Let me know what you think!

At the moment I mainly sell my products on eBay, which can be quite restricting considering the kind of items I have to offer.  I have recently been asked to do a number of custom orders, which I love to do, but it has got me thinking.

Based on the way eBay charges me as a seller I am quite limited in the way I can sell my products.  They impose a minimum price, and take quite a high percentage of the money.  Combine that with the extremely high fees Paypal charges and it leaves very little left for me.

I have been trying to think of ways to offer my products away from eBay.  As I said, these custom orders got me thinking.  On eBay I can only sell things at a minimum price of 99p, which means I have to offer die cut shapes in packs of multiples, which a lot of customers don’t really want.  If you’re doing a special project and need something particular then you don’t want to have to buy 10x or 20x of the same thing because you won’t use them and it’s a waste of your money .. and let’s face it, we all have less of that at the moment!!

I have been thinking about setting up a new online shop, away from eBay, and offering die cut shapes individually.  I have a huge range of die cutters available which is expanding all the time.  I would be able to offer a wide variety of shapes and designs, and would charge for each shape accordingly so you can buy only the items you need for your projects … there would be no waste, you save money, and the die cuts are exactly what you need.

Please let me know any thoughts you have.

8 June 2011 ·