[ SECRET POST #3688 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #3688 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.



__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.
[Gundam Wing]


__________________________________________________



05.
[I Know That Voice, Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster, Tara Strong, John DiMaggio]


__________________________________________________



06.
[Digimon]


__________________________________________________



07.












Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 21 secrets from Secret Submission Post #527.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Etsy

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I'm not looking to make a living or anything, so I wouldn't really even mind selling at a 'break-even' sort of price. I've browsed Etsy a lot (buy some things sometimes!) and some of the prices have me in shock!

I appreciate for certain things that are handmade (especially quality) you're recouping that time and effort as long with materials, but I see scarves and hats for $40+ and it boggles my mind. I couldn't imagine asking that much money for something I do as a wind-down hobby after work. XD

Did you find starting out that it was hard to figure out the logistics of selling, or is Etsy pretty straightforward?

Re: Etsy

[(Anonymous)]

I think Etsy is fairly straightforward... and IIRC you choose when your shop goes live so you have plenty of time to get everything up and running. A nice banner is a good idea, plus you'll have to decide what your shipping/returns policy is and write that up. Keep in mind that you're preparing for crappy things to happen - packages go missing, buyers aren't always happy with what they receive, etc.

Decent photography for your listings is key, particularly in a competitive market. Blurry cell phone pics won't cut it, you need photos that are both appealing AND representative of the actual product. You also need well written descriptions.

"I couldn't imagine asking that much money for something I do as a wind-down hobby after work."

I get that, but you're doing yourself (and your fellow sellers) a disservice if you lowball your own goods. Buyers are all too eager to do that for you! Look around, pay attention not to just listings, but actual sales, and figure out what the market will bear.

Re: Etsy

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't think I'd like, sell things for $5, but I see tiny cowls for $50+ on some shops and $20 (which is more reasonable to me) on others, so I feel like I don't know which end of the pool to lie in.

I don't want to be 'cheap' so that I'm hurting other peoples' chances of selling, but I don't want to gouge anyone either.

Re: Etsy

[(Anonymous)]

Well, anyone can list a knitted cowl for whatever price they want. The real question is, are those $50 cowls actually selling? What quality yarn are they made out of? How is the workmanship? Does the shop look professional or amateurish?

And lastly, how does what you make compare to what's already on etsy?