How To Sell Furniture On Etsy | My Top Tips!
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Hey guys!
Thank you so much for tuning in to this weeks video where I'll be talking about how to sell furniture on your Etsy Store. I will be talking about how to title your pieces, what you should be including in the descriptions, how to price your items, and my favorite ways to ship my pieces.
I hope you guys learn a lot from this video. Make sure to subscribe to my channel to keep posted for more!
Thank you SO much for watching and we'll see ya on the next Episode!
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GIRL!!!! YOU HELPED me SOOOOO much!!! I have been dying to use Etsy, and wasn't sure about how to ship. You rock!!
Hell yeah!!! I love that! I’m so glad you found it useful!! 🥰
Great information to the other side of selling flipped furniture! 👏💕
Awesome!! I’m so glad you found this helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! I bought a storage unit with beautiful mid century furnitures in them. The top finish of the dressers and buffet hutch have worn off and need to be refinished. Other than that they are still beautiful in my opinion and have listed them on Etsy. I don't do refinishing as I do not have any clue to do that and I do not have the time to learn. I am hoping that someone would fall in love with them as is and buy them from me lol! I almost gave them away and realized that I have undervalued them. The light bulb went off in my head and decided to try selling them on Etsy. This video helped me to just go list them! Thanks again!
Oh wow! That’s cool! I’m so glad it helped!
Great video! I thought you explained things clearly. I’m nervous about selling my furniture but will just need to get past that.
Yeah, I completely get it. But you’re never going to get past it unless you do it. Its a leap of faith 🥰 you got this!
VERY helpful video! 💞 Thank you.
Sure thing! Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for your help!
Of Course! I'm so happy you found this useful!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Of course!
Thank you so much for the advise!
You are so welcome!
Very helpful info! Thank you.
Sure thing! Glad you found it helpful!
I’m thinking about starting to sell on Etsy, great advice thanks!!
Awesome! I'm so glad you find this helpful :)
This was super helpful!
I'm so glad!
Loved all the tips thank you!
Of course!
The cost of shipping varies based on people’s zip codes so how can you add the shipping onto the cost if you don’t know the exact price yet?
I add the price of what it would be to ship it from where I am to the furthest destination I could possibly ship it. That way I’m covered regardless of where it is. If a person places the order, then regardless of what the shipping cost is vs the price of the piece, it doesn’t matter. Because obviously the customer thought it was worth the price!
Great episode 👏 Thank yoi!
Oh good! I’m so glad you found it helpful! Thank YOU!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m going to be selling the contents of my salon and I have very unique mcm hair stations I know will kill it on Etsy but the shipping part had me baffled. We can also set it to only sell in the US as well correct? What if you wanted to ship internationally. I think you could have it delivered to a shipping container shipping yard. I think I’d wrap/ pack the items just to be extra sure. Ever seen shipping wars? It’s a show of u ship people and sometimes things get damaged and slammed around. Definitely check it out. I think I can manage this now!!! ❤
Aww yay! I’m so glad to hear it. I haven’t seen it, no. Sounds like my worst nightmare 😂 and I honestly have no idea about shipping internationally. Let me know if you figure it out! Lol
One more question! I’ve watched a video so many times you do provide some of the best tips! How do you photograph your furniture do you special lighting? For instance I have a very light pink dresser I cannot for the life of me get it to look pink it looks white
Dang… yeah, that’s a tough one. Are you shooting it on your phone? Cuz that can definitely affect the quality of the photo and colors. If so, I’d download the free version of Lightroom on your phone and play with the colors in there. I try to use natural light as much as possible
@Sheri m When I'm photographing pale pink, I always use a solid black background color. Works every time. The same think with the color lavender or lilac purple. Hope that helps.
P.s A new black bed sheet works the best.
How do you add shipping cost to the piece pricing? Like how do you know what destination it's going before adding all shipping cost?
Hey! I explain all this in my Uship tutorial :)
@@TheMissFlips is there a link to that video?
Thank you!! I can't find this info anywhere!
Shipping cost vary between countries, how did you account for this?
What did you use to ship the furniture? FedEx LCL? What was the cost to ship that?
I see you’ve seen my video on uship, so yes. That’s what I use. As for out of country or oversea shipments, I’ve yet to encounter that. Shipping a piece across the country typically costs anywhere between $400-$800 depending on the size of the piece
Thank you for this content.
