Ebay or Etsy? As a seller, which one is better?

[democraticinsurgent]

5. Lots of great points here

So much has to do with what you have the time, energy and stomach for. The more you do yourself, the better you get paid. if you don't have time to do much or don't want to work on it much, then you're better off dumping everything to a dealer and getting quick cash.

I agree that most dealers aren't going to be able to pay 50% or close to it for glass collectibles at this point in time.

An example: we just laid out over $600 for a beautiful jadeite collection, with every piece in nearly immaculate condition. The items have been featured on our Facebook page and are prominently displayed in store. Lots of oohs and aahs from our customers. Yet, we have not sold a single piece in 45 days. Likely we'll have to sell it online which will mean a 15% cut to eBay/PayPal if we do it ourselves, plus an additional 25% to our eBay trading assistant if we decide to have him sell it for us given time constraints. If we had paid 50% of retail, we'd be lucky to break even.

So who's the winner here? The lady that got our cash? Or us, the shop that's sitting on the inventory in the dead of winter in a slow economy?

Hmmm.....