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FreckledNiki
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Niki
Baldwinsville
NY
USA
69 Posts |
 Posted - May 02 2007 : 12:35:42 PM
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Hi,
So I am just a week into this site. I love it and all of the farm girls I am meeting. I have read this ETSY on a few postings, I understand it has something to do with selling handmade goods, could y'all help me understand better what it is, what you have to do to have one, who has them... etc.
Thanks,
Nik |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
521 Posts |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2007 : 2:16:45 PM
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Addictive!
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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knewslady
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Kathy
Russellville
KY
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2007 : 3:47:48 PM
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I hope you will go and take a look, I know you will love shopping there.
Kathy
Will always be a farmgirl at heart
Visit my online shop at http://thebackfence.etsy.com |
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
1510 Posts |
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FreckledNiki
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Niki
Baldwinsville
NY
USA
69 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2007 : 09:42:39 AM
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| Thank You all... I have checked out your stores! What cool stuff. So how does one open a store? Do you have to have a tax number? I have always wanted to have a small hometown bakery, maybe this would be a start, but with handmade kitchen items, like hooks, towels etc... Can you sell food items on there? |
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babs
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Babette
MN
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2007 : 4:48:22 PM
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Hi Niki,
You don't have to have a tax id to sign up. Tax rules are different for every state so I would check into your own states regulations there. Beyond that, theres really nothing to loose by signing up so go for it! Oh and it's FUN. :)
Kitchensqueen- I knew you were shadetree studios from our convo, but I didn't realize you were also author of the Apartment Farm blog where I happened to find myself mentioned a few days ago. ;) Thank you! I linked to you from my new blog at
http://mugwortmaggiesapothecary.blogspot.com/
The really neat thing Niki about all this and blogging is that we can all network and link together, which brings in a lot of new people into our stores that might not have otherwise found us.
Babs
Hatching Eggs: www.countryegg.com
& Home Goods: www.mugwortmaggies.etsy.com
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2007 : 6:29:09 PM
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gurlz .. i couldn't figure out how etsy takes their two dimes and three and half percent .. do they just deduct it from your 'credit card'. i soooo dislike putting our credit cards on line anywhere! anyone ever have a bad experience with the credit card aspect?
i used to have 'paypal' .. but got a notice about a year ago that someone had tried to 'hack into' my account .. and paypal 'froze' it .. took me FOREVER to get my money cleared and back into my account.
i know there are good and bad stories about jus' about everything .. but lordy! it only took me once to have a lot of my own money frozen and unusable to 'skeer' me away!
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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babs
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Babette
MN
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2007 : 9:41:50 PM
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Etsy has an option of either letting them deduct it automatically (on or around the 15th) or you can click "pay now" and it takes it out of whatever account you signed up with.
I have sort of a "work" account that I only keep enough money in for paying things like etsy bills, and I can transfer funds back and forth at anytime. That way if the site was ever hacked and my financial info stolen I wouldn't be financially ruined. That said, I've never once had a bad online experience with my account info or credit cards - and I do *everything* online!
Babs
Hatching Eggs: www.countryegg.com
& Home Goods: www.mugwortmaggies.etsy.com
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babs
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Babette
MN
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2007 : 10:19:58 AM
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Oh hey Frannie! I saw the coolest thing last night and immediately thought of you.. Its a pre-paid Visa card! Apparently you can get one at walgreens and it works just like a credit card and you can "recharge it" with new funds when it runs out. No cc late fees, no annual fees it's quite the deal! For someone nervous about putting cc numbers online thats probably the best way to go! :)
Babs
Hatching Eggs: www.countryegg.com
& Home Goods: www.mugwortmaggies.etsy.com
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2007 : 11:42:58 AM
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wow babs .. that sounds like a great idea .. but honey hunk would probably have a STROKE if i got another credit card. we only use ONE .. but this one sounds really different. is it kinda' like a phone 'calling card'? you put money into the 'card account' .. and ONLY that money can be deducted?
how does wally world make money on it?
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2007 : 11:44:11 AM
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those of you that do 'etsy' .. do you like it more than 'e-bay'?
i find that i don't make enuff stuff to do the 'on-line' shoppes for my dollies and other prims. too much 'road runnin' i guess! xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2007 : 12:00:51 PM
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I like Etsy alot and find it really easy to use. It is less complicated than Ebay..at least for me. If I can do Etsy anyone can..I am NOT techo-smart for sure!! It is really user freindly.
And fun!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2007 : 11:02:38 PM
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do any of you gurlz ever go to the on-line primitive 'selling' sites .. like Ranting Raven and Crow Soup and Folk of Art?
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2007 : 06:14:47 AM
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did someone say you dont need a tax ID for itsy?? How do you do it? Just sign up?
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2007 : 06:57:33 AM
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ok thanks, sounds like something I should do.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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FreckledNiki
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Niki
Baldwinsville
NY
USA
69 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2007 : 09:19:30 AM
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Thanks to all who gave me tips. I am so busy coaching softball, teaching and taking grad classes. This sounds like something I should look into starting this summer.
Nik |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2007 : 11:50:34 PM
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How much traffic do you get on your Etsy site? I have had a website for about 9 years, and I make enough to pay for itself, but most of my business is from people who are reordering from shows.
How much do you do off Etsy in a month? What are all of the fees? Just very curious.... and now thinking about giving it a try.
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
687 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2007 : 7:40:47 PM
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What Botanical Bath said. :-)
Grew up on a farm...moved to da city... |
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Justimagine
Farmgirl in Training
47 Posts
Kate
TX
USA
47 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2007 : 07:44:13 AM
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Hi Niki,
By now you've probably had a peek at Etsy... but if you haven't, let me encourage you to! It really is fun, like everybody said. And a little bit addictive, too. I have a little shop over there. You can get to it from my blog.
It's so easy to set up a little shop.. and you meet lots of nice people, too! I spend more money than I make, LOL, but hey, it's fun! Kate~
"...out of the heart flow the wellsprings of life"
Proverbs 4:23
See what's springing up from Kate's heart today at www.Kate-Wells.com |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2007 : 08:41:30 AM
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ETSY is like a boutique that offers unique handmade items - sometimes edgy, sometimes mainstream... but always handmade.
It was originally designed as a place to sell your artwork (as in painters and photographers) and over time has evolved into all things handmade.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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