Zibbet
http://www.zibbet.com
It’s basically like Etsy, hand-made items, vintage & supplies. I’ve seen more artist start to use this site so it’s gaining popularity! They have a free account & 2 options for the paid account. No sales yet but I just set up an account. My items already appeared on the front page!
Pros:
There is a free account! It’s very easy to use, just like setting up something on Etsy. They even have an Etsy & Artfire imported tool that’s pretty easy to use, but took sometime to edit everything. Because it’s not as “big” as Etsy your items don’t get lost as easy
Cons:
With the free account you only get 50 listings at a time, but that’s still plenty for me. Another site people have to sign up for to shop at. Not as well known as Etsy or Ebay so you have to advertise yourself
Yardsellr
http://yardsellr.com
It’s more like E-bay because you can sale anything you want just about on this site, but there are no auctions only buy it now. I have sold a few small items on this site.
Pros:
It’s free to set up & because it’s owned by FaceBook it gets a lot of traffic
Cons:
It’s owned buy FaceBook lol. They have fees after your items sale & the biggest issue is you have to mail the item before you get paid. They hold funds until you show prof of shipment. This can be a big problem if you don’t already have money to cover the shipping cost
TopHatter
http://tophatter.com
This is a “live” auction site, where your items go up on stand by until someone makes the first bid, then it goes up for bid in the “live” auction. People actually have to be in the auction room to bid on the items
Pros:
It’s getting a lot of traffic & has been showcased on major news shows. I’ve done really well with this site but not with my artwork (only sold 2 pieces of artwork, but that’s better than nothing). Very easy to use. Live auction so there is no “sniping” like e-bay & people can get into bidding “wars” so your items go for more. You can set up community auctions, where you can invite members & only allow items you want in your auction.
Cons:
The fees are not always the same. Fees keep changing & different types of auctions have different fees. An example is the jewelry auction might have a 10% while the hand-made auction has a flat $1.25 fee. Tophatter seams to change fees a lot. One down side is you have to attend the auction to bid, so if an item you want goes up for bid you can miss it. People have to move your items out of stand by, so your items may or may not go out for bid.
