tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post5555853183277931029..comments2024-01-30T22:22:37.957-08:00Comments on Printmaker Mariann Johansen-Ellis: etsy and shippingMariann Johansen-Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873725757086592684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post-48186085908239571072014-07-04T00:47:02.138-07:002014-07-04T00:47:02.138-07:00Great Article it its really informative and innova...Great Article it its really informative and innovative keep us posted with new updates. <b><a href="http://www.extra-baggage.com/shipping-to-usa.php" rel="nofollow">Online Shipping to USA</a></b><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120889370048512180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post-25283874740279916962014-02-20T13:26:29.671-08:002014-02-20T13:26:29.671-08:00Etsy looks like a great selling platform but as yo...Etsy looks like a great selling platform but as you say, it's not all easy. As I live in Australia, the cost of shipping even interstate is high and international is extremely expensive. For these reasons I haven't tried selling on Etsy. You already have a great product so may be able to charge shipping to cover costs plus more.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post-19321825423527788322013-08-02T13:39:58.037-07:002013-08-02T13:39:58.037-07:00I think you should dive into shipping your product...I think you should dive into shipping your products now more than ever. When a customer spotted an item they love, they'd buy it, regardless of the shipping fee. It is a given when buying things online, especially in Etsy, after all. If you're afraid of charging too high or too low for the shipment, a shipping calculator can help you with that. Take the risk, Mariann. :))Luise Pagett@FTAhttp://www.fta.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post-18779044748389276192013-03-15T04:11:23.113-07:002013-03-15T04:11:23.113-07:00Always a tricky problem. Postage costs in the UK a...Always a tricky problem. Postage costs in the UK are sky-high (I think) and it is probably the same for most other countries. I have been on Etsy (caitlihne) for a couple of years and I do mostly send items abroad for the correct postage. However, I produce work that is either easily replaceable digital prints or not too expensive originals. I don't sell my very complex artwork as that would make it too expensive. Another etsian once told me my work is way too cheap but once I explained to her my reasoning she understood. The tracking postage for most of my US drawings works out around $14 which is just under £10. My reasoning is that if my art isn't too pricey then people will be willing to pay the higher postage costs. I also only do this as a hobby so I am not reliant on any sales I make. Small stuff which is easy to replicate I don't bother to track and just hope to providence that it will arrive. It is not ideal but it seems to work for me.<br /><br />I suppose the sensible thing to do is to calculate the true postage as opposed the postage you are offering and put the extra on the cost on your prints so that you can recoup the difference. I notice that huge numbers of sellers do not offer the correct postage on Etsy. I am talking mainly about art here by the way.<br /><br />As I said tricky. I hope you come up with a good solution that works well for you.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963910771072106758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450316668370685617.post-75972038908606350592013-03-09T03:47:25.130-08:002013-03-09T03:47:25.130-08:00Ah, this discussion happens fairly regularly, in t...Ah, this discussion happens fairly regularly, in the Etsy Groups I belong to. <br />Postage seems to have increased all over the world - in some places, there's been a dramatic leap (though I'm not sure I've come across 100% increase anywhere else just yet). Items going Into certain countries now carry surcharges too, which also bumps up the cost - eg. Australia now apparently charge a Security fee (I think $10Aus).<br />UK postage rates have gone up a lot too and they restructured some of the postage, so for some items you pay by Size, rather than Weight - with just a maximum weight cap. That has benefitted me in some cases, but in others it has added to the postage cost (small items average out more expensive to post now, but medium-sized books can be cheaper). I had just got my own postage costs balanced nicely... then they upped the cost of "Airsure" postage - a tracked service I use to post abroad. And UK "Signed-for" delivery went up too...<br />Sigh... <br />The sellers I know in USA were looking at alternative postal services and weighing up their relative merits. Then the same thing happened with some of the UK Facebook people - they were looking at USPS etc. I wonder if you might find it more cost-effective to use one of those services - at least to USA / Canada / Aus - rather than the standard Spanish post? <br />As for myself, I work out the cost of packaging and postage within UK and include that in the item price. (I have a statement to this effect, at the bottom of each listing) I then charge the difference between UK postage and the cost of sending to destinations abroad. <br />(or that's the theory, though it doesn't always work out...). Interestingly, it has now become more expensive to post to EU addresses, than to post to many destinations outside EU. (!?!) <br />Anyway, that's all I have to offer. It's a tricky subject for sure! Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918211625453430621noreply@blogger.com