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JonLP24

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23. You need a large inventory

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:08 AM

Feb 2015

A relative made about $100 sometimes more, sometimes less a month active. This was going to thrift stores, listing, taking photos, shipping, etc.

She has an eye for vintage, knowledge of what materials or markings dates the item. If it was something notably rare & valuable she just list it on Ebay but for the majority of her items she sold through Etsy. I'm not familiar with the set-up and its been awhile but I believe buying from Whole-sellers through Etsy is against the rules. They may have relaxed the rules but the price-setting, listing was more favorable to Ebay with so many sellers.

She says Australia is where she received the most business, especially jewelry but China wasn't often but when they did buy--it was big sales. Meaning her higher price listed items sold

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Etsy success story not all that: cheap imported goods marked up = "success" [View all] ND-Dem Feb 2015 OP

Cheap imported goods equals success? abelenkpe Feb 2015 #1

looks like a lot of retail has smaller mark-ups than this woman's 'handmade boutique' though. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #4

True abelenkpe Feb 2015 #13

it's mean, but i hope it hurts her sales. she's been on national tv and national print media ND-Dem Feb 2015 #15

How she can honestly live with herself profiting from such labor? abelenkpe Feb 2015 #16

I guess it's easier when you're making money hand over fist; it assuages the moral pain. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #17

True, the Green Poultice is a remarkable substance . . . . hatrack Feb 2015 #20

I started to read that story Tsiyu Feb 2015 #2

yeah, i hadn't realized that was even possible if you sold at etsy. i thought they specifically ND-Dem Feb 2015 #3

The comments on the Yahoo page are telling. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #5

that *is* interesting. when did this ban get "relaxed" and what does that mean? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #7

I had actually looked at selling original pencil drawings on Etsy IDemo Feb 2015 #6

I noticed the same thing edhopper Feb 2015 #18

Wow I will think twice about buying from Etsy again A Little Weird Feb 2015 #8

I've bought some photographs off Etsy tammywammy Feb 2015 #9

interesting. i thought etsy was handmade stuff Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #10

Handmade & vintage JonLP24 Feb 2015 #24

You have options to choose handmade. madfloridian Feb 2015 #28

I think this is a case of buyer beware laundry_queen Feb 2015 #11

Etsy was originally all handmade, all items were pnwest Feb 2015 #12

thanks for the information. seems all the hyped 'revolutions' eventually come down to cold ND-Dem Feb 2015 #14

Reselling on Etsy is common and very profitable for the clever and able! pamjoyful Feb 2015 #19

thanks for the information. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #21

On Etsy if you want handmade, you can choose that option. madfloridian Feb 2015 #27

people can choose charter schools too. they have options. aren't options great? we can ND-Dem Feb 2015 #30

A very simple view of a very complicated world. madfloridian Feb 2015 #31

analogous to your own, it seems. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #32

anyone remember "Ecologica Malibu"? April Winchell went nuts MisterP Feb 2015 #22

You need a large inventory JonLP24 Feb 2015 #23

$100 a month isn't much at all XemaSab Feb 2015 #34

No it wasn't JonLP24 Feb 2015 #35

First Amazon, now Etsy. madfloridian Feb 2015 #25

I have bought and sold on Etsy truegrit44 Feb 2015 #26

Most etsy sellers don't make a living from their stores. blogslut Feb 2015 #29

caveat emptor 7wo7rees Feb 2015 #33