I've been following this since November and this is a legit enterprise. I'm entirely excited about someday selling through them, though for now i'm just a supporting member.
Keep in mind you can make up part of your membership in "points," so if you don't have the cash to join (and it's just over $8 a month for a year) you can actually work it off in referrals and volunteering!
@inkshark personally as an artist I have as much trust in corporations as in coops, not because what a co op is, but because of how I know human nature is. And that means to me that coops can be dishonest, have whitecollar peeps, and be bad too.
I'll check this one out though as it sounds interesting.
Edit:
Having membership points is a huge red flag though