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I bet someone will buy that, seriously. It looks well worth it judging by the materials alone.
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NatashaQuick posted:I bet someone will buy that, seriously. It looks well worth it judging by the materials alone. Thanks, that makes me feel better about the price  I may do a bunch more of the little vials as separate listings, because I had to buy a case of them to get those five, and those would of course be much cheaper but still pretty cool display items.
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RazorBunny posted:I'm really proud of this thing I made as kind of a Halloween decoration/art piece/display item. This is a cool idea and very well executed.
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Agreeing that the monster hunter kit is a really cool idea. The only thing I might suggest is taking some more pictures of the individual items. You obviously put a lot of work into it, and I think one shot of the overall kit, and then three to four more of groups of items (like the vials) would possibly showcase your work better.
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Of course you say that now that I've packed the whole thing up in bubble wrap  I have some photos of the individual items, but they are kind of lackluster pictures, I was having lighting issues. I'll go through and see if any of them can be cleaned up a bit and added to the listing.
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Technically this is my fiancee's store, but I took almost all the pictures and have helped her get it off the ground, so I'm just as proud of it as she is http://defectivecompass.etsy.com Almost all custom pillows made out of hockey jerseys, with a couple other knick-knacks coming and going (like the NES gun lamp).
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Here's my shop! Not much is up yet, but I'm slowly chugging out little crafts. http://www.etsy.com/shop/muchandquick
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Okay guys, October is around the corner. Would anyone be interested in my setting up the etsy SA-Mart thread again?
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I would be!
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Wandering Knitter posted:Okay guys, October is around the corner. Would anyone be interested in my setting up the etsy SA-Mart thread again? Sure thing. Let me know if you need any assistance.
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Sep 24, 2013 04:33
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Funhilde posted:Sure thing. Let me know if you need any assistance. My job has me working 50-60 hours a week, so any help would be appreciated. I'm thinking maybe this year of having everyone pay a flat $10 for the banners, and every $30 I just buy another one. Or would people prefer the old way of waiting to see how many people there are, and then dividing the cost?
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Sep 24, 2013 12:09
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Wandering Knitter posted:My job has me working 50-60 hours a week, so any help would be appreciated. Flat $10 sounds easier right?
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I forgot about Etsy for like 3 months and just today decided to read the 200 posts I missed in this thread. I would be totally ready for the SA Mart thread and my  is ready too. I've been making leather Christmas ornaments for some reason lately - usually I couldn't be bothered to think about Christmas until 12/23.
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Wandering Knitter posted:My job has me working 50-60 hours a week, so any help would be appreciated. I need to relaunch my shop, and is way simpler, and lets people come in later and just add to the pool
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Sep 24, 2013 18:57
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Right now I'm getting high traffic presumably due to Halloween. I'm working on some products that are Christmas-related, when do you all think I need to have them finished and up to get the holiday traffic?
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Yeah i have high Halloween traffic too. I have some Halloween specific fabric I should probably get to posting up. Also a bunch of new Bee fabric for SA secret santas. Sending a huge box of scraps to Flutterbyblue this week too.
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I don't have anything cool for Halloween, but I'm planning on building a stock of plush Mr. Saturn and Foppy/Fobby for Christmas this year. I have a gorgeous fabric ornament but I'm not sure if I can make them fast enough to be worth selling at a price that anyone would buy. I am making Santa hats to fit Mr. Saturn and these adorable jingle bell earrings I gave as gifts last year. Last year I made a decent amount in December despite being totally unable to keep up with demand, and this year I'm in a much better place in regards to work. I also just sent off a Cthulhu plush made on commission and he's listed as made to order! I also have to make one for my one-year-old daughter as she about went nuts trying to get and put her mouth on him ever since I finished the head. Here's the link to my shop.
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Sep 25, 2013 02:18
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Wandering Knitter posted:My job has me working 50-60 hours a week, so any help would be appreciated. Count me in, I got many lovely goon sales last year. I also vote for the simple and easy $10 option.
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I'm down for $10, goons emptied out my shop last season. Edit: I only have a few things listed right now but check me out if you're in the market for some unique coasters to put your drinks on. https://www.etsy.com/shop/thecoastershop RichieHimself fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Sep 30, 2013 |
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Is Etsy being really temperamental for anyone else? I'm on Chrome and a ton of etsy pages get half loaded then give me a chrome error message (not all of them, weirdly enough) and it's been like this for months. Is it just me, or is there some ad server or something that chrome doesn't like?