Of course!
How do you have Uship deliver to apartments? Do they help bring it up multiple floors?
Yes, they do :)
How do you know how much to charge for shipping? You come up with that price before actually selling the piece, correct? Cause you only get bids on shipping via uship AFTER the piece has sold right?
No, you can get an estimate on uship before you ship. I recommend watching my uship tutorial
Are you still having success on Etsy in 2024? New furniture flipper here, looking into selling beyond FB Marketplace.
I honestly don’t sell much on Etsy, however, I get all of my commissions through it. So I would 100% recommend it
New sub here. Disclaimer, I've not watched this vid yet. But, I've been watching your others. Q.. why not use a TSP cleaner? From what I've learned, it removes the shine along with the funk & reduces sanding for furniture to be painted. Also, which upholstery cleaning machine do you use?
Yeah, I’ve been thinking about TSP cleaners, but Grove products are eco friendly and come in a glass bottle so it’s worth the extra effort for me. Also, I use a Hoover vacuum. It should be listed in any of my chair videos :)
@@TheMissFlips thanks
@@DecFirefly1210 of course :)
Awesome video. Question. If you post a piece and mark it as sold, do you sell your price locally or how does that work?
So if you sell your piece on Etsy, the listing disappears. But you can always relist it and put sold in the title to have it as an example. But yes. Usually if it says sold on there, it means it’s sold locally.
Thanks for watching btw! I’m glad you found it useful :))
@@TheMissFlips thank you for the info and answering my question. Definitely helpful.
@@CedarPineDesigns my absolute pleasure :)
Outstanding video.
Haha I’m glad you got something out of it :)
What about if your item is damaged by uship or greyhound?
I don’t use greyhound anymore. They only take up to a specific size and weight. But I know that uship has insurance options that cover up to $6000 worth of damage. I cover all of that in my uship video :)
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How do you estimate shipping time frames? Thank you
Hey there! Thank you for watching. For getting it shipped, I select the longest amount possible just so I have time to find someone through uship. but when it comes to how long it takes to get there once it ships, uship drivers are usually pretty reliable and you can specify in your uship listing when you need it delivered between and the drivers won't accept your shipment unless they know they can do it. Hope that makes sense and helps :)
@@TheMissFlips thank you so much for your reply and information! Definitely going to subscribe!
Thank you for sharing this! It is super helpful! Do you collect your shipping bid costs from UShip prior to listing your product on Etsy, and then when it sells you follow up with the shipper? Thank you in advance for your direction!
Yes I do! I actually have a whole video on how to use uship as well. I highly recommend watching that one too!
@@TheMissFlips I will do it - thank you for being so helpful and for responding. I have reached out to several RUclipsrs about this and you are the only one to help me. Thank you tremendously!
And I got so excited that you responded that I forgot to mention that I have watched your videos and your work is AMAZING!!! You have inspired me to try new things. :-)
@@karenyoung3492 my absolute pleasure :)
@@karenyoung3492 awww hahaha thank you so much!
Do you get a price from the shipping companies before you list an item so you have an accurate shipping cost to factor in. Or do you list the item with an average shipping cost and then wait for u ship to come in with offers
You can get a free quote from uship. I always put in the furthest location. So for me, I live in Georgia so I say I’m shipping it to washington and just use the quote it gives and add that to my Etsy listing price
Do you sell all of your pieces on Etsy or do you sell elsewhere as well. I’ve tried marketplace but not sure what happens I go from say 20 people saving my items to 2 over the course of a couple of weeks. It doesn’t seem like an organic loss of saves. I would prefer to sell somewhere more reliable.
I mainly do commissions and I usually get them through Etsy by having old pieces listed and then describing my commission process in the description. So technically I advertise on Etsy and basically use it as a website. But yes, Facebook and Etsy are the only websites I use. But I know not all markets are created equal, so maybe search for fellow artists in your area on IG and see how they are selling
@@TheMissFlips That sounds like a good way to conduct your business. Thank you for your reply. 🩷
@@catharinaballerina9249 no problem! Let me know if you have any other questions :)
I've been selling furniture locally for almost a year now. Even have pieces in higher end vintage stores. Never looked into shipping, I ship items for my ebay store all the time tho. My biggest concern is uship, item arrives damaged/broken or buyer wants a return.
Have u had any experience like that?
