Comments on: 25 Sites Like Etsy to Sell Your Crafts Online (in 2024)

By: Quentin Verdier

Quentin Verdier — Mon, 09 May 2022 22:42:35 +0000

ETSY has grown too large. They just upped their fee to 6.5% under the guise that they would provide better Buyer/Seller service. But ETSY has disconnected their phone service numbers. Now they tell you to go online to ETSY.com/help/support which takes you to a page of useless questions and cookie cutter answers with no ability to get help with your real issues. So fees went up, service has been terminated. Sounds like they have gotten the Robber Baron attitude with all the money going to Joel. And they have not bothered in 3 years to fix the many software glitches and snafu’s they have. Time for another, better service.

Thanks for the list of possible other companies, We will look into them.

By: Justine

Justine — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:50:05 +0000

In reply to Linda. Let Go

By: Satrap

Satrap — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 01:50:34 +0000

In reply to David. Hey David, feel free to send us some detail about your site through our contact page and we will add it to the list.

By: David

David — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 05:16:40 +0000

Great article, would you consider adding MadeMakers to the list?

It’s a new free handmade marketplace with no commission on sales and no listing fees.
You can open your own shop, setup your own profile page and appear in the makers directory.

There is both a site for the USA and UK.

USA site: https://mademakers.com
UK site: https://mademakers.co.uk

Regards
David

By: Satrap

Satrap — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 01:55:36 +0000

In reply to Chris. I completely agree, Chris. Most sites do start with good intentions, but as they grow (eBay anyone?) they forget their routes and making more money rules over everything else.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:05:58 +0000

You have some sites listed that I’ve never heard of. I’m not really a craft person but a painter, mainly of small-format artwork. Although in the UK I find the majority of my buyers have been American, so I don’t mind listing on USA sites. I’ve checked out a few in your list (as on 6th October 2016) and find some sad stories; Shop Windoz has gone; NotMassproduced is just a black screen with “under development”.
I thought Coriandr was quite a cute site, until I noticed the spammers taking over the forums. Ebid I’ve used and never sold a thing; the owners do not spend much on promoting the site. Zibbet looks quite reasonable.
It seems a lot of sites (like Etsy) started out with good intentions….I thought of joining it last year, but didn’t. Then the lure of big-hitters comes in (like on Ebay; I used to sell quite well on there ten years ago). The little guy is being hammered out. Truth is, I believe the little guy will be the future, as the dinosaurs come down. I’m all for the individual and their creativity.
Your list has been very good and helpful; I’m checking a few out now, including ArtYah.

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:46:44 +0000

Woww! What a list! Thank you!

By: Satrap

Satrap — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:42:53 +0000

In reply to Emilie.

Hi Emilie, I 100% agree with that. It’s always like that; the sites start great, but slowly resellers and big companies take over and the quality goes down with the prices. That’s exactly why my GF gave up her eBay shoe business. She was doing great for a few years, until all the resellers came in, eBay raised their fees, and all the rest.

I am glad the customer service and your experience with ArtYah has been great so far. Hopefully it will work out for you as a great place to sell a lot of your stuff.

Thank you for taking time to share your experience, Emilie. Good luck.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:08:13 +0000

I’d like to add my thoughts of online selling sites … Having been in the cottage industry for well over 35 years as a successful seller it was a joy to be able create my products and sell online. First with Ebay, than Etsy and now ArtYah. Tried several others but just couldn’t stay with them … lack of sales and cost factor because of no sales.

As we all know Ebay is a powerhouse but handmade is questionable now compared to the past, but great for selling whatever else someone might want to let go…

Etsy was great when it first started out and still does OK, but resellers have taken over the site, especially after they came up with their own definition of “handmade” and we all know what that led to.

I recently joined ArtYah – June 2016 and although I haven’t sold anything yet only because I need to get a lot more listed …the vibes have been so wonderful. Craig is super helpful and responds very quickly. As a seller everyday I see more people joining ArtYah and listing more. These are recognized sellers from other sites that have done very well. This leads me to believe that our regular buyers will also follow us where one can get true handmade items. Thank you for letting me comment.

By: Satrap

Satrap — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:23:59 +0000

In reply to craig weiss. Thanks for the heads up, Craig. I'm glad you guys are doing great.