Why Etsy is a Great Place to Buy and Sell Hand Made Items

Etsy is an on line shopping site. Though it is a set priced site that does not use the auction style bidding system it shares some similarities with Ebay. These similarities include a buying and selling network consisting of third party users and a feedback rating system. There is however a large difference between Etsy and Ebay, all items on Etsy (with the very narrow exception of craft materials and supplies) must be hand made, assembled, or personalized in some way. Unlike Ebay or other shopping sites you will not find mass made items on Etsy. The site abounds with all manner of hand made goods: clothing, bath and body products, paintings, herbal paper, and soap.

Etsy sellers seem to come from all walks of life. Many are mothers or students using Etsy as a platform to display their talents while earning extra money selling their items from home. Many are also artists selling paintings, sculptures, pottery, and photographs. It appears Etsy's fees, atmosphere, and business tools have attracted sellers of many harder to find crafts such as stained glass, silk screen prints, and herbal paper.