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E-bay launched a portal dedicated to fair trade that allows shoppers to easily find Fair Trade certified goods on the site.
It works because the seller has already paid a fair price for the goods so, although it’s perhaps not quite as cheap as broader eBay stuff, you can still get a bargain.
The interface is flash-based and easy to use, you can search by 4 main categories (Clothing & Accessories, Jewellery, Home & Garden and All Categories) and find information in the Fair Trade sellers listed on the portal. The intention is that each region highlights a Fair Trade artisan cooperative with its story and photographs, but unfortunately the sections about fair trade sellers and fair trade itself are not working at the moment.
More details here.