Great Question!
Aussies are hurting. Businesses closed, jobs lost and more. Many people relying on Markets to sell their crafted products are unable to earn a living or extra cash to survive and most do not qualify for Government assistance.
Many do not have the spare funds to open their own store and pay the monthly hosting costs etc.
We've been involved in the Market circuit for most of our lives as well as running our online store and can empathise with the constant lockdowns and closures.
We were looking at restructuring our store anyway as we were selling, along with our own creations, thousands of Ali Express products, and well, China just wasn't playing nice with us Aussies and we wanted to break those ties.
So we thought hard about how to restructure in a way that would assist others as well, and The Frantic Attic Marketplace was created in our imaginations.
We believe Hope is what's needed for many fellow Aussies and so we're