Banner Sponsors

Jozi Bears Dec 20, 2015

Hi all,

I've read through most of the selling posts in the library - not a lot of you are selling on etsy.
Any advise for selling on etsy? How does it compare to selling on ebay or bear pile?

Tx

dangerbears Dec 21, 2015

I think it's difficult for collectors to find your bears on etsy, but if you have a good mailing list, blog, Facebook presence or other way to send people there, it could be a convenient photo gallery and checkout system for you to use. (They do take a percentage of your sale, and of course you pay another percentage to PayPal as well.) That's my two cents.

Becky

Jozi Bears Dec 21, 2015

Thanx Becky.
I am just not to eager to sell on ebay as I have so many issues just buying on ebay that I dont have a lot of faith in them.
Will definitely start on bear pile. I see a lot of artist are selling patterns and kits on etsy, maybe that is a better market for those rather than bears.
Tx

dangerbears Dec 21, 2015

I don't use ebay either, though some people do well there.

I think you'll like Bearpile (gets a lot of the right kind of views), and there's a nice community behind it. And you're right that less expensive items are likely to do better on etsy - things you can update frequently, or things you're not in any hurry to sell.

Do you have a facebook page? And/or a website or blog?

Becky

Laura Lynn Banner SponsorDec 22, 2015

I'd like to second Becky's recommendation to try Bearpile.  It sometimes takes a little time, but I have gotten new collectors from that site.  It's also an easy way to post your available bears and then email your collectors, or post on Facebook with a link to the bear's page on Bearpile.

Dave at Bearpile has even made it easy to put a "Buy Now" Paypal button on the page.  When you set up your account, enter in your Paypal email address.  Then when you list a bear, list the price and also shipping costs.  You can list multiple shipping for many different countries.  The Paypal "Buy Now" will then automatically show up on your bear's page.

Jozi Bears Dec 22, 2015

Hi Becky and Laura.
Thanx for your posts. I am working on my fb page and not sure about the blog thing... I should probably give it a go. A friend is going to help me with a website. I have a fb page for my other arts and crafts... not sure if I should combine the bears onto that page...
I will definitely try bear pile as soon as I get propper pics taken. My sister in law does photography and she promised to help take good quality pics.
I will post on here too, once I get all my duckies in a row