We are creating a marketplace of authentic handmade goods that capture the heart and spirit of America. No fake mimics, no repulsively high cuts taken from our sellers, no corporate motives...
It would only be fair to introduce this platform as a contrast to the existing ones if I introduce myself as well. I make many things; mostly leather journals and sheaths, occasional blacksmithing, and soon, work with silver jewelry. I understand first hand what tenacity goes into a crafted piece from start to finish. I would say I’m a regular American. I was raised in a good middle-class family by the east coast, grew up playing baseball with two brothers (older and younger)
If you’ve spent a little bit of time here, you might have noticed that it’s a pretty basic website and I’m operating things in a way that sends all order requests through me and to the sellers. This is a lot of work on the back end for me and a lot of responsibility, but it’s no problem and that’s where we’ll be for a while. Once we get enough sellers onboard, I plan to move to a web platform which has the capacity to allow accounts to be made, where the sellers can create t
The answer is that we (me, myself, and I—because it’s literally just me right now) have the best interest of both the buyer and seller at heart. It’s simple. My aspiration is to see the makers flourish, and as an inevitable result, people will be able to connect with these makers and know they are getting high-quality, handmade goods. I am a maker myself and I looked at the online selling situation currently available and see that we have very few options. When a people are
