tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post772072522704468192..comments2024-03-19T02:29:18.309-07:00Comments on Laura's Jewelry Workshop: Someone is Selling My Handmade Jewelry, Etsy Digital Downloads… Instant Tutorials, Yay! Also Minimalist Mountain Scene NecklacesLaura Brackenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02364303327135116922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-47422941678674069032013-08-14T04:42:25.247-07:002013-08-14T04:42:25.247-07:00I guess selling jewelries and claimed that it’s th...I guess selling jewelries and claimed that it’s their design, that’s really not good. The attention of the “reseller” should be called. It is not right to claim something that is not really your own. It is somewhat similar to stealing, right?jelly andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739210874674200059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-5810195598997802642013-07-09T07:50:05.842-07:002013-07-09T07:50:05.842-07:00People should not do that. It is not fair to origi...People should not do that. It is not fair to original artist.<br /><br />http://beadsknitters.blogspot.ca/Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698610922753536953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-75833435199559769542013-06-15T15:36:31.791-07:002013-06-15T15:36:31.791-07:00This has been a dilemma since time in memorial, an...This has been a dilemma since time in memorial, and not only with jewelry or with Etsy - trying to balance a fair and affordable selling price that will have your product sell and at the same time satisfy a reseller is not an easy thing to achieve.<br /><br />The key is to ensure the first one is as it should be and then make a firm decision on what is the lowest price you will accept for your item and that is your wholesale price - do not budge from either of these.Jewellery Onlinehttp://www.jewelleryonline.net.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-35711913536514424342013-06-10T17:26:53.591-07:002013-06-10T17:26:53.591-07:00It is always best to water mark your pictures so t...It is always best to water mark your pictures so that you can identify that it is your property. There are people who steal pictures and sadly for others they steal and even scam on people with the pictures of your items and that is scary. It might ruin your integrity as a seller too. Moreover, if you have resellers for your item, you can be clear to them that they can't use your pictures if you don't like. They can just take their own photos instead. -<a href="http://www.itevia.com/" rel="nofollow">www.itevia.com</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845344653932507167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-61799427662267582492013-06-03T04:52:52.265-07:002013-06-03T04:52:52.265-07:00Great Post Laura! Thanx! =)
The Controversy of Peo...Great Post Laura! Thanx! =)<br />The Controversy of People Telling you that you should Up your Prices, but at the same Time People Telling you that you're too Expensive is always Food for Thought. <br />I Think it's very Important for Artists to not Undervalue their Work, though at the same Time, not to Overvalue their Work. In Jewelry (as in any Art) it's always about Emotion, when you Evoke Emotion in a Customer: there's usually a Sale. =) MxM-ixes Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582041536910279399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-88833868579946183422013-06-02T04:37:57.386-07:002013-06-02T04:37:57.386-07:00Agree with everything you have said. I have not h...Agree with everything you have said. I have not had anyone (that I know of) try to resell my jewelry. I have started watermarking my pics though because I have found my pictures being used on other sites. Not that I really mind this, but I figure the watermark is an indirect means of linking back to me.<br />Thanks for the post!<br />IreneIrene Helms Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284661879232571081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-76564410397659375142013-06-01T20:03:24.338-07:002013-06-01T20:03:24.338-07:00Couldn't agree more about the price factor. To...Couldn't agree more about the price factor. Too many people are listing what probably *should* be their wholesale prices as retail.<br /><br />But as to the others: I totally agree with you on A1 - that customer bought directly from the maker, presumably at the asking price. For the purposes of this discussion, I'm also assuming their expectation was that the piece was sold to them as a personal item - NOT a resale item (wholesale) Once they take it home, the design is yours, but the physical item is theirs - they can resell the item to another party. In this private situation, it is pretty likely that the owner will be more than happy to mention the maker as incentive to a sale.<br /><br />But here is where this gets sticky - the maker does have the right to control the particulars of distribution before a sale - meaning that the item is not only physical, but intellectual property. Some states require people to state that they are resellers for that express reason. I have been advised that it is *not necessarily* a reseller's 'prerogative' to give credit or not - that is a contractual item to be decided at the time of sale. <br />The method of distribution has direct affect on the maker's business - especially if their name is no longer attached to it. A whole lot of wholesale contracts carry the requirement of original labeling- The maker is licensing the buyer to distribute. (for argument's sake, let's assume that in B1, this was worked out contractually. - if so - YAY!!! Now go raise your prices...:-) )<br />So displaying one's name after the sale needs to be worked out beforehand. This means that it is *at least* an ethical gray area and maybe a legal one to buy with intent to resell, but to fail to divulge that intent. <br /> <br />So given the above, I am not much caring for B2 for a couple of reasons. Unless the maker granted the reseller license to remove their name, this seems like an attempt to pass off the work as theirs through a 'sin of omission' if you will. If their resale business name has the words 'originals' or 'designs' in it, as in 'Sally Mae's Originals' they are essentially guilty of B3. So B2 and B3 are essentially the same to me. Both of them are, to put it mildly, 'uncool'.<br /><br />I'm certainly not a lawyer, just parroting back my understanding of what mine said. Take it as you will. :-)<br />I can see your main point, though. Let's go raise our prices! LOL :-) Perri Jacksonhttp://www.shaktipajdesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-21643042376801766422013-06-01T18:50:47.846-07:002013-06-01T18:50:47.846-07:00Good post Laura...I agree.Good post Laura...I agree.Sheila Davis Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511026334899690814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205234273837988960.post-532694243476555682013-06-01T17:02:43.641-07:002013-06-01T17:02:43.641-07:00I must say that I agree with everything you said, ...I must say that I agree with everything you said, Laura. And you said it well — very clear.<br />Bob Hoffmeyernoreply@blogger.com