Selling on Etsy

LondonZ17

soolin said:

In my case this is a handcrafted item so although virtually the same, prices vary between £6 and £80 and I can make as many as I want. I sell them on ebay for around £8 and the same on facebook . I can see no reason why some are changing as low as £6 and as high as £80 , but looking at the listings I suspect that the cheaper ones are like me and can make them virtually to order in a very short time and have bulk purchased the equipment cheaply ,  whereas the expensive ones are made by newer crafters who spend a lot of time, and have to buy higher priced individual ordered parts - and then price up a very high 'wage' for themselves as well. 

You are so lucky to have a craft! That would be my dream, to find something I can make well and make a profit on. Good luck!

soolin

LondonZ17 said:

soolin said:

In my case this is a handcrafted item so although virtually the same, prices vary between £6 and £80 and I can make as many as I want. I sell them on ebay for around £8 and the same on facebook . I can see no reason why some are changing as low as £6 and as high as £80 , but looking at the listings I suspect that the cheaper ones are like me and can make them virtually to order in a very short time and have bulk purchased the equipment cheaply ,  whereas the expensive ones are made by newer crafters who spend a lot of time, and have to buy higher priced individual ordered parts - and then price up a very high 'wage' for themselves as well. 

You are so lucky to have a craft! That would be my dream, to find something I can make well and make a profit on. Good luck!

It isn't particularly exciting and it is a niche (although there are probably a couple of dozen listings in the category on etsy) it is also a very miniscule part of my sole trading income. It won't make me a fortune, but it might cover the occasional bar bill if we are ever allowed back in the pubs. 

LondonZ17

soolin said:

soolin said:

In my case this is a handcrafted item so although virtually the same, prices vary between £6 and £80 and I can make as many as I want. I sell them on ebay for around £8 and the same on facebook . I can see no reason why some are changing as low as £6 and as high as £80 , but looking at the listings I suspect that the cheaper ones are like me and can make them virtually to order in a very short time and have bulk purchased the equipment cheaply ,  whereas the expensive ones are made by newer crafters who spend a lot of time, and have to buy higher priced individual ordered parts - and then price up a very high 'wage' for themselves as well. 

You are so lucky to have a craft! That would be my dream, to find something I can make well and make a profit on. Good luck!

It isn't particularly exciting and it is a niche (although there are probably a couple of dozen listings in the category on etsy) it is also a very miniscule part of my sole trading income. It won't make me a fortune, but it might cover the occasional bar bill if we are ever allowed back in the pubs. 

I'm the same, mine makes £1000 profit a year on a good year. I'm very good at spotting bargains and do enjoy wearing them but resell them when I'm tired of them. I'm a bit of a shopaholic but the things I buy tend to be worth more than I pay for them, or else keep their value well.

Spoonie_Turtle

https://www.flippertools.com/tools/etsySoldPrice/etsy-sold-price.htm

Only works once you've found a sold listing, of course.  I've only needed to look at sold listings from certain sellers (i.e. ones that do specific items) so I don't know of any other way than trawling through an individual seller's sales history.  Though photos from reviews can help you see some things at a glance.

nickwong

I also want to start selling on Etsy, but I was very surprised when I saw that for start to sell, you need to pay 

shapala

nickwong said:

I also want to start selling on Etsy, but I was very surprised when I saw that for start to sell, you need to pay 

I just had my a/c banned with no reasoning after appeal - I spent quite a bit of time, effort and money (subscriptions/software etc) to put my store together. To say I'm unhappy is an understatement - esp when I see others doing basically the same as me with far inferior products yet they're still operating. Hmmm.

I'm now looking to do the same thing elsewhere. I also buy quite a bit off etsy and won't be doing so anymore and take my custom elsewhere as matter of principal, esp when they won't even tell me the reasoning behind the ban.

soolin

nickwong said:

I also want to start selling on Etsy, but I was very surprised when I saw that for start to sell, you need to pay 

I didn't have to pay to set up a selling account on etsy, are you sure you haven't opted for extras as they do offer extra bits and pieces at a cost. The listings do cost though if that's what you mean, 20 cents a go (about 16p) , I don't think I've ever seen any free listings like on ebay.