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blaise rascal posted:While we're on the topic of regulations, what are people's thoughts on using copyrighted characters or likenesses in the products they sell? I've often wondered about that. It couldn't possibly be cost effective for a household operation to secure proper licensing, could it? Has there ever been any legal action over that sort of thing?
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Cockmaster posted:I've often wondered about that. It couldn't possibly be cost effective for a household operation to secure proper licensing, could it? Has there ever been any legal action over that sort of thing? The most I've ever heard of was takedown notices but I imagine if you ignored them you'd face repercussions.
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May 7, 2016 01:52
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Does anyone make Clip art scrap booking stuff? I made some football stuff for a family member around New Years, she said stuff like this would sell to scrap booking people. I though I could make sets for other sports and the major Holidays, but wanted to see if any of you have anything to say about it before I put the work in. my shop link is https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AzureDesignandCraft
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May 16, 2016 00:48
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Hey guys I have recently started my etsy shop, finally got everything pretty much squared away and would love some feedback. Even went out and got a fancy URL: www.HAILSATIVA.com
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Jun 24, 2016 00:55
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I sell Chinese Money Plant seedlings on etsy. AKA: Pilea Peperomioides, Chinese Money Plant, Missionary Plant, Pancake Plant, Lefse Plant. For some reason you can't seem to find them anywhere. I don't know about shipping internationally just yet but I'm going to try to figure that out soon. This is my first etsy shop and I'm only doing it until I run out of seedlings. Feel free to give me any suggestions! https://www.etsy.com/shop/GilsPlants
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Jul 3, 2016 22:04
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So I have a shipping question because shipping profiles are kinda limited. I'm selling pins/buttons. For example, I'm selling a set of Stranger Things buttons: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/473954533/stranger-things-inspired-pin-back But shipping is a bit tricky. If I sell 1-4 buttons because of weight and thickness of the envelope they fall into one shipping bracket (about $6.70 S&H) and if I sell 5+ then it's a higher bracket ($9.60 S&H). I've been listing it at the higher shipping price, and refunding the difference for people who buy fewer buttons, but I'm not sure if this is the best method? It's enough of a difference that I don't feel comfortable just leaving it at the higher amount, but I'm not sure if it looks bad refunding shipping, like I don't have my act together. Should I say somewhere on the listing that that is what I'm doing? I can't seem to figure out how to write custom text in the "shipping & policies" section. Is there a more elegant solution? Splitting it into two different listings feels clunky as well.
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Sep 7, 2016 21:58
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Have you tried Etsy's calculated shipping? You just put in what the dimensions and weight of a single button and it adds up for you if someone buys more. But if you do plan to to refund I would put something in the listing. If anything it will help the customer feel more comfortable in purchasing.
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Sep 20, 2016 16:19
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Asiina posted:So I have a shipping question because shipping profiles are kinda limited. I'm selling pins/buttons. For example, I'm selling a set of Stranger Things buttons: Does canada's post office have flat rate boxes?
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Sep 20, 2016 16:36
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It's been awhile since I posted in here and I finally have something new on my etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmicusGoods I wove and felted a great big sheet of wool to make toddler and baby slippers and they came out amazing. I actually made a video of my weaving and felting process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5Els77xO4   
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Sep 20, 2016 18:09
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Huh. Never knew we had an Etsy thread here. If anyone's looking for some chainmail dicebags or jewelry, I'm up at https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandcraftedChainmail. Feedback is always appreciated!    
