Hi @iamstan... Anyone can create an account on Etsy. You need to have payment options for your customers. When I joined in I had to provide a Pay Pal account, a credit card and bank account. At least that was what they were asking for. Pay Pal is of course the easiest for Etsy buyers since it´s fast. But Etsy will have other payment options too. They have great information for their members to follow and it´s not that bad about their conditions about their fees. If it still applies, they have asked $0.20 cents for every items which you can advertise on your account for 3 months...
You have to remember though if you are offering finished products, 1). the items offered have to be handmade or at least done at home by the member herself. Like you are into carpentry or construction, you may offer products you made like a DIY pieces.
2.). You may also offer craft supplies or in your case, in construction, you might want to offer used pieces like old windows, door, gates, etc. And like if you are a crafter or dressmaker, you can sell fabrics or buttons as part of dressmaker´s supplies...
3). vintage items ... things you don´t need any more in your household like plates, casseroles, old kitchenwares , even clothing. I know one follower of my FB page was encouraged by me to sell her old buttons, kitchenwares, etc... ow, she ´s been busy as ever and head been successfull in selling her items and her shop grows bigger and bigger on Etsy. Visit Shellyisvintage so you have the feel on what to sell.
Oh by the way, Etsy sometimes checks on finished items handcrafted by you and might ask for proof that you really made the item yourself by sending pics on the stages of the work in process of your items. If you fail, they might block you. This is the link of Shelly Decker at https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/ShellyisVintage?ref=search_shop_redirect
Thank you very much for your thoughtful reply. Were going to need to start selling everything so we can move Home to the Philippines.
So every avenue will be helpful. I do have some things I have build that will need to be sold. Just dont know if it going to be worth it to a buyer to pay for the shipping?
I think it would be too expensive to ship wooden crafts unless they were very small. But maybe I don't know because I have never done it? Or even tried to do it.
Yami tried to sell some stuff on Ebay some time back. We sold one item and the others never sold. Its a lot of work and small return if it doesn't sell all.