Mar 23 2009
Ebay for all your Selling Needs, Even Artists use Ebay for Selling!
Ebay for all your Selling Needs, Even Artists use Ebay for Selling!
As an artist, I am always looking for new ways to sell my artwork. Now Ebay is not new to many people and this includes artists but Ebay is new to me, for selling art that is.
I have used Ebay to purchase items and to sell certain household things with my soon to be husband, but not as a portal for selling art. I have been researching artists who sell on Ebay and like many other selling sites, some people sell a lot and some don’t. Ebay is also an auction site, so many pieces of art don’t go for high prices and this could be a problem for some artists.
I have signed up for a new Ebay account and plan to start selling my art that is lower priced. I am a little worried I will not sell as much as I would like, especially since many people are not thinking about buying art right now. But I look at it like this, if I don’t try selling on Ebay than I will never know.
I do recommend trying to sell art on Ebay because it is a very well known site and many consumers who are looking to purchase will check out Ebay when looking for an item. I always look on Ebay because I can usually find things cheaper then anywhere else.
I actually just purchased my beautiful veil for my wedding from Ebay for only $20 instead of $100 from David’s Bridal and it was the same veil. The Ebay veil is just as nice as the veils at David’s. I figured I spent enough on the dress, so why pay some crazy price for the veil.
So check out Ebay for your purchasing and selling needs.
I love eBay. I hope your items sell well! I see a lot of nice handcrafted items that go unsold on eBay. I always feel bad for the seller, knowing how much work went into the item.
But, I see some handcrafted things sell well on there. A few ladies make nice doilies and they sell at high prices. I think the more original your work is, the better chance it will have of selling.