Amanda and I have had a shop on Etsy for a few years now, but it's getting time to move on. There have been too many changes there and it is moving away from the wonderful handmade venue that is was at first. And now for the vintage sellers there, I'm hearing the same complaints of getting lost in the resellers and new searches and front pages. If you have been following my blog, y'all know that we are starting to sell our handmade items on Handmade Artists, for 3 main reasons.
1.) IT'S ONLY HANDMADE!!!
2.) They promote ME and MY SHOP like crazy. Yes, I have to work at it, but every item I list is tweeted and they have several sites that I am able to post my items for even more views. Which is good for my SEO links too.
3.) The customer support is out of this world! And the camaraderie and support from the other artists is awesome.
Now, with that being said, I went on a search for a site to sell my vintage items. Since I am a flea market fanatic, and love estate sales and auctions, I have way too much stuff for my little house. So I did a Google search for "vintage items for sale on line" and the top result was Junkables.com. I like the look of this site, a large front page with lots of items to scroll through, 42 sections to make your specific shopping easy, and an easy to use search link. On the front page you'll see a link to their blog, and a chat page to connect with other vintage lovers. So, let's see what items I can find...
The first section I checked out was music, since I have tons (and I mean A LOT) of albums. What a great collection of music memorabilia. There were not just albums, but sheet music, instruments, and collectibles. I got a kick out of this album by Tiny Tim. I remember watching him the first time he appeared on the Tonight Show. So funny!
You'll find Tiny Tim and much more Rose's Shop.
Next was the toy section...I had a pair of these metal roller skates! You adjust them to fit your feet with a nut and bolt in the middle, and then head down hill hoping that the leather straps don't break. hahaha. It was so much fun. Falling was easy on these, but what is childhood without a few bumps and scrapes. We actually used to skate in our dining room when the weather was bad. I found these in the shop of Trish Harritt Antiques.
Now I'm off to test their search option...I'm in the mood for Fisher Price, since I tend to collect those items for myself. I found this great play doctor bag, complete with all the needed tools for any budding doctor (or nurse). It looks like it's in great shape, and is very reasonable priced. I found this in the shop of Nothing New Antiques.
I had to register as a member to be able to contact any of these shops, or to purchase any items, but that's not unusual for most selling venues. The registration was easy, and over the next few days I'll be checking out the selling option here. If any of you have ever bought, or sold, on this site, please share your thoughts here for the rest of us. And until then...Happy Days to everyone.
Be blessed,
Debbi
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I'm off to check out those sites, thank for the heads up!
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Hi! Thank you for your additions of junkables things on your blog. I have been on junkables for 2 years now selling. I LOVE JUNKABLES! It's a store format so you just list your items and wait for the buyers to find you, mostly searching the internet plus your advertising the site on social blogs such as this. Sometimes i'm asked my best prices for items and sell that way too. Leah from Tenn runs junkables and does a nice job keeping it fresh and is very helpful if needed. It's slow growing only because it's hard to get sellers to try something new. If your selling and can leave a little room for others, selling is good. If you want more then something is worth or the last penny selling is slower.Just like everywhere. The site is free to list and sell NO FEES on either end. The best part is EVERYONE gets on the front page soon as they list something. Most sites are not setup for front page exposure. I always say nothing ventured nothing gained.
I will have to check out junkables. It sounds awesome. Look at those metal roller skates!!! And the dr. play set! Too cool. Way too cool. Thanks, Debbi.
~Kim
http://2justByou.blogspot.com
This is interesting. I'll have to check it out. I am discouraged when I see clearly non-vintage items for sale as vintage on Etsy. And the definition of "handmade" gets pretty darn loose too.
you're welcome. :0)
Debbi
If this was a pay day for me...that doctors bag would be mine! lol
Debbi
I know. I loved Etsy, but it's getting more like Ebay every day...just looks nicer. lol
Debbi
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Sorry to hear you can't link your shop up though. I've tried linking up a HandmadeArtist shop myself via the linky, and it worked just fine. Can you not see the linky at all?
Great post Debbi! I remember those metal roller skates from when I was a little girl. I haven't seen then in years.
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