• Marketplace Shop Registration

    Marketplace Shop Registration

  • Welcome to Artisans Cooperative! We are a unique handmade marketplace, owned and managed by the people who use it, as a cooperative business.

    This brief shop application has three purposes:

    • Collects legally-required business information in an encrypted, secure form
    • Ensures you understand our most important policies
    • Shares important information about sales commissions, shop management, and onboarding

    The information provided in this form is stored in a secured table by Jotform and only accessible to Artisans Cooperative for purposes of bookkeeping and law compliance. 

  • Location check

    Due to unfortunate tax complications, Artisans Cooperative can currently only accept shops from certain countries. Please select your location below to continue.
  • Where is your business located?*

  • We're sorry, but we cannot accept any new shops from your country at this time.

  • I. Legally-Required Business Information

  • As a marketplace headquartered in the US, we are required to collect this information to be in compliance with the INFORM Consumers Act and other laws. We will ask you to update it from time to time. If you have any changes in this important information, please update us as soon as possible.

    Note: In accordance with the law, if we become aware that any information in this section is a false representation in order to provide partial information, you do not respond with answers within a reasonable time frame to consumer inquiries, and/or you do not respond to our notice for updated information within 10 days, we may be required to suspend your shop until you consent to the disclosure of the identity information required under paragraph (1)(B)(i) of the INFORM Consumers Act.

  • Eliminating Questions

    Answers to these questions will help us route you through this application as quickly as possible.

  • Are you already an approved member of Artisans Cooperative? *
  • Where do you operate your business?*
  • Are you operating this business as:*
  • Do you have a DBA (Doing Business As) or other alias for your business?*
  • Were you referred by someone to Artisans Cooperative? Members are eligible to earn points for referrals.*
  • Do you possess a valid government-issued record or tax document that includes the business name and physical address of the business? For example, Business Registration or IRS EIN Letter.*
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  • Do you possess a valid government-issued identification for an individual acting on behalf of the business that includes the individual's name, such as a driver’s license or passport?*
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  • Artisans Cooperative is currently using Paypal for payouts. Can you provide a Paypal email address?*
  • Disclosure of this information is not a guarantee that another payout service will be available for all locations. Our accounting department will follow up with you when we have more information available. For other payments, please provide:
  • Payee Type*
  • Account Type*
  • POLL: We are currently investigating other payout options than Paypal. Are there any you are already using that you like?

  • II. Artisans Cooperative Policies

  • We are an engaged and ethical community creating a “better” handmade marketplace. To list your products on our marketplace, we require all artisans to comply with the following policies: 

    • Handmade Policy
    • Terms of Service
    • Privacy Policy
    • Product Listing Policy
    • Mature Content / NSFW Policy
    • Additional Policies

  • III.  Sales Commission

  • Our fee structure is simple and transparent. We designed our marketplace and financial model to be responsive to the needs of our community.

    There are no listing fees, only a simple sales commission that is determined by your membership status. You can change your membership status at any time by joining or terminating.

    Membership comes with many benefits besides a lower sales commission, including an ownership share of the cooperative business, the right to submit proposals, vote, and run for the board, and additional marketing benefits for visibility on the marketplace.

    The sales commission structure is as follows:

    The sales commission for Artisan members is 8%.
    The sales commission for Supporter members is 9.5%.
    The sales commission for non-members is 12%.

    There are no annual dues for membership. Membership is one-time ownership investment, which can be returned upon termination. There are multiple payment plans for any budget, including non-cash options called “points.” The full buy-in costs 1,000 points ($1,000). To join requires a minimum $10 USD payment and a 1-year pledge to earn the remainder in points. Points can be earned through sales, purchases, membership activities (hours), referrals, handmade verification activities, and more.

    Learn more: 

    • Membership 
    • Membership Matters: The Business Case For Membership
    • Sales Commissions 
    • Earning Points
    • Buy-in Options: Payment Plans vs Points Pledges
  • Which sales commission would you like to choose today?*
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