Not yet! Haha fingers crossed I never will! The people I’ve worked with always take great care of the items and pack them very well. I feel like the main damage you would find with uship (if any) is maybe damage to the paint from the straps being so snug or the wrap that they put on. But if you let your piece dry long enough (a week+) this shouldn’t be a problem. Uship also has an insurance option to cover your piece if it’s something you’re interested in. I also have an entire uship video breaking down the process and my thoughts on the service. Might be worth checking out too if it’s something you’re looking into
I'm terrified of selling my pieces on Etsy. I guess I'll just have to jump in.
Haha honestly, it's not too bad. I was scared too, but I figured if I found a way to ship it, I'd be golden. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. I'd be happy to tell you what I know.
What about insuring the piece against damage. Do you list a price while waiting on shipping offers?
No I do not ask for shipping offers until the piece is bought because I wouldn’t know where I was shipping it otherwise. And as for insurance, you can purchase really good insurance through uship for not too much more. I really like their service
@@TheMissFlips ok so I'm confused. How do you incl free shipping if you don't know what it cost? Thanks
@@DecFirefly1210 so I just sort of guestimate. I have a ball park idea of how much it’ll be just from prior experiences, so I use that as reference and add a little more on top just to be safe
@@TheMissFlips make sense...
BUT, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SHIPPOING WILL COST?
Uship gives you a free estimate :)
So I'm still concerned about the shipping costs though. So if I have to ship a piece of furniture from where I live in Indiana, to Los Angeles for example, it could cost up to $600 for shipping. But what happens if someone wants to purchase it, and they happen to be from like 2 states over where the shipping is only $150-200? Or what happens if I list it only as a $200 shipping cost, then someone far away purchases it?
I always include the most expensive shipping possible in my listing price so it’s not a separate charge and put free shipping. If someone two states over buys it, then that means they thought it was worth the price without knowing how much of that goes towards shipping.
@@TheMissFlips How do you know what the most expensive shipping is?
@@zeal514 if you go on uship, they give you a free quote :)
Love your video, just the thing I was looking for, I am about to put my first peace on Etsey.. do you have any more tips this is my first time.. .Heather
Definitely! Check out my uship video as well for more specific details on the shipping process
I love Uship. I bought myself a Honda Metropolitan for my 40th birthday. It's like a Vespa. It was in Southerm California and I live in Northern California. I was going to drive, but then discovered UShip. A husband and wife picked it up and brought it to me. They took such good care of it, and it only cost $200. Just my gas would have been more. Plus a hotel because it would have tsken me 2 days. I was thrilled!
I do wonder with Uship how the delivery is coordinated. In remember there was quite a bit of back and forth between myself and my UShip driver before my delivery date and time window were confirmed. Do you end up being the monkey in the middle between UShip and your customer, or will UShip coordinate the delivery directly with your customer?
@@TheMissFlips
I Tried to add a sold item granted it was through my iPhone maybe that was the issue for some reason it wasn’t working. Do I have to go and fill out the whole listing information as if I am really listing it?
Yes. You have to create an entirely different listing unfortunately. It will not relist a sold item.
Not sure if anyone has pointed this out; Etsy actually prohibits posting SOLD listings and can shut you down if you do. The TOU state that a listing can only be published if an item is available for sale and listings can't be created solely for the purpose of marketing. Had a friend shut down for this practice after 5 yrs. Even if you're unnoticed now, it can happen when you least expect it. You also didn't mention that the buyer and seller pay a fee to UShip so you actually are supporting a corporation who is in essence only functioning as a payment processor.
Damn! I had no idea about Etsy!! I’ll have to look into that. That’s a shame. And yes, I do know that about uship. Do you have an alternate suggestion?
So u just have 1 sale experience on Etsy?
Yup!
please go over variations because since it's a custom painted piece does not have variations
Variations aren’t required so I don’t put any them
How do you weigh your furniture? Do you guess or have a large scale?
I guesstimate. I know that this piece ruclips.net/video/PoVzGusbAsQ/видео.html was 118 lbs. so I kind of just use that as a guid? But in my experience, the drivers have never actually weighed the item. But you do want to estimate as accurately as you can because they do need to know whether or not they need more than one person for pickup and delivery
How do you include shipping if you don't know who's buying it ahead of time to calculate the cost?
