Empty Etsy shops ?
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Empty Etsy shops ?
I check out Etsy shops in signature lines on this thread and other sites, I see a lot of empty shops, probably close to 50% and others with just a couple of things. Is there a reason for that? Do you only list during the holiday season(s) or have you given up? I am curious because I am considering switching to Ebay and not fooling with my Etsy shop except for vintage sheets and other supplies.
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Isn't that a question better asked directly of the individual shop owners by private message? If you're getting to their shops from signature lines, just send them a pm and ask as a fellow shop owner. I can think of a whole host of reasons for 'shop idleness' that an owner wouldn't want to share with the entire internet audience, aka their customers.
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Isn't that a question better asked directly of the individual shop owners by private message? If you're getting to their shops from signature lines, just send them a pm and ask as a fellow shop owner. I can think of a whole host of reasons for 'shop idleness' that an owner wouldn't want to share with the entire internet audience, aka their customers.
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I wasn't implying that it would offend anyone, only that it could embarass shop owners and/or potentially harm their business to share their reasons publicly.
Reasons could be things like personal or family illness, boredom, laziness, death, frustration, busy with other things, ran out of money for materials, don't know how to close the shop, etc. Lots of things can result in the appearance of just walking away yet could be quite embarassing or harmful to explain in public. Would you have confidence doing business with a shop owner who replied, "I've just been too lazy/busy/sick/depressed/frustrated/broke to restock my shelves"?
I was not chiding you in any way, and if that's how you interpreted it, I do apologize.
ETA: You can always ask this question on the Etsy forum you know. It's there to help shop owners.
Reasons could be things like personal or family illness, boredom, laziness, death, frustration, busy with other things, ran out of money for materials, don't know how to close the shop, etc. Lots of things can result in the appearance of just walking away yet could be quite embarassing or harmful to explain in public. Would you have confidence doing business with a shop owner who replied, "I've just been too lazy/busy/sick/depressed/frustrated/broke to restock my shelves"?
I was not chiding you in any way, and if that's how you interpreted it, I do apologize.
ETA: You can always ask this question on the Etsy forum you know. It's there to help shop owners.
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I wasn't implying that it would offend anyone, only that it could embarass shop owners and/or potentially harm their business to share their reasons publicly.
Reasons could be things like personal or family illness, boredom, laziness, death, frustration, busy with other things, ran out of money for materials, don't know how to close the shop, etc. Lots of things can result in the appearance of just walking away yet could be quite embarassing or harmful to explain in public. Would you have confidence doing business with a shop owner who replied, "I've just been too lazy/busy/sick/depressed/frustrated/broke to restock my shelves"?
I was not chiding you in any way, and if that's how you interpreted it, I do apologize.
ETA: You can always ask this question on the Etsy forum you know. It's there to help shop owners.
Reasons could be things like personal or family illness, boredom, laziness, death, frustration, busy with other things, ran out of money for materials, don't know how to close the shop, etc. Lots of things can result in the appearance of just walking away yet could be quite embarassing or harmful to explain in public. Would you have confidence doing business with a shop owner who replied, "I've just been too lazy/busy/sick/depressed/frustrated/broke to restock my shelves"?
I was not chiding you in any way, and if that's how you interpreted it, I do apologize.
ETA: You can always ask this question on the Etsy forum you know. It's there to help shop owners.
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I imagine there are as many reasons as there are owners, and it would be interesting to hear some of the explanations without delving too deeply into anyone's personal life. If people don't want to share, they don't have to respond.
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I check out Etsy shops in signature lines on this thread and other sites, I see a lot of empty shops, probably close to 50% and others with just a couple of things. Is there a reason for that? Do you only list during the holiday season(s) or have you given up? I am curious because I am considering switching to Ebay and not fooling with my Etsy shop except for vintage sheets and other supplies.
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