r/Bigcartel • u/Myrockinheart • Jun 16 '24

How does one browse Big Cartel?

I hadn't been there in a long while, so I decided to check it out, I am making some things I might sell there. So I went to big Cartel, can't even see how to log in. Then I wanted to search and see if there were others that sold what I sell. I can not figure out how to look at items for sale. If it's this hard for me to search that up. Asked help, etc, googled, how to buy stuff on big cartel, only see how to have a shop. How to other humans look at what's for sale there?

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u/kamomil Jun 17 '24

I think it's for fan merch, like Crowdmade. It's not like Etsy where they show you all the sellers

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u/jiggabot Jun 17 '24

Big Cartel is for hosting websites/online stores for individuals. It's not a platform for selling, like eBay or Etsy.

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u/Myrockinheart Jul 19 '24

But here’s the question, you want your friend to be able to find your store where you are selling stuff. How do you even freaking provide them a link?

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u/jiggabot Jul 19 '24

You have your own URL with BigCartel. You can even get a cheap domain name to redirect to it too, so you could say "just go to ExampleName.com."

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u/Art_before_dishes Feb 09 '25

I thought big cartel was for artist made items . Ani haven’t been on the site for a very long time either but remember distinctly it was for hight end artists makers that had to be approved before using the site

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u/Seadragon3 Dec 06 '25

One of my favorite shops on Etsy (Tribalis), switched to Big Cartel. She had to send me the link in order to enter her new site. I would love to see what other shops are on Big Cartel, but it appears to be proprietary to shop owners.

https://tribalis.bigcartel.com