AuburnJen 777 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Since many of us around the country are still grounded, I would like to offer up a helping hand. If you make craft items, handmade items, or have something to sell, please consider listing it in our buy and sell forums. I know most of the time, we have only had RV related things there and I would like to expand it. I know many of you are doing things at home and selling them online. There will be NO COST to list items and NO COST to sell items here. It is very much a community sale. You make it, you sell it. All I ask is that you and the buyer use a service to protect each of you, like paypal. I am not an affiliate of paypal but I do know that, from experience, they are very fair. There are NO restrictions except things that you would not want your kids to see. Questions? Let me know. (yes, I know I am changing my mind about some things, just be Elsa and let it go.) BradyBzLyn...Mo and fladogfan aka Gretchen 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I’m not a crafter but am a buyer, start posting stuff people 😂 AuburnJen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Ok I'll start. 🙂 I've been selling my crochet stuff in my Etsy store for a while now and just added braided dog leashes a few weeks ago. There are even a few Disney things in the mix. I just did a custom leash and tug toy for our fearless leader about a week ago... And in addition to custom bags, these wee owlies have been pretty popular... Everything can be viewed/purchased through my Etsy store - https://www.etsy.com/shop/Bejinkies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 777 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Also remember people, if you do a direct transaction here, we don’t charge fees. Help out our peeps. i have some things I am going to post as well, I just have to finish my Father’s Day shopping guide for my email list first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 10 hours ago, AuburnJen said: Also remember people, if you do a direct transaction here, we don’t charge fees. Good point re: fees (ugh). People can see all my stuff on Etsy but I'm happy to handle the transactions outside the store also. I also usually post things to my FB page before they get to Etsy, and folks can feel free to contact me directly for anything that pops up there. Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Bejinkies-333292143722774/ I'll also start posting here directly as new stuff comes up as well. Thanks for doing this, Jen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 777 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 I have been paying fees on ebay, etsy, you name it for years. I know it is a cost of doing business, but I just would rather not deal with them here. We already pay fees for everything else. Hell, even Facebook is making people get shops and charging 5%, plus a fee for the label. Ugh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, AuburnJen said: I have been paying fees on ebay, etsy, you name it for years. I know it is a cost of doing business, but I just would rather not deal with them here. We already pay fees for everything else. Hell, even Facebook is making people get shops and charging 5%, plus a fee for the label. Ugh Yep. It's still a heckuva lot cheaper than building your own e-commerce site, but by the time you take off listing fees, selling fees and payment fees, depending on what you're selling you can easily lop off 20%+ of your profits. And the flip side is that if you bump up the price of your item to compensate, you risk pricing yourself out so that people won't buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 777 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 23 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Yep. It's still a heckuva lot cheaper than building your own e-commerce site, but by the time you take off listing fees, selling fees and payment fees, depending on what you're selling you can easily lop off 20%+ of your profits. And the flip side is that if you bump up the price of your item to compensate, you risk pricing yourself out so that people won't buy it. I am very glad that I have a super geek here. Not only an I have my e-commerce site, I get to play here too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 777 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just FYI, I am starting to post handmade things that are not available on my e-commerce site yet. I am going to give fiends first dibs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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