Here's my review of each after using them for a week:
Artfire.com
Total Number of item views after 7 days: 4
Total Number of Shop views: 3
Favorites: None
Sales: None
Pros:
Has the best looking shop of these four.
Most customizable shop options with separate pages for a shop blog, biography, policies, gallery.
Cons:
It took forever to sign up.
Cost for having a shop is $12.95 a month - but has a 2 week free trial.
Stats are very basic, but you can use Google Analytics for more in depth statistics.
Result: I will not be keeping this shop once my two weeks are up. It's just not worth the time.
Bonanza.com
Total Number of item views after 7 days: 25
Total Number of Shop views: 2
Favorites: None
Sales: None
Pros:
Seems to have a thriving community of sellers.
No listing fees!
Commission charge is 3.5%.
Cons:
Seems more like a place to sell your last season designer clothing/accessories.No search term tags - I have no idea how people are finding my stuff.
Charges monthly for pro shop, but a basic shop is free.
Importing items from eBay or Etsy takes for-ev-er.
Result: I'm undecided about Bonanza. Let's give it another week.
eBay.com
Total Number of item views after 7 days: 42 - and some of those were me.
Total Number of auction watchers: 2
Sales: None
Pros:
More mainstream customers.
Cons:
Hideous user interface. Dislike how search results appear.
Listing fees are expensive, and only last a week.
eBay charges a commission fee from 9-13% on sales. Greedy.
Has a $500/10 item monthly selling limit.
Customers are looking for a bargain.
Result: I renewed my listing, but unless I get a sale this will be the last time I do.
Dawanda.com
Total Number of item views after 7 days: 22
Total Number of Shop views: 12
Favorites: None
Sales: None
Pros:
It's like EuroEtsy!
The user interface is more like Etsy than any of the others, so there's hardly any learning curve.
Free listings!
Cons:
Fewer products for sale in their marketplace than I expected... this could mean fewer sellers and fewer customers.
Charges a 5% commission for every sale - that seems a little high to me, but whatever.
Result: I'll probably keep this one up just because it's access to European customers that I might not see otherwise.
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