How it works

Buy with confidence. Sell with ease.

Whether you're collecting handmade craft or making a living from it, Ubuntu Crafts keeps things simple and fair.

For buyers

Browse by African region or Rest of World, filter by country, craft technique, format and price, or search by name.

Purchase fixed-price pieces instantly via cart & checkout, or place a live bid on one-of-a-kind auction items.

Follow your order through clear milestones: Placed → In Production → Label Created → In Transit → Out for Delivery → Delivered.

Add photos, tag region / country / technique, pick fixed price or auction, and preview your exact earnings.

A per-sale commission is deducted automatically on each sale. Payouts activate when payment credentials are connected.

Manage orders, define package templates, and (with carrier credentials) buy labels and generate customs docs.

Auctions are for unique pieces. Bidding is real-time and protected against last-second sniping by a soft-close rule.

The current bid, bid count and countdown update live as others bid — no page refresh.

Set a maximum and the system bids the minimum needed on your behalf whenever you’re outbid.

A valid bid in the final 2 minutes extends the auction by 3 minutes — so last-second sniping can’t win.

Every bid is checked and recorded in the database under a lock, so the minimum increment always holds.