John Morris Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 I know about Etsy, but I remember there was a website that started it all, selling hand made crafts online, it was the first one, and only one at the time, and everyone loved it and sold on it. I think you could buy ready made items and you could hire crafts persons to make your custom items, but the name escapes me, a little help please? Thanks Grandpadave52 and lew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Would it be Shopify? John Morris and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: Would it be Shopify? No that wasn't it Gene. Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 This was it, I remember now, but now it's a jewelry only website. CustomMade Quote CustomMade is an online custom jeweler. Until 2015, the business operated as an online marketplace connecting customers with independent artisans who produce custom-designed furniture, jewelry, home décor, and other personalized items. CustomMade is the world's first and largest online seller of custom products. That is how I remember it, but I didn't realize this much time passed since they changed their format. Wow, time flies!! Cal and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Dudelston Posted December 22, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 To further the discussion, let’s talk about Etsy. I have a store there and this Christmas have made a lot of cash. However, their fees can be brutal. On a typical sale Etsy will charge about 15% of everything including shipping. The real killer is when a customer clicks on an Etsy ad that is displaying one of your items. That takes another 15%. They featured my cheese slicers in a scrolling banner for a few days and overnight I sold a ton of slicers but also donated $80 to the pockets of Etsy. I ended up bumping up my prices to offset the hit. A good site to make some side cash but go into it with your eyes open. John Morris, Cal, Fred W. Hargis Jr and 4 others 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 @Ron Dudelston, thanks for that information, I was thinking of joining Etsy at some time, I did not know about their fees, but like you said, go in with eyes wide open and be prepared for that occasional sale that I guess we have no control over! Wow! As you stated, price items accordingly. You stated that 15% of everything including shipping, did you mean including shipping to the customer! The customer got 15 percent off the shipping charges? Thanks Cal and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 7 hours ago, John Morris said: @Ron Dudelston, thanks for that information, I was thinking of joining Etsy at some time, I did not know about their fees, but like you said, go in with eyes wide open and be prepared for that occasional sale that I guess we have no control over! Wow! As you stated, price items accordingly. You stated that 15% of everything including shipping, did you mean including shipping to the customer! The customer got 15 percent off the shipping charges? Thanks Here is a screenshot of an order from yesterday. I misspoke with the 15% total fee. It is 15% of total for an ad based sale but 6.5% of a regular sale. On this item, I charge $29 for the item and a flat $9.00 shipping. As you can see, the shipping was $8.05 but if this item goes to the west coast it is about $12.00. It all tends to balance out. On this $29 item I received $20.11 from Etsy. Grandpadave52 and Gene Howe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 @Ron Dudelston,, it's cool to see actual sales from our woodworker's!! This is completely awesome, off topic from the Etsy thing, but it's wonderful to see your screenshot, nice!!!!! Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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