Etsy shop?

Yeah you can sell on etsy if you're in the UK, as long as you have a valid credit card. I don't have one, but if you set up a paypal acct (if you don't already have one), which is free, you can get a debit card with it to use. That's what I use. Also if you have a bank acct, you can tie it to your paypal acct and transfer funds between the two. So if you want you use your debit card but you don't have enough in your paypal acct, you can transfer money from you bank acct to your paypal acct and vice versa.

As far a name, you can use your name with something added or base it on what you will be selling. Good luck.

Do you mean you can use a debit card with Etsy or you can get a Paypal debit card? I'm confused lol. I really want to start selling on Etsy, but I DON'T want a credit card! But I'm getting a debit card in the next few days (yaaaaay online shopping ), so if I could use that with Etsy that would be cool.

Both, you can get a debit card from paypal for free with your acct. You can use a debit card from a bank as well for etsy, but it has to have a credit logo on it, like mastercard or visa. When I had a checking acct at my bank and I got a debit card with it, they asked what I wanted on it. Didn't make me any difference, but I chose visa. My paypal debit card though has mastercard.

Paypal or some other acct like that just helps you out when selling so people with credit cards can also purchase from you if they don't want use another type of payment. You don't really have to have a paypal acct, but it's convenient for your customers.

Etsy is great and easy to use, Lots of crafty from all over the world, I'm in Perth Western Austraia, there's forums and teams you can join, the account thing is easy with paypal. Debit cards now make it even better. No credit debt.

With ya name, if you had a favorite pet, hobby, sometimes it just comes to you. Mine did, Jungle Monkey Kids is my childrens label, i have a web site and also a etsy shop.

I use a lot of hemp and bamboo, and they grow like a jungle = Jungle, I have 1 of my little boys born in the year of the Monkey = Monkey, and just added the Kids because I make kids clothing and stuff.

Good Luck Let us know what you decide on, It would be nice to see you there.

Paypal is also used for ebay...so if you plan on shopping on ebay...and having an etsy...you might as well get a paypal account.

Thanks for all the information- it is good to know that it can be used in the UK! =)

for the name i was thinking...

Ezme Enterprises! ;)

Creativemind: where do you get the free debit card from? All I've managed to find on Paypal is a card that you pay £4.95 a year for that you have to top up with money :\

There's a link (debit card) you click on at the bottom of the page you get once you log in, you request for it and then they send it to you, or can just call them to ask for it.

I found the page for the free debit card, but when I click to read the T&C's and apply it says that I'm trying to access an out of date page :\. Oh well, my debit card from my bank should be arriving in a few days, so I'll just use that whenever I finally decide on a name for my etsy shop and get it set up lol. Thanks for telling me about it anyway

No prob Izzy

I think you can be on etsy from anywhere, but here are somemore free stores
1000markets, artflock,jellyfiz ,zibbet, made it myself just to name a few. good luck and have fun