ZibbetReviews 57

I have 3 premium shops on Zibbet that have served me well. The admin is super friendly, and the sellers are super friendly ( that I have had contact with), the site has gone through some growing pains, and things aren't always perfect, however, it has been a great place to house my shops, and I am looking forward to the new site (with even more perks), that will be launched this month! Exciting new things are coming to Zibbet. Come visit, great sellers, great admin., and AWESOME shops, selling Handmade, Vintage & Supplies!

What an awful site. The views you do get are bots, the sales are totally dismal, the owners control the forums to keep hard questions and complaints off and troll social media to silence any complaints, they didn't provide the services to bring in buyers that they advertised. They make their money luring in paying sellers not bringing in buyers. Many of their most ardent supporters sell well on Etsy, rarely on Zibbet, yet claim Zibbet is so much better. More to that story, lol! Not worth one penny or one minute. Run away!

No traffic, broken search, and in my experience, resellers are not shut down. Trademark violations are rampant. If those things bother you about Etsy, don't think the grass is any greener at Zibbet. I was there 9 months, 0 sales. Meanwhile my Etsy shop generated over 200 sales. The "site improvements" have been promised for over 3 years. Still no sign of them. There is absolutely no reason to pay for a shop at Zibbet, and even giving their free shop option a try is a complete waste of time.

When I opened a shop on Zibbet I was so hopeful for growth. There was enthusiastic discussion about promotions and a rebuild and real growth. Unfortunately none of those things happened. In hindsight, paying for a year was a poor decision. The owners are no longer friendly and open. Forums are now on some sort of 'lock down', and so many people have been muted entirely, there seems little interaction at all. It can be hours before anyone even shares a thought there. I can't in good conscience recommend this site for sellers or buyers, and I still have a shop there! I'm in the group who signed on in the fall as a premium seller, and haven't sold a single thing. That is despite the fact that I have been successful on other venues. I really don't even get views there. It's just such a mess. I can't for the life of me see how they will recover from the latest mistakes they've made.

I have a shop on Etsy and opened a new one on Zibbet. While Zibbet is not the best sellers' market YET because of its marketplace size, it is a great buyers' market with real handmade artisans. The staff is FRIENDLY... anyone who has sold on Etsy knows what a novelty THAT is. Having worked in software before, I know that products can "slip," so I'm not overly anxious about the new release. I think the key word is: Patience. Zibbet will grow and get marketshare, meanwhile, tell your friends and customers!

I was a successful seller on Etsy who decided to branch out. Based on what I read in the forums from the co-founders, Andrew & Jonathan, and in the info for prospective sellers it seemed like this would be a wonderful opportunity. NOT. The owners deceived the incoming sellers as to what they were actually doing and the promises were all over the place - including having the site Twitter account tweet your shop before the Christmas holiday. Hmmm. I signed for that and checked every day and guess what? No tweet for my shop. Not even a chirp. And that was just the beginning of the lies for me. Where were the buyers? Where were the site improvements. The sellers who stayed at Zibbet are still asking those questions. The most important one is... Where are the Buyers? Why are they not showing up? Is it because they are too ignorant to know how to find an item on Zibbet. According to the CEO if you use 'long-tail' keywords a buyer will have more luck finding you. Unfortunately the buyers don't know that they would have to enter the entire title and keywords of an item in order to find it. Gosh, if they already knew that then they would probably know where to find it. Oh, that's right... it's the seller who knows the exact title and all the keywords used. And even the sellers are having trouble finding their own items. Not just on Google but on the Zibbet site search itself. Is there a rating for no stars?

It's hard to call this a selling venue because so few sell there. They signed up thousands for their annual shop account with a ad page showing they pushed your listing to both Google and the find, but they knew back then that they were not doing it. It was only a short while ago they admitted it and removed the ads showing saying what a great thing the find is. But now that they have been caught they say it is no big deal to NOT have your items in the find. The site has issues that they say will not be fixed because they have a site rebuild coming out soon. But they have been saying that for years and still no rebuild and many of the glitches on the site still need to be fixed. The find being one of them. I feel you would be better off to take your time and go to ecrater.com because Zibbet says it is just handmade and yet I see resellers there daily. So if you're gonna have resellers why not go somewhere that your items will be seen. But if you are thinking perhaps I just do not like them I would encourage you to go to their forums, sign up as a buyer and read around. Then ask them when the rebuild is coming? Watch how fast they boot out anyone that asks thoughtful questions. Go judge for yourself, that is always the best way to judge a venue. Like I said I can't call it a sales venue. Oh and browse the shops there and see who is selling and how much before you hitch your name to that site.

I cannot say enough good things about Zibbet as a seller. It is growing exponentially since Etsy decided to redefine "handmade" to include factory made, manufactured, and mass produced items. In response, Zibbet made a commitment to buyers and sellers "to fight hard to stay true to our mandate of being a "handmade" marketplace, not a venue for "re-sellers" or purveyors of "mass-produced" goods." The Zibbet community is strong, committed, and driven to grow this site to be the top marketplace for real handmade, vintage, fine art, and supplies.

Zibbet represents my ethos and values, which was important to me when I was picking a venue to replace Etsy.

Zibbet is truely the last great handmade website, since Etsy recently announced they will be allowing manufactures and resellers on their site, and no longer supporting handmade artists.

Zibbet however has a very attentive staff that are always in the forum, answering questions and keeping everyone updated on their upcoming rebuild.

I have a Premium Account, which allows me to show up on the front page regularly, customize my shop site colors to match my merchandise, and even allows me to add widgets to my Facebook, Twitter, Blog, and yes, even my Etsy shop (although I do not do this last one).

Zibbet really is the best!

Zibbet is a truly handmade, vintage, fine art, and supplies site. They support the individual artisans with outstanding customer support a large selection of items to choose from. Lots of new items added everyday. They're committed to the handmade community and support the individual artisans. They are so passionate about handmade, vintage, fine art, and supplies they put it in writing. Join Zibbet in their support of the handmade community go to iPledgeHandmade.com and sign the pledge.

I started my own store there because it was awesome! No* fees if you use their entirely free account. It is great and totally free which surprised me. I used it as opposed to Etsy because of that. I haven't got any sales from it directly, but it is great and I look forward to learning more about it. It is the new, up and coming Etsy!
*You do have to deal with paypal fees, and if you want to upgrade there are different plans. However, since it's such a new concept, they are offering deals all the time!