Thing #6

I chose Etsy.com because I like the idea of being able to purchase "handmade and vintage items, art and supplies".  There are six different categories of items and the site also offers online labs, event information and the opportunity to join teams of artisans.  It is free to join, but there is a fee to list an item for sale and the site also receives a percentage of the sale price.  There are twenty-five headings under the Terms of Use section, all of which should be read very carefully.  I am not familiar with other sites like this one, but basically it sounds like they are not responsible for anything.  There is a blog associated with this site, on which I found an article about homeschooling.  As far as using this site in a classroom or library setting, How-To videos are available for viewing and viewers are able to find local people who are selling items by typing in their zip code.http://www.etsy.com/