I believe I mention this in my video tutorial about uship (lots of info as well if you’re interested) but I use uships quoting service to see how much it would be to ship it to the furthest state possible and include that price
@@TheMissFlips But if it technically only takes someone $50 of shipping, but you charge $200 because that's the highest possibility for someone farther away, isn't that taking advantage of the seller?
How do you weigh the piece Of furniture for shipment ?
ruclips.net/video/PoVzGusbAsQ/видео.html I weighed this at a greyhound and it was 118 lbs so I kind of just guesstimate from there, but in my experience, they never check
thank you ;)
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I would love to try uShip, but I’m not sure how to incorporate the price into my listing if I’m not sure where I will be shipping to. Any advice on how to price shipping for newbies?
Yes!! Uship gives you free estimates so you can take the measurements and approximate weight of your piece and they’ll give you a ball park on what it will cost. Choose a city that’s far away from you. For example, if you life in LA, choose New York. If you live in Texas, choose main or Washington. That way you get the most expensive rate possible just in case. Uship also gives you a scale where they show you the least amount someone has paid for similar shipments and the most amount. Make sure you use the average that they give you. Would it be helpful if I made a specific video for uship and how to use it with pricing?
@@TheMissFlips would love that video!! Thanks for replying!
Is this just for expensive items? I put in an estimate for a small piece of furniture to be shipped locally and it was $700. Well over the cost of the item.
Unfortunately, gas prices are making shipping furniture, even small pieces, extremely expensive. How far is it going?
@@TheMissFlips that was just to ship to the next town over. As of now I won’t be shipping. At this point I am just trying to figure out if shipping is an option. I’ve watched 6 videos and have not figured out any reasonable options.
How much do you usually tack on to a piece so that you know shipping costs are covered?
I’d put your listing on uship and they give you an estimate of what people usually pay for that sort of listing and then I tack on the highest amount
This is soooo helpful! Do you know how to include u-ship in etsy settings for shipping profiles?
I dont know if that’s an option. I just choose free shipping and include a uship estimate for shipping in the price of the piece. See my tutorial for uship for me details on that if you want :)
Smart yang lady
Haha thank you! Glad you found this helpful
Would you be interested in a collaboration, we do carved furniture from India and epoxy tables. Please let me know if there is something we can do together
Hey there. I don’t know how we could but thank you for the offer!
@@TheMissFlips you could send me your email and I could share what we do and then we can discuss it further ☺️
@@MrPowerscrew it’s okay. I don’t really do collaborations unless it’s a local artist. Thank you though
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We have a good time lol
Uship sounds like a bunch of unknown jobbers, much like thumbtack ... what can possibly go wrong? What about insurance?
Yes, it is like thumbtack. In my experience, the only thing that has gone wrong is them not picking it up. But you can see the ratings of the driver you accept an offer from and they do have an option for insurance
@@TheMissFlips thanks for the response! Just out of curiosity, let's say your using Uship to send a piece of furniture from California to New York. How many times in your estimation will this change hands before it reaches its final destination? Have you actually shipped this type of distance with Uship?
I greatly value your opinion and thank you in advance! 🙂
Frank
@@frankv.2681 of course! Happy to help! I have shipped from Georgia to New York but never anything that far. I don’t think it switches hands at all. I think the purpose of uship is to find someone that’s driving from Cali to New York anyways so they pick up your piece and maybe a few others to help them get there.
@@frankv.2681 I’ve always only had communication with one person throughout pickup and delivery. And it only gives you the reviews for the one person so it wouldn’t make sense that they would hand it off to an h knock halfway through. It makes them liable for anything that happens
@@TheMissFlips Hi Marissa,
I just watched you're tutorial on Uship and it gave me a really good idea of what it's all about. I'll probably hit their website next for more in-dept info. Keep up the great work and thanks again! 🙂
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Oh hey!! Haha
Hi, I am just setting up my account to sell high end furniture bedroom set. During the account setup Etsy is asking for SS# and my bank account info, I am not comfortable doing this. How can I get arround this. I don't have abuyer yet, just want to post to see if there is any interest.
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Hi, I am just setting up my account to sell high end furniture bedroom set. During the account setup Etsy is asking for SS# and my bank account info, I am not comfortable doing this. How can I get arround this. I don't have abuyer yet, just want to post to see if there is any interest.
She made this whole video and never mention the cost????? Like what be going through peoples heads???
lol what? cost of what?