So this is kind of a bit meta I guess. I want to start selling (not just yet but in the near future) low volume crafted goods (obviously made in Europe). Initially very low volume stuff made in my spare time and testing the waters to see if it is a viable business.

I’m not a programmer and the additional overhead of making my own website, hosting it myself or having to deal with stuff like payment gateways and order placement doesn’t appeal to me so I’ve been looking at dedicated e-commerce platforms or website hosts with e-commerce plugins/features such as Shopify, Big Cartel, Wix, Squarespace etc.

Big Cartel was my current leader but it appears they are based in the US. Shopify I think is Canadian but I’ve been put off by their recent actions, Squarespace is US and Wix is Israeli.

I know there is Flohmarkt and I do intend to get involved there if I can but I think things are a bit rough and unknown with it still and I don’t want to put anyone off ordering things or making life hard for myself unnecessarily. I also much prefer the idea of having more of a personalised website-style store rather than just listings or classifieds such as with Etsy or Flohmarkt.

So are there any good European owned alternatives that people are aware of that have features that are comparable to the above?

  • PipsterOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’ve just found Create which is a British company and has a few different payment gateways so could be a viable option for me.

    • PipsterOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Both are just classifieds type sites aren’t they?

      • oldfart@lemm.ee
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        2 days ago

        Olx? Yes

        Allegro? Major selling platform with all the seller tools. It’s also where small craft makers sell their stuff when they grow out of classifieds. At least in my country Amazon barely has any market share, Allegro is where everyone is. I but both my C64 peripethials and everyday stuff there.