Sell your ceramics online
A marketplace being built for potters and ceramic artists, with a flat marketplace fee and a person reviewing each shop. Run your own numbers below.
No account. No commitment. Joining is not approval to sell.
What your orders cost in fees.
Etsy and Hand & Kin, side by side, from published rates.
| Etsy | Per order |
|---|---|
| Listing renewal | $0.20 |
| Transaction fee (6.5% of item + shipping) | $4.49 |
| Payment processing (3% + $0.25) | $2.32 |
| Offsite Ads (0% of orders x 15%, capped at $100/order) | $0.00 |
| Etsy total | $7.01 |
| Hand & Kin | Per order |
| Marketplace fee (5% of item price) | $3.00 |
| Stripe processing at cost (2.9% + $0.30) | $2.30 |
| Hand & Kin total | $5.30 |
- Difference per order
- $1.71
- Etsy per year (240 orders)
- $1,682.40
- Hand & Kin per year
- $1,272.00
- Fees you would not pay per year
- $410.40
Assumptions: US-based seller, USD, sales tax excluded. One listing renewal per order. Offsite Ads shown as an expected value: your chosen share of orders pays the fee, the rest pay none. Hand & Kin applies the 5% fee to the item price, with Stripe standard US card pricing passed through at cost. The marketplace has not launched, so this is the current published fee policy, not a record of sales. Rates verified 2026-09-30.
Sources:
- Etsy Fees & Payments Policy (primary; HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-30)
- Etsy Help: Offsite Ads (primary; HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-30)
- Stripe pricing
- Hand & Kin fee policy
- Craftybase: Offsite Ads rates, $100 cap, 30-day window, opt-out rules (2026)
- QuickSync: Etsy fees 2026 (Offsite Ads, 6.5% on item plus shipping and gift wrapping)
- SellerFeeCalc: $0.20 listing, 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 processing, 4-month renewal (2026)
- Growtsy: regulatory operating fee countries and 2026-06-22 changes
- FeeProofed: Etsy fee change timeline 2018-2026
Fees on three example mugs.
Prices of $28, $60, $140 with $9.00 shipping, for a US seller whose Etsy shop is under $10,000 in trailing sales. The middle bar assumes Etsy attributes that order to an Offsite Ad, which it does not do to every order. These are examples, not market data. Rates verified 2026-09-30.
- Etsy, no Offsite Ads
- Etsy, order attributed to Offsite Ads
- Hand & Kin
What review will check for ceramics.
This is the intended process. The marketplace has not launched and the final review policy will be published first.
- 01
Evidence that you made it
We expect to ask for photos of your studio, wheel or hand-building space, and work in progress such as greenware, bisque and glaze tests.
- 02
What is yours and what is not
Using a commercial clay body, glaze or mold is normal. Buying finished or bisque-ware blanks and selling them as your own work is not. We will ask you to describe your process plainly.
- 03
Listing photos that match the work
Automated checks will compare photos against known stock and dropshipping images and flag matches. A person decides what happens next. Nothing is removed automatically.
Limits: we cannot test glazes or certify that a piece is food safe, lead free or dishwasher safe. Claims like that are yours to make accurately. Automated checks can be wrong in both directions, which is why a person makes each decision.
Photos that help review.
- Shoot in natural window light against a plain surface.
- Show the piece from above, from the side and inside, with something for scale.
- Include one photo of the piece in progress or the maker’s mark.
- Use your own unedited photos. Stock images and AI-generated product images will not pass review.
Your name stays yours.
We publish a maker’s name, photographs or story only with that maker’s explicit consent, given separately for each. There are no placeholder makers, products or reviews on this site.
Let’s make
something good.
Tell us a little about your craft. We’re gathering interest from independent makers for our first collection.
A few things
to know.
Does a person really review each ceramics shop?
That is the intended process: a person looks at your shop before you can sell and at anything the automated checks flag afterwards. The marketplace has not launched, so this describes the plan, not past results.
Can I sell pieces made with commercial molds or slip casting?
We expect to allow them when you say so in the listing and the design is yours. The final policy will be published before launch. If this affects you, mention it when we get in touch.
What if I already sell on Etsy?
You can keep your Etsy shop. The calculator above shows the fee difference on your own numbers, and nothing requires you to leave anywhere.
Is joining the list an application?
No. It is an expression of interest that costs nothing and does not approve you to sell. A separate human review comes before any shop goes live, and there is no promised date.
Will you publish my name, photos or story?
Only with your explicit, separate consent for each of those things. Joining the list does not give us permission to show your name, your photographs or your story anywhere. The illustrations on this page are AI-generated and are not makers or products from Hand & Kin.