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Ya know if you type in the word SIGNS in the Etsy website, there are a fine selection of signs at extremely low prices. I don't get it,,, 3D Backlit sign for $22.00 Neon sign for $21.00 Lazor cut metal sign for $40.00 Who's making those signs? Or are the ads misleading?
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I’m actually looking in to that. I’m thinking that’s a base price, then you add to that with options. I’ll let you know what I find. I’m getting a price on a sign we did previously.
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I was kinda thinking about doing CNC Routed signs. But I was confused about what other people are charging. My minimum charge would be triple of what I see on ETSY.
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I looked there. Unbelievable prices. I found one that said $38.50+. When I opened it up to order one there were no 38 dollar signs, they went up to around $80 and then you select a finish and it goes up to $157 with a shop discount bringing the total to $78.50. Close to twice the advertised price and still 25% of it's value.
Alicia, that's not a market I'd want to get into. I want a clientele that is challenging me to do my best, not my cheapest.
Oh, that price includes FREE packaging and shipping.
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Yep, just don't sound right. Like the old saying says, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't."
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i had a store on Etsy for a number of years. I would heartedly NOT recommend fooling with Etsy. At one time it was a somewhat decent place although tricky to almost impossible to be successful. In recent years there has been a rush to the cellar as far as pricing goes. I saw so much stuf priced where they weren't covering their materials, nevermind the fees or shipping. The competition is enormous too, thousands of people selling the same thing.
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sounds right to me rick, why would one want to do any other than "my best, not my cheapest." i started that with my first sign 49 yrs ago, and will still feel the same with the next one.
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This reminds me of the person who called me one time to say City Signs and Master Signs were in a bidding war over his sign. One would call him and knock a hundred dollars off the price and the other company would knock a hundred dollars off that price, etc. He then excitedly asked me, "David, do you want to get involved in this?" I told him "I know both companies. Either one will do a nice job for you. No, I do not want to be involved in this."
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5136 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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