Which E-Commerce Method?
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I need some advice from those of you who have sold things online. I have a couple of different routes here and I’m not sure which one is best.
First of all– the membership kits are ready to start going out the door. They will start selling on Monday if not sooner. The only question is, which method should I use to sell them?
I have two options I’m looking at. One is that I use an Etsy account and pass people interested in buying a membership over to the Etsy website. The fees look okay. One thing I don’t understand though is that Etsy charges you by the count for the things you list. But it looks like everyone just lists a quantity of one. ANy experienced Etsy sellers that can explain to me why people do that? For the membership kit, do I just list it with a quantity of one, then, what, relist each time someone buys it? Not clear from the FAQ how that works.
The other alternative is to use Paypal Payments and create buttons on the site. You can use Paypal Payments to collect payments via Paypal or credit cards. Fees look roughly the same as Etsy. The downside here is that Etsy would possibly get me extra sales from people just browsing Etsy.
And then maybe there are options out there I’m not even aware of. So, potential buyers, fellow merchants–what’s the best way for me to do this? I’m hoping to have something set up by Sunday night, so please let me know your opinion.
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