2008 was an interesting year!  I've been selling collectibles on eBay since 2002.  When the new CEO took over, the changes that were made were challenging, to say the least.  

I began selling my hand made jewelry on Etsy in Feb.  I threw in a few of my vintage items just to bring more people into that store.  Of course, shortly after I did that, Etsy changed the search engine which sent the vintage sellers into a frenzy.  Their sales dropped dramatically and were much harder to find.  

Two weeks ago, I opened another store on Artfire.  

Sales on eBay have dropped for me, this Xmas season was beyond disappointing.  Where I usually make enough to pay for presents & my property tax, this year I barely broke even.  The fees are so outrageous, it's not worth even listing anything that can't be sold for a minimum of $10.  Etsy started strong, but the large influx of sellers fleeing the eBay fee hike brought views and sales down.  If shoppers can't find your things, they can't buy them.   So now what?  For me, it makes sense to shift my vintage collection to Etsy where final value fees allow me to price the items for what they're worth and not have to inflate them just to cover the fees.  Artfire will host my jewelry in hopes that I build up a great customer base before it becomes to oversaturated with jewelry sellers.  And eBay, well there are things that can only sell on eBay.  Some I will sell in lots, some will just sit until they sell.  Hopefully, retail will pick-up at some point next year and I'll be ready on all my sites.

Here's the listing if you're interested in this yellow bowl.