Chose Etsy over my own website, now I'm stuck paying fees on every sale

I had to decide between opening an Etsy shop or building my own WordPress site for my handmade candles. I went with Etsy because it was faster and had built-in traffic. Big mistake - after 8 months and 200 sales, I've paid over $600 in listing and transaction fees. Has anyone else regretted picking a marketplace over their own store?

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evab5215d ago

$600 in fees on only 200 sales? That's insane. I can't believe Etsy takes that much of a cut just for listing and processing. You basically paid them three bucks per sale just for existing on their platform. That's brutal for a handmade candle business where margins are already tight.

kim_patel8915d ago

@evab52 also forgets Etsy includes marketing costs in that, not just fees.