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LovinMySoldier 04-14-2011 08:40 PM
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.

thequiltmama 04-15-2011 03:19 AM
wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.

purplemem 04-15-2011 04:07 AM
Originally Posted by reeskylr
I should be doing more, but I've grown lazy. I did a LOT of article writing on Freelancer.com. Usually starts out at a dollar an article and they usually want 10 articles a day some want less. I got a couple good contacts of stable employers, then I went to work for Wal-Mart and fell out of it. I was making upward to 5.00 an article there for a bit. However, it is very time consuming and sometimes the turn around is short on what they want.

You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
Thanks for this referral. I just signed up last night and got a job! I'll let you know if this works for me...I am editing a University research project (I have 10 years' experience in this field) for 3 days for $125. Freelancer is charging me 10% referral fee. They are paying through PayPal.

Krystyna 04-15-2011 09:54 AM
I just got a Vera Bradley catalogue in the mail and boy do those quilted hand bags bring in big bucks! Ladies, you are equally, if not more, talented. Get sewing! Make money! Vera Bradley, eat dirt! (Oops. That wasn't nice)

LovingIzabella 04-15-2011 10:01 AM
Originally Posted by thequiltmama
wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.
I was just thinking the same thing!
Hugs
April

LovinMySoldier 04-15-2011 12:00 PM
Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
Originally Posted by thequiltmama
wow, your stuff is really is cute :)
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by lbaillie
I've had some luck with selling quilt tops on ebay. but the listing prices are going up up and up. I was thinking about trying Etsy.com anybody try that and had any luck?
I asked the question about Etsy here not long ago. Nobody seems to do very well there. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113304-1.htm
I've done ok. I have sold about 30 items. I made 9 sales last month, one was a double sale with2 items. So 10 items sold for 1 month. The best so far. But I don't do quilting related items. You have to find something unique. There are thousands and thousands of sellers. you have to find something new and different. Otherwise you get lost in the mix. Still slow regardless. You really gotta be unique and push and promote to get it figured out.
I was just thinking the same thing!
Hugs
April
Thanks :)

quilter1943 04-15-2011 12:59 PM
Just a heads up - there are so many Vera Bradley knock-offs in some dept stores that sell for $10 - 30. Sometimes people compare them to your good quality hand made ones and think they are too high.
Originally Posted by Krystyna
I just got a Vera Bradley catalogue in the mail and boy do those quilted hand bags bring in big bucks! Ladies, you are equally, if not more, talented. Get sewing! Make money! Vera Bradley, eat dirt! (Oops. That wasn't nice)

SWChick 04-15-2011 01:37 PM
Get some labels with you name on them, go to vistaprint and have some fancy tags made up and your bags will sell at the price you want, after all they are getting designer bags.

Krystyna 04-15-2011 01:41 PM
Just a heads up - there are so many Vera Bradley knock-offs in some dept stores that sell for $10 - 30. Sometimes people compare them to your good quality hand made ones and think they are too high.
I was thinking more along the lines of selling at trendy urban craft fairs and on consignment to upscale boutiques. Since I live close to New York City to the west and the Hamptons and Sag Harbor to the east, I guess it's easier to command high prices here than in other locales. As an example, Pier One sells French Market aprons for $25 but they're made in China and the fabric is thin as tissue. I have no trouble getting $65 for the ones I make, selling locally - even at the fairs on our boardwalk in the summer time. However, the booths are $350 for two days with no guarantee on the weather.

ptquilts 04-15-2011 02:10 PM
Originally Posted by reeskylr
I should be doing more, but I've grown lazy. I did a LOT of article writing on Freelancer.com. Usually starts out at a dollar an article and they usually want 10 articles a day some want less. I got a couple good contacts of stable employers, then I went to work for Wal-Mart and fell out of it. I was making upward to 5.00 an article there for a bit. However, it is very time consuming and sometimes the turn around is short on what they want.

You also have to watch out for some of the India employers that want something for nothing. I also had one that never paid me, so then I wised up and watched closer to the reviews and checked their names for how many posts they had and how much it may have repeated.
I have not looked at Freelancer.com much BUT I know to STAY AWAY from the ones that want you to sell things on ebay for them (dropshippers) -- BIG SCAM !!


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