1. 1000 Markets - US sellers only at the moment. Opening a shop is free. No fees for listing, either. 1000 Markets takes 5.5% of the sale price, including shipping, plus a $.50 fee. They use Amazon Payments.
2. ArtBaay - An online arts and crafts marketplace. No listing fees or monthly fees. ArtBaay takes a 15% commission of the sale price.
3. Artfire - Basic membership is free. No listing or selling fees with a basic membership. Pro membership is $15.95 a month or $36 quarterly and you are allowed unlisted listings with no additional fees.
4. ArtisansMarket - A marketplace for artisans and craftsmen. Membership is $10 a month and 10% of sales.
5. Blujay - 100% free to buy or sell. You can list unlimited items and listings stay up for 6 months.
6. Bonanzle - Opening your store and listing is free. You only pay a fee if it sells. Fee scale is here.
7. Craft Is Art - An online marketplace to buy and sell handmade. Stores are free and there are no listing fees. 3.5% sales commission is charged.
8. DaWanda - A European marketplace for handmade goods. Listing is currently free and selling fees are 5% of sold items. They plan on instituting listing fees at a later date.
9. eCrater - Completely free to list, sell, and own a store.
10. Etsy - An online marketplace for handmade goods, vintage, and supplies. Listing fees are $.20 for 4 months and selling fees are 3.5% of the selling price.
11. Folksy - A UK-based marketplace for artists and designers. Items are listed for 6 months and sold items are charged a 5% commission.
12. Funky Finds - Offers several options for shops from $1.99 a month to $7.99 a month. No sales fees, only the monthly fee.
13. Handmade Catalog - A marketplace for crafters. Three options for opening a store: basic ( $4.95/mo + 15% commission), standard ($7.95/mo + 10% commission), and professional ($12.95/mo + 5% commission).
14. iCraft - A Canadian marketplace for handmade items. One-time fee at registration ($25 CAD) and other fees can be seen here.
15. MadeItMyself - An online marketplace for handmade items. While it is in beta testing, listing and selling is completely free.
16. RubyLane - A community of individually owned shops. Each shop falls into one of these categories: antiques, vintage clothing & accessories, dolls, fine art, glass, antique & vintage jewelry, artisan jewelry, porcelain, postcards, pottery and silver. Set-up fee is $75. Listing fee is $.30 and after that, you pay maintenance fees. Fee structure is here.
17. Shop Handmade - Advertiser sponsored and dedicated to handmade. Free store and free listings with sponsorship.
18. Shopit - Completely free to buy, sell, list, or trade.
19. Silkfair - Opening a seller account, store, and listing are free. 3% commission of sale price. You can import your eBay rating to SIlkfair.
20. Trendy Indie - A new marketplace for handmade creations. No set-up fees or sale commissions. Only a monthly subscription: $5 for listing 25 items, $10 for listing 100 items or $20 per month for unlimited number of items.
21. uShops - Currently free to open a shop, list items, and sell items. There are plans to institute fees in the future but with warning.
22. Zibbet - Handmade, art, vintage, and supplies. Basic account is free for up to 25 items and a Premium account is $9 a month for unlimited items, and I hear there are a limited number of Premium accounts left.
5 comments:
Wow, what an awesome post! I have seriously been thinking about trying to sell my jewelry and papercraft items online. Thanks for the guidance!
I love this post so much I am bookmarking it for future reference!! :) Hazel
Great information- thank you!
Thank you for sharing ! :D
I always thought that the real winners (money-wise) of Etsy are Etsy employees (board, directors, whatever the structure is).
Looks like others think so too and want a cut of this cake :)
Some look like worth checking out, thanks for the convenient list
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