Native Arts and Crafts Marketplace

What Do I Need to Participate?

Buyers and vendors will need to create an account on the virtual NIHB marketplace platform to be able to make purchases or vend through the marketplace. Vendors will also need to create a PayPal Business account to link to their marketplace account if they do not already have one. Buyers will not to be able to complete a transaction with a vendor if the vendor’s PayPal Business Account is not connected to their marketplace account. Click here to create a PayPal Business Account. 

How Do I Become a Vendor within the Marketplace? 

Vendors within the marketplace were selected based on their participation in past National Indian Health Board conferences. If you were a vendor at a past NIHB conference and would like to participate as a vendor in NIHB’s Native American Heritage Month Marketplace, please contact [email protected]. 

Minimum Transaction Amount

The minimum transaction amount allowed within the marketplace is $5.00. 

Transaction Fees

National Indian Health Board does not charge fees to vendors or buyers for transactions within the marketplace; however, PayPal charges a fee of 2.9% + $0.30 to vendors for each transaction. Click here to read more about PayPal’s fees.

Shipping Fees

National Indian Health Board does not regulate the shipping fees associated with items bought and sold through the marketplace. Vendors control the shipping fees associated with their listed items. 

When Will I Be Charged for a Purchased Item?

You will be charged only if the vendor accepts the transaction. The vendor needs to accept the transaction within 3 days. If the vendor declines or does not respond, no charge is made.

Disclaimers

Any and all transactions processed through the marketplace are between the buyer and the vendor/seller of the purchased goods. The National Indian Health Board is not responsible for the fulfillment, shipping, condition, or quality of the goods ordered through the online marketplace.  NIHB is also not responsible for the timeliness of shipping, the prices of goods being sold, the communicativeness of vendors/sellers and buyers, the nature of communication between vendors/sellers and buyers, and the processing of payments. Buyers should contact the vendors directly for any questions or concerns regarding goods purchased through the marketplace.