Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees
by tomnipotent on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:30PM
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> 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.
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.