this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023
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Buy it for Life

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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

Guidelines:

Things that are well-made and durable (even if they won't last a lifetime) are A-Okay!

Unlike that other BIFL place, Home-made and DIY items are encouraged here, as long as some form of instruction is included in the body of the post.

Videos links are not allowed as post titles, but you may use them in a text post.

A limited amount of self-promotion is accepted, IF the item you are selling aligns with this criteria:

  1. The item must be made with sustainable or recycled materials.
  2. If electronic in some way, the item must be open-source.
  3. The item must be user-serviceable (if applicable).
  4. You cannot be a large corporation.
  5. The post must be clearly marked with a [Self Promotion] tag in your title.

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I do hope this fits here, in case it doesn't feel free to remove.

cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/2383962

Finally, there's a no-tech-knowledge-needed alternative to Etsy. I'm really excited about where this will go!

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[โ€“] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Looking into it; depending on how much time you contribute, you apparently would share in the profit of the store.

It also appears to be taking steps to prevent drop shippers from plaguing the platform like Etsy suffers from, and ensure everything is actually handmade. Personally I like what they're going for, but I'm not a seller.

[โ€“] SupraMario@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago

The junk sold on Etsy completely killed that site for me. It's just shit from temu/wish now and very little is actually hand made.