Chapter 3
Buy, Buy, Buy: Finding and Buying Items on Etsy
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding items on Etsy and assessing a seller
Understanding transactions and leaving feedback
Resolving issues when a purchase goes awry
If you’ve done everything the first two chapter cover, you’ve set up your Etsy account, explored your account settings, and gotten your bearings on the site’s home page home. After all that work, you deserve a break!
You know as well as we do that there’s no better way to recharge than to engage in a little retail therapy. And there’s no better way to engage in a little retail therapy than to shop — you guessed it — on Etsy. In this chapter, you discover how and why to buy on Etsy.
Gimme One Reason: Why to Buy on Etsy
Why buy on Etsy? Simple: Where else are you going to find a handmade bracelet featuring images of The Golden Girls cast in resin? Even if you don’t maintain a shrine to Betty White in your foyer, you can find plenty of compelling reasons to buy on Etsy. Here are just a few:
- Etsy features loads of unique, one-of-a-kind handmade and vintage items — goodies you simply can’t find anywhere else.
- Etsy offers an incredible breadth of items for sale, from accessories ...
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