`marketplace-signup-kit.md`

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# Wallpaper's Back — Marketplace Seller Signup Kit
_Generated 2026-07-07. Use this to create seller accounts on 5 design marketplaces._

## ⚠️ Read first — the gated parts are YOURS
I open the pages and give you paste-ready text. **You** do: email verification, ToS
acceptance, tax identity (W-9 / VAT), payout/bank details, CAPTCHA/phone. I never accept
a contract or enter a payout identity for you.

## Standing rules baked in
- **Account email = `info@wallpapersback.com`** (NOT the DW email — `pattern-marketplace-email` rule).
- **Every listed design must clear the settlement gate** before upload.
- **AI disclosure**: our designs are AI-original — disclose per platform (below). Non-disclosure
  is the #1 account-ban cause on POD sites.
- After you set each password, paste it to me → I route it via the **secrets** skill (stored
  safely, confirmed by last-4 only).

## Shared seller profile (paste-ready — same everywhere for brand consistency)
```
Shop / display name : Wallpaper's Back
Username (try)      : wallpapersback   (fallbacks: wallpapersback-design, shopwallpapersback)
Email               : info@wallpapersback.com
Website             : https://wallpapersback.com
Tagline             : Original, curated wallpaper & seamless surface patterns.
Bio                 : Wallpaper's Back creates original, curated wallpaper murals and
                      seamless surface patterns — bold maximalist florals, heritage
                      revivals, art-deco geometrics, and textural neutrals. Every design
                      is an original work. Shop the full collection at wallpapersback.com.
Location / business : <your DW business address — fill in>
Tax (US)            : W-9 with the business EIN (or SSN if sole-prop) — have it ready
```

---

## 1. Creative Market  ✅ best fit (AI-friendly, digital patterns)
- **URL:** https://creativemarket.com/sell
- **Sells:** digital seamless pattern packs / bundles (instant download) — exactly our lane.
- **Model:** you set price; CM takes a commission (verify current split at signup, ~40–50%).
- **AI policy:** ✅ **allowed** — tick **"Includes AI-generated assets"** on each product
  (confirmed live — competitor "180 Chinoiserie Toile" lists it).
- **Needs:** shop application + review, payout (PayPal/Payoneer), tax form.
- **Do:** create account → apply to open a shop → paste profile → wait for shop approval.

## 2. Etsy  ✅ (digital downloads + POD, AI OK with disclosure)
- **URL:** https://www.etsy.com/sell
- **Sells:** digital wallpaper/pattern downloads AND print-on-demand via a production partner.
- **Model:** $0.20 listing fee + ~6.5% transaction + payment-processing fee (verify at signup).
- **AI policy:** allowed **with disclosure** — declare AI in the description + register any
  POD **production partner**.
- **Needs:** shop name, bank/payout (Etsy Payments), tax ID, a first listing to open.
- **Note:** don't cross-brand with the existing DW Etsy — this is the Wallpaper's Back shop.

## 3. Spoonflower  ⚠️ you ALREADY have an account (resolve, don't duplicate)
- **URL:** https://www.spoonflower.com  (log in to the existing DW account first)
- **Sells:** wallpaper + fabric POD; ~10% royalty model.
- **Action:** the `pattern-marketplace-email` rule says the existing Spoonflower is under the
  **DW** email and should move to `info@wallpapersback.com`. **Resolve, don't create a second
  account** (duplicate shops risk a merge/ban). I'll open the account settings page so you can
  change the email + shop identity.
- **AI policy:** you must own rights to uploads; keep settlement-gated originals only.

## 4. Patternbank  ⚠️ juried — application, not instant
- **URL:** https://patternbank.com/sell-your-designs
- **Sells:** licenses original prints to brands (higher value, curated).
- **Model:** application/portfolio review → commission split on licenses.
- **AI policy:** human-quality bar; AI is scrutinized — submit only the strongest originals.
- **Do:** submit an application with a tight portfolio; expect a review wait.

## 5. Society6 + Redbubble  ❌ AI-hostile (ban risk — you accepted this)
- **Society6 URL:** https://society6.com/artists-signup
- **Redbubble URL:** https://www.redbubble.com/sell
- **Sells:** POD peel-and-stick wall art (Society6 does removable wallpaper panels; Redbubble
  is mostly tapestries/posters/stickers — thin for true wallpaper).
- **AI policy:** ❌ **both restrict/penalize AI-generated content.** Redbubble tags/limits AI
  accounts; Society6 has removed AI listings. **Real risk of account suspension.**
- **Mitigation if you proceed:** disclose AI where a field exists, list conservatively (a few
  designs first, not a bulk dump), and don't tie these to the same payout identity you rely on
  for the AI-friendly shops in case one gets flagged.

---

## Suggested order (lowest risk → highest)
1. **Creative Market** (best fit) → 2. **Etsy** → 3. **Spoonflower** (resolve existing) →
4. **Patternbank** (apply) → 5. **Society6 / Redbubble** (cautious, last).

## After signup (I'll handle)
- Route each password → `secrets` skill.
- Wire a listing pipeline from the **Pattern Vault** (:9779) / WPB catalog → per-platform upload
  (settlement-gated), reusing the `design-trend-scout` gap lanes to pick what to list.