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Permalink Reply by Circadia on November 29, 2010 at 2:15pm

You could sell on ebay as well as etsy. I am not sure about etsy but ebay does not cost much to list items in regular auction format so you could put a few up there and see how well they sell or how many people view them. I did check on ebay when I was looking to buy a hoop.

As for buying off ebay I have never really had a problem, well okay once someone sent me something not in the condition described but if that happens or you don't receive the item you can file a complaint and ebay will handle it and you can get your money back. But just be sure to check feedback, If someone I want to buy from doesn't have 100%, I read the negative comments and then decide if it's worth buying from them (sometimes it's just someone's opinion of high shipping charges which I think is dumb and unfair since you know the shipping before you buy).

I have not purchased from creativedesignnfab but I did email some questions and they were quick to respond. The only reason I didn't buy one is I decided I wanted smaller tubing.

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Permalink Reply by Allyssa on November 29, 2010 at 6:00pm

Ebay has a lot of ups and downs, I myself spend more time on there than Etsy, mostly just because of prices. One of the big things is that it costs to list items on Ebay (I do not know if Etsy has this same policy) but you can include a shipping price with whatever you are selling as to not lose any money. You can only typically include one photo without another charge as well, and I think that is different on Etsy too.

CreativeDesignNFab was actually who I initially was going to buy a hoop from, but I ended up getting the same and probably better hoop from LL for a little cheaper. Personally I do not know the products, but the seller has always been kind and quick to answer any questions. They also DO have a rechargeable battery option, you just have to ask and it costs 18 dollars I believe.

I actually bought my first regular hoop from a seller named senshinova and it was really well made, only 20 dollars and free shipping. I wish I could vouch for what brings in the most profit, but I just got into hoop/clothing making myself. Really the sites are not much different, I honestly think Ebay is easier to get yourself into a pickle with sometimes though. and PayPal is actually a really great and secure way to pay for things, links directly to whatever account you need and the transfers are almost instant.

Hope this helps! Good luck with selling :)

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Permalink Reply by Kara Kennedy on November 29, 2010 at 8:26pm

I will most likely just sell on ebay. My father is a major ebay nerd so he would know how to handle all of that business. Or I might research etsy a bit more but it seems like the prices on etsy are generally a bit more expensive for similar items. Not too sure if that would help or hurt it in the long run. .
I've never really had any problems with paypal, only when someone doesnt pay and still expects you to send them an item. That never makes anyone happy and only causes problems.
I didnt even think about the battery on the CreativeDesignNFab hoop not being standard. I may just have to mod the battery when I get it if it becomes a problem. I'm pretty good with that sort of stuff so i doubt it will be much of a problem. Change it to a rechargeable battery or something. I assume that they will do it for you if you just send it back to them but with shipping charges it seems easier to just do it myself.

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