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Sep 21, 2016 18:57
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I just realized I've never posted my shop. https://dreamingdoe.etsy.com Currently revamping my shop and getting ready for the holidays. Miniature food jewelry  Crochet stuff  
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Oct 8, 2016 22:38
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I've got a weird problem. I make posable needle felted dolls, and needle felting really doesn't really get easier or faster if you scale up production. There's no patterns to use or blanks to make ahead of time, so I've been using my store as more of a showcase with commission info. http://randomferret.etsy.com I've spent a lot of time dialing in the prices and trying to put up a broad enough range of listings to attract customers with different needs and budgets, and I've gotten a few followers but I still only get one or two orders a month. I know that Etsy isn't really the right platform for this. I can't do shopfills or the other kind of things that brings people in, but I also can't figure out any better option. I've spend hundreds of hours on social media trying to attract customers to my personal site, but that hasn't gotten me even a fraction of the orders I get from Etsy. Is there a better option? (I'd also like to move away from copyrighted characters but I know that would be suicidal.) flavor.flv fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Oct 9, 2016 |
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Oct 9, 2016 22:00
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Getting interest seems to be one of the biggest issues most Etsy sellers seem to have. So if anyone has tips I'm all ears. I recently started doing videos of my stuff. No clue how worth it is for me yet. Only suggestion I have for you RandomFerret is I noticed you take OC's. It might be a good idea to do a side by side comparison of the original work with your finished felted doll. People are just super visual and it might give someone that extra push and confidence to order.
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Oct 25, 2016 19:52
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Am I obligated to ship by the "ship by" date? Will something happen to my shop if I don't? I have a listing where I give the option of 9 possible designs for buttons, but say if people order fewer than 9 they need to tell me which ones they want. This is all outlined in the listing and has worked with the dozen or so orders of this I've already had. I had a buyer only order 5 and not say which they wanted. I've messaged them on Etsy and emailed them (and am about to again) but they haven't responded and the ship by date is tomorrow. Should I cancel the order if they don't respond by tomorrow and tell them to order again? Can I let this date lapse or does Etsy track if you have delinquent orders and it reflects poorly on you?
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Oct 26, 2016 05:32
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Asiina posted:Am I obligated to ship by the "ship by" date? Will something happen to my shop if I don't? You can extend it by three weeks, but have to send a message to the buyer when you do it.
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Oct 26, 2016 05:47
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So I jumped into the already overcrowded field of enamel pin design! Here's my first design - glows in the dark!  And this one in two colorways because I am apparently willing to go way out of my way for a dumb dad joke  Once I break even with one of these I'm planning on making more designs, shop is at https://www.etsy.com/shop/funtimesusa
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Nov 8, 2016 16:26
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Just come back from an event and it's spurred a major revamp of my shop, finally designed a proper header, got an icon sorted and got a listings rolling again https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Krakenkritters
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Nov 8, 2016 21:54
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My wife does cross-stitch, and her friend does embroidery (no emb yet, but it'll be there) in their Etsy shop, Save Point Crafts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SavePointCrafts  She loves taking grandma-looking cross stitch patterns and adding some attitude and nerdy goodness. She's been doing this for a couple of years now at Otakon art alleys and recently started stocking her shop and doing custom orders.  Everything she does comes framed and ready to go on walls or desktops.  She even has a couple of custom offerings for nerdy weddings!   Even the FGC gets a shout out.  I keep telling her to make a dick butt cross stitch but she won't listen :-( Check 'em out! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SavePointCrafts
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Nov 10, 2016 17:48
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Finally got my christmas cards up.     https://www.etsy.com/shop/HailSativa?ref=hdr_shop_menu§ion_id=20378214
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Nov 10, 2016 20:08
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Are the Christmas thread/ads going to happen this year? I missed out last year and was hoping to join in this time.
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Nov 10, 2016 21:51
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I did the thread last year, but won't be able to this year, turns out babies are time consuming
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Nov 13, 2016 20:42
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I posted about this in another thread, but figured I post it here. I've been making realistic/anatomically correct silicone brains for Goons and now I have them on Etsy. People use them as a desk toy or anatomical model. I'm also selling a bust. I'll be adding more eclectia in the future  https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSpookyWorkshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGBPpm4In5A  
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Nov 15, 2016 18:33
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Eodoin posted:Are the Christmas thread/ads going to happen this year? I missed out last year and was hoping to join in this time. I'd be interested in participating in the yearly thread, even though last year I had a grand total of zero orders for the holidays. It seems like last year was weird for lot of people though. If somebody's up for running it, my tenbux are ready.
