Selling on Etsy
#23
It's: http://www.etsy.com/shop/quiltedmemoriesbypam
I haven't listed all of my blue/green batiks because I just don't know if it's worth it! If you have any feedback on anything, let me know! Thanks so much!
I haven't listed all of my blue/green batiks because I just don't know if it's worth it! If you have any feedback on anything, let me know! Thanks so much!
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
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Originally Posted by Jerrie
I just put some garbage bag dispensers on Etsy what i did was search for the similar items and see what they listed theirs on and that is what i then listed on I just been on there about 3 weeks and no sale, I went there because i have a friend that lists all the time and she sales all the time she have different crafts plus quilts and she got 4 orders on a memory quilt in 1 month. so between ebay and etsy i went to there i also had items on Ebay and sold there but it was other items. I think handmade items do better on Etsy. now this is my opinion. search for seller fabicmom and look at her items and see what she have that might give you a idea
#26
Sorry to hear about your job! That's tough after 13 years. I've sold on eBay off and on for almost 10 years. Have been recently considering Etsy but haven't really researched it yet - didn't know they charged you to list items. There is another auction site, ebid.com that doesn't charge you to list anything, you only pay when it sells. It doesn't quite have the exposure of eBay but they are a competing website. We've had some coins listed on there for quite some time and just recently sold two of them. Just like with anything on the net, you have to keep updating (whether it be adding new or changing things) to refresh the indexes.
#28
i have bought several times off of etsy. i love the fact that some of the sellers accepts money orders because i do not have a paypal account. i can commit to buy and send money order and then they ship item to me.
#29
Originally Posted by Tink's Mom
Originally Posted by Jerrie
I just put some garbage bag dispensers on Etsy what i did was search for the similar items and see what they listed theirs on and that is what i then listed on I just been on there about 3 weeks and no sale, I went there because i have a friend that lists all the time and she sales all the time she have different crafts plus quilts and she got 4 orders on a memory quilt in 1 month. so between ebay and etsy i went to there i also had items on Ebay and sold there but it was other items. I think handmade items do better on Etsy. now this is my opinion. search for seller fabicmom and look at her items and see what she have that might give you a idea
#30
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Posts: 1,547
I sell on Etsy, too. (ID: charmpacks) It's not that hard to do. Just read the section on their website about selling. Try listing one item just to get the hang of it. You can revise the listing if you need to. The key to selling on Etsy is to have a lot of different items listed and if they don't sell within a week or two, delete and relist. Etsy's default viewing is by newly listed items so if you're in a category with a lot of other sellers your items will be on page 100 within a week or two. It only cost .20 per item to list for 4 months plus a percentage of the sales price. I think it's 3.5%. Research what sellers in the same category are using for tags (keywords) right under the description.
Ebay veiwing is opposite of Etsy by default. Most people will search by items ending soonest so if you list for 30 days it's best to wait it out. Ebay listing fees are higher than Etsy and the fee depends on the asking price. The higher the price, the higher the fee. The selling fee is also higher - 12% - but they have a lot more shoppers than Etsy.
I hope that helps!
Ebay veiwing is opposite of Etsy by default. Most people will search by items ending soonest so if you list for 30 days it's best to wait it out. Ebay listing fees are higher than Etsy and the fee depends on the asking price. The higher the price, the higher the fee. The selling fee is also higher - 12% - but they have a lot more shoppers than Etsy.
I hope that helps!
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