Terms for Artists

Tuhfa exists to sell original work by Egyptian artists, properly and without drama. This page sets out how we work together.

It is written to be read. If anything here is unclear, ask us before you list: hello@filthygood.co or WhatsApp.

The Artist Handbook describes the same process in more detail and in plainer language. Where the two differ, this page applies.

1. Who we are

Tuhfa is operated by Filthy Good Tech., at our studio in Cairo, Egypt.

2. Who can sell on Tuhfa

You can apply to sell on Tuhfa if you are an artist based in Egypt, at least 18 years old, and selling original work that you made yourself.

We review every application and we don't accept everyone. Acceptance is at our discretion and is not a judgement of your work; sometimes it's about fit, timing, or what we already have on the site.

3. What you can list

Only original work that you made and own. No prints, no reproductions, no editions presented as unique pieces, and nothing made by anyone else.

Everything you state about a piece must be accurate: medium, dimensions, year, and condition. Photographs must show the actual work, in reasonable light, without filters or edits that change how it looks.

If a piece is part of a limited edition, or is a reproduction of your own original, it must be described as such.

Keep your listings current. If a piece sells elsewhere, mark it as sold on Tuhfa the same day. A collector buying a piece you no longer have is the fastest way to lose a relationship with us.

4. Your price

You set your own prices. We don't price your work and we won't ask you to lower it. If you want our view we'll give it honestly, but the number is yours.

When you enter a price, the site shows you what you will receive. There is no arithmetic to do and no surprise at payout.

5. You are not exclusive to us

Sell in galleries, at markets, on Instagram, or directly from your studio. Listing on Tuhfa does not restrict you in any way, and we do not ask for exclusivity.

The only thing we ask is that your Tuhfa listings stay accurate.

6. Commission

Tuhfa takes a commission on each sale. The current rate is shown in your artist dashboard before you list anything, and on the Sell your art page.

Delivery charges are excluded from commission entirely. They are charged separately to the collector and never reduce your share.

Our commission covers the platform, payment processing, packing materials and labour, certificate production, delivery coordination, collector support, returns handling, marketing, and the cost of covering losses when something goes wrong in transit.

If we ever change the rate, we will tell you in advance, and the change will not affect any sale already in progress.

7. When a piece sells

  1. We contact you. The collector's payment is held by Tuhfa. Nobody has been paid yet.
  2. You bring the piece to our office. We agree a time with you. If you are outside Cairo, or the work is too large or fragile to move yourself, tell us before listing it and we will agree an arrangement with you directly. We will never pass on a cost you have not agreed to.
  3. We inspect and photograph the piece with you present. This record protects you as much as us: it establishes the condition of the work at the moment it left your hands.
  4. You sign the certificate of authenticity and handwrite a short note to the collector.
  5. We take it from there: packing, delivery, and all contact with the collector.

8. Packing and delivery

We pack every piece ourselves, using materials chosen for the medium and size, and we choose the delivery method according to the value and fragility of the work. We never transport original artwork by motorcycle or bicycle.

Once a piece leaves our office it is our responsibility. If it is lost or damaged in transit, that is our cost, not yours, and you are still paid.

9. When you are paid

After delivery, the collector has a short inspection window. The current period is stated in your dashboard and on the collector's order confirmation.

Once that window closes without an issue being raised, the sale is final and your payment is released. Payment timing after that point is stated in your dashboard.

We pay to the bank account or Instapay number on your artist profile. Keeping those details accurate is your responsibility.

10. Returns and how they affect you

Damage in transit, or loss. Our cost. You are paid in full.

The collector changes their mind within the inspection window. The sale does not complete and you are not paid for it, because it did not happen. The piece is returned to our office at the collector's cost, we inspect it, and it goes back onto your listings.

The piece was not as described. If a work materially differs from its listing (wrong medium, wrong dimensions, wrong year, not original, or not yours), the sale is void and you are not paid for it.

11. Authenticity

This is the one obligation we cannot be relaxed about, because every collector who buys through Tuhfa is trusting that what arrives is what the page said it was. That guarantee is the entire product, for you as much as for us.

You confirm, for every piece you list, that it is original, that you made it, that you own it and are free to sell it, and that everything stated about it is true.

If a piece is later shown not to be authentic, not original, not yours, or materially different from its listing, the sale is void whenever that comes to light. You will be required to return the payment in full, and the collector's refund and the cost of returning the work are your responsibility. There is no time limit on this.

If you list your own work and describe it honestly, this clause will never apply to you.

13. Collectors and contact

Communication with collectors runs through Tuhfa while a sale is in progress. This protects the transaction, not our position; it is not there to keep you away from people who love your work.

Once a sale has completed, the collector is yours to know. If they commission you directly afterwards, that work is yours and we do not take a share of it.

What we do ask is that you don't take a sale that started on Tuhfa off the platform to avoid commission. That's the one line.

We are building a commissions feature for a later phase of the site. It will be optional, it will have its own terms, and we will show them to you before it launches.

14. Leaving

You can leave at any time, with no notice period and no penalty. Any sale already in progress is completed under these terms, and that's it.

We may suspend or remove an artist account where work is not original, listings are materially inaccurate, sold work is left listed, or a sale is deliberately taken off-platform to avoid commission.

15. Changes to these terms

We may update this page. If we change anything that affects what you earn or when you are paid, we will tell you in advance, and it will not apply to a sale already in progress.

16. Governing law

These terms are governed by Egyptian law.

17. Contact

Filthy Good Tech.
Cairo, Egypt (view on map)
hello@filthygood.co · +20 101 647 8020