Re: From a Etsy shoppers eyes
This seems like a weird thread to me. But I seem to be a different kind of et.sy seller to what you are talking about.
I actually make my items by hand, and though some people may think they are over priced, it's down to how I value my time and how much someone wants one of my products.
So this Christmas season I've had to work 8am to 10pm a few days to keep up with sales. That's not at a desk, that's physical work that hurts my wrists, back and feet, hell yeah I'm going to up my price. If a customer thinks my product should be worth less then they know where the door is.
I have competitors who do things much cheaper, with much cheaper materials, and I've had a company in china steal my designs and make cheap knock offs, but we all know what the quality of those knockoffs are like. If you buy cheap, you get cheap in my industry.
I would assume this train set thing you are talking about is a marketing tactic, it would draw customers in to look at other things, and if someone buys it then even better.
But please don't think sellers out there who actually hand make their product should charge so little, I like being able to pay my rent and if you are good at something you should never do it for free.
Maybe I'm having a little too much faith, but I like to also think that et.sy sellers are a bit more genuine, I've heard plenty of stories of knock off "rare" items on eb.ay being sold cheap, leading the buyer to believe they got a bargain, or that everyone else is being greedy.
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