Monday, September 10, 2012

The reason why i am only keeping a very few items on Etsy.

Last week a Pretty Spooky facebook fan asked me why i wasn't selling on Etsy many of the items that i offer through my Web-Store http://www.myprettyspooky.com and Facebook Fan page. Not the reason i want to be more specific and say The reason(s).  When i first opened my Etsy account i didn't have a clue on how the whole thing worked and how the community was. Too many sellers, although  i have seen really talented people through Etsy from clothing makers/designers, painters, carpenters,etc but what amused me the most was the fact that people with no ability to create a product (only ''DIY'' items, easy DIY stuff that even a 5 year old kid can do in a craft project) at times are selling more than Folks with real talent and let's mention hard work. Once i bought a small cookie mold for my mom (mind you the seller didn't make the mold she just reproduced a copy of it) and when i read her business card that she had attached to the receipt, under her name she called herself a ''DESIGNER'' . I believe the word Designer is being taken slighty, is almost disrespectful to those who can DESIGN AND EXECUTE their idea. heck if that was the case (again) a 5 years old can be a designer too, just ask a little girl what's your dream dress?, tell me or draw it for me, she will  draw you a dress!. Second  Reason : too many of the same items why? because people are constanly  trying to copy everything they think is ''cool'' or is going to make them a quick buck.  and Third the prices! i have seen people selling pencils that  they just poke a hole through and add a piece of chain MAGIC! a necklace, the price? $40.00 dollars!! are you serious? i charge $40.00 dollars for a short corset top  that in fact i didn't DIY it. I ACTUALLY MADE IT and i CAN called it mine,  if i didn't make those corsets and i only DIY them i should NOT be saying that i made it  because that's just plain wrong, claiming that you did something that someone else made. in fact i have an area in my store that is called ready to wear and around the world Jewelry and i always explain i didn't make these that's why is called Ready to Wear/Around the World, i could never ever take credit for something i didn't make. When you buy a product from me that i've say that i made it, i guarantee you 100% that is made by truly yours, i even post photos of the progress of each garment/piece of clothing i am making.



 




 Alas Customers will see (like i mention above) 5 or 6 items on Etsy just for the sake of marketing my company, The fact that i'm not selling as much items on Etsy doesn't mean that i quit; my company will be even bigger that's my goal. This week making halloween themed corset tops, Hello Kitty, etc. Trying to order more fabric to finish more jackets ideas i have sketched a while ago. Oh it felt good venting!

2 comments:

  1. Amen! As a seller on Etsy, I'm pretty amazed at how ridiculous the pricing is, that's the part that upsets me the most. Some of these people put, I swear it, 5 minutes of work in on a 'project' and somehow it's going to cost a customer $35+...it's unreal. I sell on etsy but I don't buy on etsy.

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  2. I know is crazy, People like you and me that put hours, days, sometimes weeks to finish the product we want to sell are not selling as much as these people. is insane. They have all these tutorials how to DIY shirts, Pants, etc seen many sellers selling shirts that they probably bought for 2 or 3 dollars Ripping the shirt off, cutting it, even grabbing old ass t-shirts and adding eyelets and they sell these anywhere from 25 to 50 dollars (i must add these products don't even look nice, they look cheap/trashy). i get more mad at the people that support this, because these are crafty stuff they can do themselves but if they want to spend that kind of money why don't they make a better investment? Etsy needs to look into this issue, to start separating this kind of sellers from the ones that actually start things from scratch. they should make a sister website for only DIY easy stuff like that. and you are so right even though i have an etsy store, i don't buy on Etsy.

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