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You can use any shipping you want…:) I use theirs because it is generally discounted.
If you are shipping large items you might want to make sure to click the link at the bottom of the 6 choices and pick “Parcel Select” at the bottom too (it is not a default). There are times that this has decreased the shown shipping costs from $40 to $12 (which of course helps sales!) Whether you are shipping with Stamps.com or Etsy shipping you should make sure to do this so your shown shipping isn’t messed up!!
Oh Linda, it is a laugh a minute!! The 3 (adopted kids when we were 44 and set in our ways), the two dogs, two cats and let’s not forget the damn lizard that costs more than all the furry ones put together!
I LOVE selling vintage. I have been in marketing for 17 years and while I love that too, it is such a rush to buy something that costs $2 and sell it for $40!!!
I feel like selling vintage is just a more socially acceptable (and profitable) outlet for my little gambling problem (hard to get to Vegas now that we have the little ones!)
The one thing I do not like is that that they accumulate your shipping charges and then bill them at the end of the month. You can’t get immediate PayPal payments on new accounts anymore so you get paid Monday for your previous week’s revenue and shipping charges.
Ahhh that does sound like there is a $.20 listing fee for each…:) That may explain the “new sold fees” in my bill! This is my bill for march.
Listing fees: $13.00
Transaction fees: + $29.67
Renew fees: + $0.60
Renew Expired fees: + $20.40
Renew Sold fees: + $0.60
Promoted Listings fees: + $31.00
Shipping labels: + $240.83
Other: + $0.00Fees = $336.10
(total sales $847.97)
My bookkeeper is ASTOUNDED by how much more expensive it is to sell on Ebay than Etsy.
Nope…. one listing fee when you list it. You pay $.20 and it stays live for 4 months. You get a bill at the end of the month that shows how many listings you added or renewed. In my example the chandelier crystals are one fee no matter how may quantity I have.
You are not retroactively charged listing fees which seems like you are referencing in your example.
I don’t know enough to answer the shipping question… but this may help.
For the multiple items I am not sure what you are asking. I have 50+ chandelier crystals listed as ONE item with 50 quantity. That is considered one listing and costs $.20/4 months
Heheheheh that is not so much a stage as it is an excuse for buying more storage containers!!!
Ashana I do not cross post as I am not confident that I can track inventory well enough (ie. taking down the listing on the other site when an item sells). I know that some people find this to be easy, but I am a low-stress seller as Ebay and Etsy are half my business (marketing is the other half).
I post quality vintage things on Etsy because the buyers are nicer and more willing to spend a little bit more. Totally a “set it and forget it mentality”.
I sell everything else I find on Ebay. Could be something that has a little more wear or problems. Could be non-vintage items.
I find that my profit margin on Etsy is WAY higher than on Ebay after listing, final value and shipping. The thing I like about Ebay is that they take the shipping costs out right when you ship and Etsy waits and bills you for all your shipping at one time.
Etsy is my primary store and Ebay is my “garage sale” for everything else.
That said, it is nice that when things are slow on Etsy I get sales on Ebay and vice versa…:)
Hope that helps..Tara
That would sell well for craft room storage…:) the paper girls are NUTS!
If you are selling vintage this is a great group.. super active and nice..:) Free https://www.facebook.com/groups/GVSDealerSupportGroup/
I was talking with a scavenging buddy (we both listen every Monday morning!) and we were giggling about how we were following along right with you. But I KNOW I have gotten here faster because of getting to see how you guys do it!!!
I hear you sister!! If I didn’t have both I would be having a lean sales month. It is by having both that I am pulling together a pretty darn fine month!!!
I sell both on Etsy and Ebay. My Etsy store is a LIAF store, I have automatic renewals turned on.
The cool thing about Etsy is that $.20 is for a 3 month listing (a bit less than the cost of Ebay with a basic store).
But what is shocking is the difference in final value fees. Last month my Etsy bill was…
Listing fees: $10.40
Transaction fees: $51.43
Renew fees: $0.40
Renew Expired fees: $18.00
Renew Sold fees: $1.00
Shipping labels: $290.63 (most of these were paid by the buyers)
U-PIC Parcel Insurance: $4.80
Other: $0.00
Fees = $376.66So my total listing fees were $28.80
My “final value fees” were $51.43
My revenue was $1,403.37 (that is pure amount of items sold)According to my bookkeeper I make much more on my Etsy sales than I do Ebay with all the other fees that are charged.
I do not list the same items on Ebay and Etsy. That would FREAK me out and make it much harder to keep my stores as a part time job.
Hope that helps!
Tara
