Why sell with Locally Made?
Locally Made is a fast growing online marketplace created by a someone who has invested the last 12 years in supporting local high street retailers and creatives start their businesses and flourish.
We are dedicated to continuing this support as the face of retail changes from the high street to online.
We celebrate local design, craft and talent inspired by the creative heritage of all regions in the UK.
Having had our own high street retail space and are handmade product makers we know the many pitfalls that happen to creatives and retailers, so we have a vast knowledge of both the physical and digital market place, if you have any questions, we are here to support you take your hobby or business to the next level.
We have seen over the past few years many of the larger online marketplaces become diluted, and now sell mass produced and print on demand type products, our ethos is to support locally made products and sellers.
Putting our sellers first
Unlike many marketplaces, Locally Made puts our focus on you the seller. We always think outside the box to create new ways to get your business selling to the right customers. We reinvested our profits into generating more footfall to the website.
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What’s in it for you?
When you become a seller on Locally Made there is a flat 10% commission on any sales made.
This covers all our costs for processing the card transaction as well as marketing your products on social media or through various search engines, like, but not limited to, Google.
- There is no limit to the number of products you list.
- There is no monthly subscription fee.
- You keep 100% of any postage fee you wish to charge.
- You will not be charged a re-listing fee every time you sell a product.
- You will get a customisable store front that can be branded as you, and you can direct your customers straight to that page.
- You will feature on our social media at no extra cost to you.
- If you have a new product range launch, tell us about it and we will send the details out to our mailing list at no extra cost to you.
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Please Note: When signing up, we will manually approve your request as well as any products you add to your store. Please bear with us whilst we do this, we will update you via email as soon as everything is ready for you. We usually only take up to a few hours during normal office hours, but it may be up to 12 hours.
You, the seller are required to have in place all the relevant qualifications, certifications, and licences to sell your products, you will also be responsible for the safe delivery of all products.
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FAQs for Sellers
What is Locally Made?
Locally is an exciting new online marketplace that has been designed and built specifically for local makers and retail businesses, regardless of size or structure.
What can you sell on Locally Made?
You can sell almost anything. Our online platform has been designed to offer a huge range of products to suit gift shoppers but also practical items for around the house or workplace.
If you can make it and ship it, it’s likely you can list it.
Can I list my products on Locally Made if I only do my product creating part-time?
Absolutely! We encourage both full and part-time makers and seller to join Locally Made.
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How do our fees compare to other Online Marketplaces?
| Fee Description | Locally Made Shop | Etsy | Folksy Basic | Folksy Plus | Not in the High Street | Wish | eBay | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listing Fee | £0 | £0.17 +VAT | £0.15 +VAT | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.27 +VAT | £0.30 | £0.99 +VAT |
| Re-listing Fee | £0 | £0.20 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Commission on Sale of Product | 10% | 6.50% +VAT | 6.00% +VAT | 6.00% +VAT | 25.00% +VAT | 19.80% on first £20 +14.30% on value above £20 | 12.80% | 20.00% +VAT |
| Payment Processing Fee | £0 | 4.00% +£0.20 +VAT | 1.40% +£0.20p | 1.40% +£0.20p | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Postage Process Fee | £0 | 6.50% +VAT | £0.00 | £0.00 | 25.00% +VAT | Included in Commission Calculation | 12.80% | 20.00% +VAT |
| Marketing Fee – On-site | X | Varies | X | X | X | X | Varies | Varies |
| Marketing Fee – Off-site | £0 | 15.00% +VAT | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Monthly Fee | £0 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £7.50 | £238.80* | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Listings Available | Unlimited | Unlimited | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1,000 | Category dependant |
*Non refundable application fee
Example – All prices shown inclusive of VAT
| Fee Description | Locally Made Shop | Etsy | Folksy Basic | Folksy Plus | Not in the High Street | Wish | eBay | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Sale Price | £15 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
| Postage Price | £2 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 |
| Listing Fee | £0 | £0.20 | £0.18 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Re-listing Fee | £0 | £0.20 | £0.18 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Commission on Sale of Product | £1.50 | £1.17 | £1.08 | £1.08 | £5.10 | £4.361 | £2.22 | £4.79 |
| Payment Processing Fee | £0 | £1.06 | £0.44 | £0.44 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Postage Process Fee | £0 | £0.16 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.26 | £0.48 |
| Marketing Fee – On-site | X | £0.00 | X | X | X | X | Varies | Varies |
| Marketing Fee – Off-site | £0 | £2.70 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Monthly Fee | £0 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.502 | £0.963 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Total Cost of Sale | £1.50 | £5.48 | £1.88 | £2.02 | £6.06 | £4.36 | £2.48 | £5.27 |
| You Get Repaid | £15.50 | £11.52 | £15.12 | £14.98 | £10.94 | £12.64 | £14.52 | £11.73 |
| Total % Commission Paid | 8.82% | 32.25% | 11.05% | 11.87% | 35.62% | 25.67% | 14.56% | 30.99% |
1 Total transaction value used for calculation, as this is how Wish calculate commission
2 Assumed 15 sales per month
3 Assumed 250 sales in first year, subsequent years where this isn’t included, the Total Commission Paid will be 30.00%
The example above uses £15.00 product value and £2.00 shipping fee as this appears to be an average price for a piece of jewellery.