The best Etsy alternatives for selling your crafts
Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Since its launch in 2005, Etsy has become well-known as the place to go for handcrafted, one-of-a-kind items from a wide variety of creators. Unfortunately, over the last few years, that rosy reputation has changed a bit. A couple of years ago, buyers began noticing an influx of mass-market goods that were noticeably not handmade. I talked to more than one person who felt that Etsy had become less about selling handmade crafts and more about drop shipping — enterprises that advertise and sell a product and then pass the order on to a third party, which ships it. There was discontent online from sellers as well, due to both the increased number of manufactured goods and increased expenses such as mandatory market plans . Then, in April… Continue reading…
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