Ebay is one of the biggest names known to shoppers. It is a huge online shopping avenue. On Ebay you can find all kinds of new and used items. It is a great place to find fabulous prices on crochet supplies. There are luxurious yarns that you may bid on and depending on who’s buying you could get a steal, and best yet you choose the highest price you are willing to go. If you are looking for hook, loom, or other tools, you can find it on ebay. They range from extremely inexpensive to highly expensive. You can determine what quality you need to and feel comfortable paying for.

Another perk to ebay is that if you are an avid crocheter you can sell items that you have handcrafted. The selling features are very easy to use. You have several ways to list items from auction style listings, fixed pricing and you can even have a store. There are several options in each type of listing. You can add pictures; upgrades and other seller tools are available, for a price of course.

The basic fees are insertion fees and final value fees. Insertion fees are the fees ebay charges to list your item on their site. The fees for listing are pretty minimal. Often times you can even list free for a certain period of time. The final value fees are a percentage of the final sale price. These fees are a bit high in my opinion compared to some of the other similar sites online. However you must take in account that ebay has a huge customer base. It is often times the first place to go to for this kind of shopping experience.

Ebay also has a great community. There are lots of groups and chat rooms to discuss a variety of issues both for the buyers and sellers on ebay. It’s easy to use and is an all around fun experience. However, the prices for handcrafted items then to be low on ebay, especially crocheted and knitted items. I feel that it is because when shoppers use ebay they are usually looking for a deal. I am not sure the handcrafted quality, the time it takes to make these crocheted items by hand, are appreciated on ebay as it is on other sites of its kind.

Once you get a good reputation on ebay and your percentages are high it becomes easier to ask better prices. This takes some time and diligence but as with any business venture it takes time to get a reputation for having or doing quality work. Perhaps, though you can start by making enough money to fund your next great project.

Below are links to several pages you may be interested in for selling your hand crocheted items on ebay.