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It's you. No problems here
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What does everybody think of the new Etsy policy changes? It seems a lot of people are not happy. And quite a few are heading over to Zibbet. https://www.etsy.com/teams/18091/new-guidelines/discuss/13091813/page/1 quote:In our new, simpler policies:
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Solenna posted:What does everybody think of the new Etsy policy changes? It seems a lot of people are not happy. And quite a few are heading over to Zibbet. Well, that's one way to solve the reseller problem! 
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My girlfriend's shop now has some more jewelry, more original prints, and now some handmade magnets. Help her out and buy some of this stuff, and get free shipping. Free. Shipping. http://www.etsy.com/shop/MilkBerries Everything is high quality and really inexpensive.
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I personally am closing up my Etsy shop permanently because of the new policies. I think it hurts the handmade industry as a whole. People buy from Etsy because they think they're getting something personal and handcrafted, not a manufactured item. 
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Ashwat posted:I personally am closing up my Etsy shop permanently because of the new policies. I think it hurts the handmade industry as a whole. People buy from Etsy because they think they're getting something personal and handcrafted, not a manufactured item. and an SA Mart thread would be cool, I'd kick $10 towards it for sure.
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On the subject of the thread, what do people think of letting non-etsy shops join as well?
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Seeing as it's SA banners, I figure as long as they can link to something that would be considered their shop (SA goonmart thread, personal website, Etsy site) that's totally cool with me. I'm pretty indifferent to the changes, I suppose I'll see how they effect me. I know that etsy did have a big problem with essentially being a launching site for businesses that would then get very successful and then go elsewhere. Great for the little guys wanting to get started with little overhead/out of pocket investment, not really great for them.
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I checked out Zibbet and they seem to have a few buy/sell items in there. Are they more diligent against stopping it or something? Personally, since Etsy has never really policed the "handmade only" thing, I have no problem. It's not like I make millions on Etsy anyway. It's an easy way for me to have my art prints available, even of they never sell.  Also I see no problem in having other types of shops in our sales, as long as it isn't "my giant Goon corporation will have it's adorable slave children make something for you." HungryMedusa fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Oct 4, 2013 |
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I guess I should share my shop here, I make mostly 8 bit style bead sprite art. I know it's kind of a crowded market these days, but I try to make mine look better than the average, and take orders for custom characters. Use code GOONYGOON for 10% off your order. Also, I am open to advice if you see anything I could do to improve my shop/items. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElisBeadSprites
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Wandering Knitter posted:Okay guys, October is around the corner. Would anyone be interested in my setting up the etsy SA-Mart thread again? Came here just to check in on this, let me know when and where to send my .
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Solenna posted:Will you still have a shop someplace else? Yes, I'm currently setting up a shop through squarespace actually! I'm loving how easy it is to use, though its a little pricey. I've been wanting to move towards managing only my own website anyway. This was just the last step.
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I'm in for the ad as well. As for the whole new policy thing, I think a lot of people are over reacting. It takes a lot of $$$ and time for someone to set up any sort of manufacturing, so I really don't think your average Etsy seller is capable of having their items produced. Yes people are still going to slip threw the cracks, they always have, they always will. Chances are what we are going to see is an abundance of people now being able to get their designs printed on t-shirts, stuff like that. You can't just ship a box of supplies you bought from JoAnn's over to china and say "Make me 30 pairs of earrings". It just doesn't work like that. I also think Etsy knows that most of their buyers probably don't care about handmade. People want what's new and hip, and they want what everyone else has. People are into supporting small businesses which is still good, and it's much better for Etsy if someone goes out and says "Hey I bought this on Etsy, you can buy one too" rather then "Hey look what I bought on Etsy, but you can't have it because it was a one of a kind item so no point for you to log on to Etsy".
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I just re-opened my shop after being told that I should find a better (cheaper) way to get my prints out to people. I'm now offering reproductions of my original artwork at nice 11x14 poster size, check it out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/InklingForDesign I'm also in on the 10$ banner whenever it happens.
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flutterbyblue, I wore my hair clip with the d20 to a wedding today and I got so many compliments! And it stayed put in my notoriously stubborn hair that always rejects clips
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Oh yay! That's great to hear . I'm glad it went over so well. Thank you for the feedback!
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When are we doing the banner? I don't feel I have enough stock for it now, but I may in a couple weeks. Don't add me to the count, I'm just curious.
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This blog post from Ohhh Lulu is pretty interesting to read in regards to the policy changes. http://www.ohhhlulu.com/2013/10/etsy-policy-updates-pt-2-insider.html
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It also would not surprise me if in the future we end up with a list of Etsy approved manufacture partnerships. I could easily see Etsy partnering up with such companies like Spoonflower or Vistaprint to offer discounts for Etsy sellers to use them as a manufacturer.
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Hi I opened a shop and I have no idea what I'm doing. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ACraftForCrows?ref=si_shop 
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