A few crafters I know hate using Etsy to sell, because it's become a drop-shopping swamp and their hand made items look expensive in comparison, plus it's awful to use, as you found out, as a seller. I rarely use Etsy, and I wish there was an ethical choice for buying and selling handmade/small production run goods that had the same reach as Etsy.
Yep, it's a real dilemma for sellers. Authors have the same issues when they want to sell direct (e.g. signed copies). We can have our own platform but then no reach without mega advertising costs; or use an existing platform but probably face all these issues.
So much for 'the customer is king'.
A few crafters I know hate using Etsy to sell, because it's become a drop-shopping swamp and their hand made items look expensive in comparison, plus it's awful to use, as you found out, as a seller. I rarely use Etsy, and I wish there was an ethical choice for buying and selling handmade/small production run goods that had the same reach as Etsy.
Yep, it's a real dilemma for sellers. Authors have the same issues when they want to sell direct (e.g. signed copies). We can have our own platform but then no reach without mega advertising costs; or use an existing platform but probably face all these issues.