If eBay’s not your thing, try Etsy, a site where users buy and sell their own goods— and everything is handmade.
That means if you’re tired of browsing for Marc dresses, you can support a fledgling designer and buy one of his unique pieces.
Items on the site range from delicate hand-painted scarves to funky wallets constructed from old Prada ads - our favorite thing we found so far, and a bargain at $20… even on eBay, Prada wallets go for more than that!
Yes, there are the inevitable oddball items, like bras made out of carpeting. But it’s worth it to browse, because Etsy has more cool finds than the latest issue of Dazed and Confused.
When you find something great, you can click on the seller’s name to see more of their offerings, and to view their feedback responses.
But unlike eBay, everything on Etsy has a fixed price, so there’s no auction anxiety to go with your shopping.
—NATALIE MATTHEWS
posted by guest
Jul 24, 2007 2:04PM
i love etsy, glad to see it's getting a shout-out here