The account fees are exploitative - Graphic Artist Redbubble Employee Review

1.0
Sep 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This company is so unethical, they don't deserve any praise. I still keep my RedBubble shop active because my designs are still selling, but I won't be uploading new designs in the near future.

Cons

A few years ago, RedBubble started taking over 50% commission from artists in its standard tier. The company has no clear guidelines for moving up in the tier system: some artists have reportedly made 12,000 sales in a month, and are still stuck in standard. When I complained about this system and suggested a more fair fee structure, the company dodged my questions, responding with a cut-and-paste breakdown of the account fee structure. In my complaint, I included screenshots from the official RedBubble thread on Reddit to show that many other artists had voiced their disgust with the exploitative account fees. A day later, I discovered I'd been shadow-banned from that Reddit thread. Coincidence? Or passive aggression from the company? Likely the latter, because I hadn't posted anything on the thread.

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