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Influenced by number of past sales?
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Out of curiosity, does the number of past sales in a person's shop influence whether or not you make a purchase?
I originally opened my shop, Gilly Lynn, in 2010. It was a mix of both vintage and handmade items. After a year or so, I put my shop on vacation while I followed other endeavors and worked towards rebranding. I wanted Gilly Lynn to become solely my handcrafted line, so in July of this year, I opened a different etsy shop (Brass Giraffe Vintage) to house my vintage goods. While still working on vintage, I also began to design and construct a handbag line. I re-opened Gilly Lynn at the end of November 2012 with my handbags.
My concern is that I've only had a very small number of sales since 2010 and I don't want that to reflect poorly in the eyes of my customers. Just looking at my shop, people may not see that I was closed for such a long period of time. They might wonder why.
When I shop on Etsy, I buy based on the quality of merchandise and professionalism of the shop. The number of sales someone has, doesn't really influence me.
This is currently my full-time job and I'm working to build inventory for both of my shops. I'd rather not open a new Gilly Lynn shop for my handmade line and start from scratch, but if it was beneficial, than it would be worth doing.
Thoughts appreciated!
Posted at 5:43 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
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no, it doesn't influence my decision to buy or not.
my shop opened in 2009, but i closed it by the end of the year with 5 sales. i reopened in mid 2010 and no one has ever asked why i had such lows sales nor did it stop anyone from buying from me.
Posted at 5:46 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
it would only influence me if you have alot of negative feedback, number of sales does not. I love being the first customer for new sellers
Posted at 5:49 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
I hope not. I started just over a year ago, but had to close for most of this year because of poor health. Things are starting to pick up again now for me, although it was more like starting over than picking up where I left off.
Posted at 5:51 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
Nope, it does not influence my decision to buy or not either.
The way your products and your shop look (and read) is what will give me confidence to buy.
Posted at 5:51 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
No way... it wouldn't influence my decision to buy either!
My shopping habits are...
I see / I like / I buy... LOL!
:)
Posted at 5:53 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
Thank you so much everyone! It is so nice to have some input from those in the Etsy community.
Sally - I'm so sorry to hear about your health problem. I hope that you're feeling better!
Mary - That's my philosophy too!
Posted at 6:06 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
No,though on occasion low sales numbers will actually sometimes make me more likely to buy from that shop cause I know how it is to get a sale when you don't get very many!
Posted at 6:37 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
It doesn't influence my decision. I do feel better about buying from places with positive feedback though... whether that be through their own shop or from buying from someone else's.
Posted at 6:39 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST
No, I buy from the shops that I like. I guess I never look at the number of sales.
Posted at 6:40 pm Dec 16, 2012 EST