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“Hands down the highlights for me have been receiving cards, letters or emails from clients expressing their gratitude for the pieces we’ve created for them.”
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“Working with engagement and wedding rings means you are involved at a critical time in people's lives, full of emotion and sentiment,” Fitch says. The product configurators are well designed and easy to use.When working on engagement-ring commissions, Fitch likes to stay in close contact with the client throughout the project. Here is one of the results I found in my shopping experience, along with an example of the types of customization offered. This is a venue for designers to sell in, as it has the potential to remove you from the manufacturing and fulfillment process. This is a good venue for shoppers as designs are customized, but may not be as expensive as true handmade items. Zazzle offers designs that can be highly customized. Rather than describe Zazzle’s purpose here, just watch its video. On the other hand, browsing through the selections is more interesting on Etsy because all items are unique. I was a disappointed in Etsy’s search capabilities, however, as I could not drill down by color or style. With 8,260 items, there is a large inventory to choose from. If you compare the items in the search results to the larger marketplace in my previous article, you will see that these are much more unique. Here is what I found when I did my search in their site.Įtsy search results for "leather shoulder bag." If you want a unique gift, is a good place to shop. Items are sold by individual sellers and are required to be handmade. Įtsy.com is the largest marketplace for handmade items - for both buyers and sellers. As in “Part 1,” I’m shopping for leather shoulder bags.
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Since there are so many different niche marketplaces, I’ve decided to focus on four of them for this article: Etsy, Zazzle, iOffer, and Artfire. If you are a seller of those types of items, you should be investigating them as potential channels. If you are shopping for jewelry, crafts, art, or other handmade items, you should certainly check these out at the same time you browse through. Other marketplaces that sell handmade items include, ,, and. Both these marketplaces have growing traffic, with on a strong upward track. sells one of a kind, customizable items that are manufactured by their designers and suppliers.
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Sellers on offer handmade crafts, art, and jewelry. The biggest niche marketplaces are and. However, if you are looking for more unique, niche items or handmade products, these marketplaces are not the best place to shop. If you are shopping for commodity items and are seeking to find the best price or a wide selection of colors or sizes, these venues will likely suit your needs. They all offer an immense number of products from thousands of sellers. Last week, I examined the buying experience in the larger marketplaces: Amazon, eBay, Buy.com,, and Newegg. “Part 1: Reviewing the Buying Experience” we published previously.
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Editor’s Note: This is “Part 2” in a series on buying and selling products on marketplaces.