Forget Etsy! Here Are 7 Alternatives For Selling Handmade Goods

Etsy is a great starter platform for buying and selling handmade, custom and vintage goods. But they are not the only option when it comes to selling handmade products.

This video will teach you about 7 Etsy alternatives and sites like Etsy that are as good or better for making money.

0:00 Etsy Alternatives For Selling Crafts And Handmade Goods
00:45 Etsy Alternative #1 一 Shopify
2:23 Etsy Alternative #2 一 Amazon Handmade
4:37 Etsy Alternative #3 一 Bonanza
7:00 Etsy Alternative #4 一 Redbubble
9:18 Etsy Alternative #5 一 eBay
11:24 Etsy Alternative #6 一 Folksy
13:03 Etsy Alternative #7 一 Just Artisan
14:37 Which Etsy Alternatives Are Best for Selling Products Online?

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[lovebirdslane]

Clarification: Etsy charges 3% payment processing fee plus 25 cents on the total. Then there is a transaction fee of 6.5% on top of that so a total of 9.5% plus 25 cents. You also pay the initial 20 cent listing fee plus a 20 cent auto renewal sold fee. So $65 cent on the first time sold and 45 cents for each sale thereafter. Etsy forces marketing fees if you ever make over $10K in sales. at an additional 15%. What that means is 24.5% off your entire sale including shipping fees plus 45 cents. That is higher than Amazon. Amazon is 15% transaction fee on handmade, no listing fees, no forced marketing fees, no listing fees, no renewal fees.

[gsmarcom]

I am selling on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify for more than 5 years and despite everything Etsy still brings in the highest revenue - ranges from 65-75% of my annual sales, so I'm not quitting it anytime soon

[BattleAx]

Etsy Sucks closed my shop after 9yr. They let companies sell Mass Produced items on there now. They also burned me on quite a bit of money...

[theladynextdoor]

Thanks for sharing other options. Sadly Etsy is absolutely horrible!!!! I have recently learned how awful they have become and would never start my business there now. There is something to be able to just sell locally. Time to go back to way things used to be. Sell local and do it in cash. We the people are tired of getting screwed over on taxes and fees. It’s criminal! I’d steer clear of Amazon too. None of these apps and platforms really have your best interest in mind, never forget that.

[lovehopesdream]

When it comes to etsy, you do not work for yourself you work to pay etsy. They even monitor how you run "your" business.

[grumpyoldsodinacellar]

I've just dumped my Etsy shop, 1 sale in the last 10 month's and after various fees and taxes along with postage, I was left with less than 50% of the product cost. eBay on the other hand, has brought in £100's in the last 90 days and I was selling on Etsy, exactly what I had on eBay !!!

[bbb]

You started wrong, how can u call shopify an altternative for etsy? Etsy is a markerplace while shopify is a hosting platform

[LonSafko]

Owning your own store is not the answer. I had my store since 1999. You have to build it (OMG). You have hosting fees, gateway fees, transaction fees. And the biggest problem was security. My store was getting hacked several times a month. With Shopify, eBay, and Estsy, I have never been hacked. The fees they charge is worth not building and maintaining my own site. Trust me!

[dawnjohnson]

Don’t forget to include what PayPal takes, around 3%, when you sell something. So, it’s not just that these places take their cut. On top of that PayPal will take their cut.

[PatriotCoinRings]

*It is crazy what's happened to Etsy. Once an all Artisan site has gone the way of eBay and a large following of resellers who buy products from Amazon, Aliexpress and Alibaba for instance are reselling on Etsy 😢 . I've been ranked in the Top 1% of all Etsy Sellers for the last 11 years according to eRank Analytics however I to have seen a major decline in traffic. Where I originally was selling an average of 130 Handcrafted Rings per day, I now am lucky to get 6 sales a day yet still ranked in the Top 1% of all Etsy stores so the question isn't why did my sales decline, but rather where did Etsy buyers go and I think it's again due to the lack of enforcement on those who are turning it into a reseller site for pretty much anything and not Artisan / handcrafted product direct any longer.*

[NanaAmySpectreSeeker]

I gave up ETSY when it hit the stock exchange.

[valeriefimple]

You said Amazon had a strict application policy, when I searched for crotched items I got a large number of China items that are so cheap I could not possibly compete with it.

[Automedon]

Etsy allowed Asian factories on the platform to boost it's value before going public on the stock exchange. The original purpose of being a platform for craftsmen went out the window in favor of share price. Then the subtle fee increases, referral fees and the like, and giving preference in searches to free shipping steadily eats away at the profit of the people actually doing the work so that investors can profit for doing nothing.

[lucytimmerman]

I quit selling jewelry on Amazon handmade because my items kept disappearing and then they would pay me a fraction of its value.

[themakersresourceshop]

Also adding:
Artisans Cooperative (a legally formed cooperative where the artisans collectively own the platform) - Launched for members in August 2023 and to public in October 2023
Goimagine (US only, but has a charity twist to their business model) - Launched in January 2020
Michaels (hobby stores) has their own marketplace - Launched in November 2023

[sandralewis]

Etsy also takes part of your cost of shipping ( all fees add up to almost 13% per sale) AND they can and DO put your account in reserve for all new sellers AND
whenever they want for all sellers. For 90 days they hold min 75% of your money even if you've made a sale. Better hope you have enough supplies in case you draw the shot straw.

[jennifervoigt]

Etsy is no longer beginning seller friendly ive lost a shop within 48 hours had to appeal just 2 posting no copywrite or trademarked items a scrunchie and a granny square blanket. I edited the description and had to make changes to the shipping time after i posted it that is the only thing that i can think of that i did. 15 dollars wasted at this point unless they give me my shop back.

[americandevo]

Etsy USED to sell only handmade and vintage goods. In the beginning they were diligent in deleting listings that did not meet their criteria but the mass market sellers started posting items quicker than etsy could delete them.

[abdielgonzalez]

After 3 years 6700 sales 2000 positive reviews, etsy closed my store I was selling fully customizable embroidery

[Jen.O]

First Question to Answer: Where is your customer going to look for your product? Where will they go to find you? No matter what platform is most affordable, it will mean nothing if your customer can't find you or doesn't look for you on that alternative platform. Start with the popular venue first, then branch out to other venues once you have a customer base.