Selling handmade items on ebay?

sunsetgirl

Hi,
If you make stuff to sell on ebay, have a look at https://www.etsy.com - the place to buy and sell all things handmade. it is cheap in a moneysavers kind of way! 5 pence to list an item in your own free shop for 6 months with 4 free photos included a % is taken at the sale of an item but it is a lower % than ebay I think.
just a thought, as its hard to make any profit on selling crafts without huge listing fees as well.

katchambers

Thanks for that sunset girl. I just found the most beautiful mothers day scrap book check it out, it looks lovely, such a great idea, my mum will love it:

http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=32067&pic_id=1

This seller has loads of scrap books so if you are interested I am sure she can make more, or list more. It is about £18 inc shipping.

Kat x

LULUBELLE_2

That's a really lovely site! :T

sunsetgirl

I love it! I've got a little shop on there selling my sock monkeys, but I spend more time shopping at other peoples shops! Etsy is little known in the U.K I think some people may be put off by the listings being priced in $. If the buyer accepts paypal it makes no difference as the conversion is done for you. I love handmade stuff but it can be hard to find it on ebay, the catagories on etsy make it easy.

Hermia

That's an interesting site! I make cards and sell a lot to people I know, but have never put them on ebay because of the listing fees. I am suprised at how many people I see selling handmade cards on ebay for such low amounts. I don't see how they are even covering the cost of the materials.

sunsetgirl

hermia, get them on etsy! you could get a nice little business going!

Kaminari_2

I've spent all afternoon on that site and haven't got any work done! Lucky my boss is not in! Wow! what amazing stuff and not too expensive either!

sunsetgirl

If you click 'sampler' on the home page you can see the top sellers.....some of the stuff they sell is amazing!

lovebargains

I've joined Etsy too after seeing sunsetgirl mention it last week, and yesterday I had my first sale yesssssss! There are some amazing things for sale on there. I love the fact that its just for hand made items, and there are some very talented people selling all sorts of things.
Listing is very cheap, the site is very unusual, and I love the fact you can see who has added you to their favourites.
If you have not looked at the site, go and look now!

Sallys_Savings

Thank you Sunset Girl...I'm just off to register now...theres some gorgeous items on. Just have to control myself not to buy, but to sell.

sunsetgirl

Thats great, let me know what your shop is called through conversations on etsy...my shop is called the same as my name on here.
Goodluck!