Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees

Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by gnicholas on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:30PM (#22435484)

I think it’s an argument you don’t understand. Also, just because you sell tables for $5k doesn’t mean you would want to “buy” another sale for $500.

Just because the margin of sale price over COGS is high doesn’t mean that — after factoring in the cost of labor — it’s a high-margin endeavor.

Edit: typo fixed

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by tomnipotent on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:30PM (#22437449)

> I think it’s an argument you don’t understand

I've sold hundreds of millions of merchandise over the last decade. Think I understand just fine, thanks.

> doesn’t mean you would want to “buy” another sale for $500.

Of course you do, this is why it's called business. No one is on Etsy because they don't want to make money, and most people I know have excess labour and are willing to trade that for money.

> after factoring in the cost of labor

This isn't how cash flow works. You cannot get fixated on the margin of a single order, but on the blended margin across all orders.

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by gnicholas on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:54PM (#22437741)

The fact that you’ve sold things doesn’t mean you understand my argument. You’re sure good at convincing yourself though — good day!

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