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Tinydryad posted:I'd be interested in participating in the yearly thread, even though last year I had a grand total of zero orders for the holidays. It seems like last year was weird for lot of people though. If somebody's up for running it, my tenbux are ready. Same here.
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Nov 20, 2016 23:15
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Tinydryad posted:I'd be interested in participating in the yearly thread, even though last year I had a grand total of zero orders for the holidays. It seems like last year was weird for lot of people though. If somebody's up for running it, my tenbux are ready. I'd throw  at things too, if there was something to throw at.
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Nov 23, 2016 01:50
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Screw it, if nobody else does it I guess I will, though I'd like some advice, having never handled this before
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Nov 25, 2016 01:37
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hey, I'm not really looking into rejoining/participating in the etsy community on SA because I'm a big baby bitch, but I'm here to apologize for the plagiarism and all the lovely acting-out I did a few years ago. I was banned for it, and I deserved that. after that, I apologized to the people I plagiarized on etsy, and I removed the few items from my shop. a lot of bad poo poo was going on in my life at that point and the ban helped me straighten a lot of things out. four years on and I am in a better place, and my shop is good and fun now! no sarcasm or ill-will intended: thanks again for calling me out on my poo poo.
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Nov 25, 2016 17:02
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Got some new items up in the store  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/494602133/big-furry-monster-bag-red-bunny https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/494605359/big-furry-monster-bag-blue-and-black
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Nov 26, 2016 17:54
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I am officially going to start spamming past Christmas thread participants with PMs to get the Christmas thread going. Once I have four people signed on (including myself), I'll stick up the thread in SA mart, put up an ad, and we'll be in business. to get in as usual, so we an afford to out-banner aggro-gator. PM me for the paypal address.Here's the template for the thread. code:
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Nov 26, 2016 21:25
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Yay! Thank you!  I just need to fix up my banner and I'll probably PM you tomorrow so I can throw money at you. Also if your not able to I can help anyone that needs a banner.
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Nov 27, 2016 00:04
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Tunicate posted:I am officially going to start spamming past Christmas thread participants with PMs to get the Christmas thread going. Done paid and sent. EDIT: here's some pics for the actual banner ads     
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Nov 27, 2016 09:56
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Thread is up. Figured it would be best to have it running for cyber monday. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3799626 Have bought ad, hoprefully it'll show up in rotation soon!
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Nov 28, 2016 10:40
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Tunicate posted:Thread is up. Figured it would be best to have it running for cyber monday. Awesome stuff! thanks for sorting this
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Nov 28, 2016 16:13
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Nice! Everything looks great! Also I noticed you had the shipping for the USPS from last year. Looks like they changed things up a tiny bit this year. https://delivercheer.com/#/shipping-dates So the cut off date for USA-USA is the 20th for First-class or the 21st for Priority mail. Which is probably what most of USA Etsy sellers use. But all the other dates and info are on that site if anyone needs them for the USPS.
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Nov 28, 2016 17:16
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uk postage dates are here http://www.postoffice.co.uk/christmas/last-posting-dates
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Nov 28, 2016 18:05
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Thanks!
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Nov 28, 2016 18:09
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I'm in but I don't have PMs (mostly a lurker.) Where to send tenbux, plz? All my stuff is the same as last year, is the old thread still around?
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Tinydryad posted:I'm in but I don't have PMs (mostly a lurker.) Where to send tenbux, plz? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3799626&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post466862725 The old thread is here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3749553&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post452192683
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Nov 29, 2016 01:21
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Excellent, sent. Thanks for wrangling the thread!
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I had been getting an average of about 1 order a week and then I don't know what happened but suddenly I'm getting 11 orders in 3 days. Of course this is all the day I leave for vacation and I didn't bother to put my shop on vacation mode before I left because I didn't think it would matter. Guess I know what I'm doing when I get home.
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