I've been fighting it for who knows how long? At least a couple of years. I had this incredible fear of Etsy. I've done everything I could to avoid becoming a seller on Etsy. I've joined myriad other sites, including but not limited to: ArtFire, Amazon, ThreeSistersMarketplace (chose not to go any further with them), yardsellr, blah blah blah.
ArtFire was working for me for a couple of months there, and the price is right. I just don't think enough people know about ArtFire, therefore there's not enough traffic to keep my little business afloat.
Oh, and I fought the Ebay urge too. I love shopping for supplies on Ebay, but I just wasn't having any of the selling.
Now, my two main sales forces are Ebay and ETSY...and I am LOVING IT!!!!!
I've only been with Etsy for two or three days now. Wish me luck, and think happy thoughts!!!!!!
