Buying Homemade Items

FourBear · 01-25-2007, 04:08 AM

I found a great place to buy handmade, crafty-type items online: etsy.com! I spent a few hours browsing through the site yesterday, and I'm hooked! The styles range from trendy to classic to retro and everything in between. The prices also vary from cheap to expensive. It reminds me of eBay with a heavy crafy slant. I love it!

mtatum4496 · 01-25-2007, 04:15 PM

So people make stuff and then sell or auction it off on this site???? Hmmmm...might be a market for the hard candy wreaths I make around Christmas....

FourBear · 01-27-2007, 09:49 PM

Yes, they sell their items at any price they choose! It's more like selling than auctioning. You basically set up a "shop" where you display your items, and I think etsy handles all the shopping cart type features. I'm not sure as I'm not a seller, but it seems simple enough. I'm just quickly becoming an avid buyer over there, hehe.

Lyricb · 01-28-2007, 11:29 PM

What a great idea. I have bought some handmade clothes on E-bay, but I'll have to check this site out.

riskey58 · 01-31-2007, 01:03 AM

I don't really buy many homemade gifts. But I wiil have to check this out. It sounds really neat. Thank you.

stephanie2377 · 02-04-2007, 02:32 AM

I've never heard of this site before! I will definitely have to take a good look. Plus, I will let a friend of mine know who makes her own glass beads. They are *gorgeous* and she might do really well with a shop on this site.
Thanks for telling us about it!

FourBear · 02-04-2007, 07:26 AM

No problem! I've actually gotten quite addicted to it, for the time being. I just like looking around and seeing what people can make with their own hands.

mamab · 03-30-2007, 05:16 PM

I've been to etsy before. Isn't it wonderful. Some of the items are breathtaking! I haven't bought anything there yet, how are they about shipping charges?

katharina · 04-06-2007, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourBear

I found a great place to buy handmade, crafty-type items online: etsy.com!

Oh, I REALLY wish I hadn't seen this. But I did and loaded the site and now I'll have to look at it. hehe Thank you for the link, it looks great!

luvcamerasnic · 04-10-2007, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyricb

What a great idea. I have bought some handmade clothes on E-bay, but I'll have to check this site out.

Yeah, EBay doesn't seem to be the best market for handmade things, unless you really have a niche, in my opinion.

01-25-2007, 04:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
FourBear Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 71	Buying Homemade Items I found a great place to buy handmade, crafty-type items online: etsy.com! I spent a few hours browsing through the site yesterday, and I'm hooked! The styles range from trendy to classic to retro and everything in between. The prices also vary from cheap to expensive. It reminds me of eBay with a heavy crafy slant. I love it!

01-25-2007, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
mtatum4496 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	Re: Buying Homemade Items So people make stuff and then sell or auction it off on this site???? Hmmmm...might be a market for the hard candy wreaths I make around Christmas....

01-27-2007, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
FourBear Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 71	Re: Buying Homemade Items Yes, they sell their items at any price they choose! It's more like selling than auctioning. You basically set up a "shop" where you display your items, and I think etsy handles all the shopping cart type features. I'm not sure as I'm not a seller, but it seems simple enough. I'm just quickly becoming an avid buyer over there, hehe.

01-28-2007, 11:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lyricb Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 45	Re: Buying Homemade Items What a great idea. I have bought some handmade clothes on E-bay, but I'll have to check this site out.

01-31-2007, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
riskey58 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Re: Buying Homemade Items I don't really buy many homemade gifts. But I wiil have to check this out. It sounds really neat. Thank you.

02-04-2007, 02:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
stephanie2377 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 17	Re: Buying Homemade Items I've never heard of this site before! I will definitely have to take a good look. Plus, I will let a friend of mine know who makes her own glass beads. They are gorgeous and she might do really well with a shop on this site. Thanks for telling us about it!

02-04-2007, 07:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
FourBear Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 71	Re: Buying Homemade Items No problem! I've actually gotten quite addicted to it, for the time being. I just like looking around and seeing what people can make with their own hands.

03-30-2007, 05:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
mamab Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 41	Re: Buying Homemade Items I've been to etsy before. Isn't it wonderful. Some of the items are breathtaking! I haven't bought anything there yet, how are they about shipping charges?