo of the shelf, the price tag or the shop front, with the shop name. You can accept it, or dispute it; the Cordelia team decides disputes and the agent is not paid until then. Verifying a shelf price can only be done by KYC-verified agents.
What is a Verified Price badge?
When a verified agent visits your shop and confirms your advertised price, you get a public page on Cordelia showing the item, price, shop and date, and a badge to place on your website or share by link. It stays valid for 30 days, after which it needs checking again. It can be withdrawn if the price is found to be wrong.
Can I ask about a competitor’s shop?
Yes. Name the shop when you post a price or stock check and the agent visits it and reports what is on the shelf. The agent only reports what anyone could see in a public shop.
Which states are covered?
You choose any Nigerian state. Checks are sent to available agents in that state, so how fast it is answered depends on the agents there. If nobody answers in time, you are refunded.
Can I earn by answering checks?
Yes. Cordelia field agents see open checks in their area and are paid 70% of the fee for each accepted answer. Register as an agent to get started.
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Live shelf prices by state, LGA and area, with rises and falls by day. Combined and anonymous. Businesses and researchers can request reports.
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