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1. 1 On February 21st, 2008, Sue said:

   What a gorgeous bag!

   I love auction sites. I was an ebay seller for many years.

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   posted on February 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm

2. 2 On February 21st, 2008, lynne said:

   Thanks Sue! I used to use eBay a long time ago too. They’re so big no, I’m a bit intimidated with them. Their fees are getting to be too much too, cuts into any profit I might make.

   posted on February 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm

3. 3 On February 21st, 2008, Karen said:

   I love that bag. The colors are so pretty.

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   posted on February 21st, 2008 at 7:55 pm

4. 4 On February 21st, 2008, lynne said:

   Thanks! Your other sister made it.

   posted on February 21st, 2008 at 8:32 pm

5. 5 On February 22nd, 2008, Infinity Goods said:

   That’s a nice bag. Have you tried Etsy? It’s an online store for crafters and artists.

   I hate auctions. Just set a price. If people like it, they’ll buy it. EBay is too expensive to take a gamble when selling. I don’t like it to buy and I don’t like it to sell. Lots of people “claim” they’ve made money with it, but if you’ll notice, they all stopped using it. If they were making so much easy money, then why quit?

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   posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 2:47 am

6. 6 On February 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

   I agree, I prefer to just sell, not auction. I’m working on that. I have joined Etsy, but haven’t yet figured out how to set up my shop. I need to work on that.

   I do use wordpress.org. It’s the only thing I know, I’ve never used anything else. The only negative is the frequency they’ve been updating lately. It takes time to upload the upgrade and there is always the possibility for problems afterwards. I’m not a tech person so I usually try to find someone who is that will help me do that stuff.

   posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am

7. 7 On February 22nd, 2008, Sue said:

   That is a gorgeous bag!!! Do you ship to Canada? I treat myself on eBay sometimes, but have not tried selling yet

   posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 6:07 pm

8. 8 On February 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

   Sue - Thanks! I’ve never shipped to Canada, but I’m sure I could!

   posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm

9. 9 On February 23rd, 2008, Ellen said:

   Hi Lynne:
   First of all congrats on setting up your Entrecard. I’ll be sure and keep your cards active with my 4 blogs. I didn’t have any luck on Ebay with my handmade items. I have my Etsy shop and I do much better there but not as good as I want. And I’ve only had 3 people in Texas buy my products and none of them were in Dallas. All my products sell elsewhere in the USA. I feel like we seamstress work very hard to create and make very high quality products and many people don’t appreciate it.

   Ellen
   http://www.ellensewcrafty.blogspot.com

   Ellen’s last blog post..My New Hobby - Knitting

   posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 pm

10. 10 On February 24th, 2008, lynne said:

    Ellen - Thanks! I’m totally addicted to Entrecard now, it’s bad! I know exactly what you mean about people not appreciating the hand crafted work we do. I have people ask to buy my bags all the time, but then they don’t want to pay. They want a Target or Kmart price I guess.
    Have you ever sold at any craft shows in the area? Your bags are beautiful, we just have to come up with the best way to sell I think. Maybe we should meet up and strategize!

    posted on February 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am

11. 11 On February 24th, 2008, lynne said:

    Ellen - And thanks too for approving my entrecard ads on your sites!

    posted on February 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am

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