Selling Furniture on Etsy: How We Got Started and How Much We Made in 4 Months

[@lakeichaharris1652]

Thank you for this video. It’s very encouraging. It is so frustrating when you create in your mind a masterpiece and receive so many compliments yet people haggle you so much it is borderline disrespectful and you end up basically giving it away because you need the space. I’ve always looked at ETSY and the price of a similar piece to one I’m selling and I’m floored by the difference in price. I can’t wait for your video on packaging. Good luck to you with your business.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Lakeicha, thank you for your comment. I agree about the frustrating part, and I am so glad this video was helpful. Packaging video coming soon!

[@natewag6580]

I really appreciate you putting this video out for us! I just found your channel and if there is more like this I’ll keep watching! Great work

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Nate, hi, and thanks for watching!

[@LindyLooo99]

Thanks Casey! Excellent video!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

@@LindyLooo99 thanks for watching, I am glad it was helpful!

[@sunshinencoastlines]

In Southwest Missouri and I’m here learning how it’s sell furniture on Etsy! 😊 Thank you for your help! ❤

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi neighbor! Thanks for watching!

[@quatrapeta]

Thanks for being down to earth and real!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hey Mary! Thank you for watching, and I'll do my best to keep it real!

[@julzwatson1787]

This video is AWESOME! Much blessings and light to you and your family. Definitely inspiring!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Julz, sweet! I am very glad to hear that, thank you for watching. Blessings to you and yours also!

[@somedayswereliving]

Gosh, this is so helpful. No one wants to pay anything on marketplace in my area. This amazing. Subscribed.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

I'm so glad this was helpful, and thank you for subscribing!

[@SusynStecchi]

Thank you for sharing why you opened an Etsy store and what your experience, fees,, costs were like. I am also trying to grow my furniture embellishing business, and know my local community cannot afford it, but communities out of the area are where I would most likely find my customers. I am so grateful to hear of how it works and all your tips and tricks!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi, Susan, I appreciate your feedback and am excited to hear that you're thinking about taking the next steps for your business! Keep us updated!

[@alexandrapatricio2727]

Your furniture piece is beautiful and iam happy you succeded.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Thank you so much!

[@christinetorres976]

Beautiful! I have a vintage Thomasville bedroom set, dresser with 2 mirrors , two end tables and chest in almost perfect condition, from early 70s. How would I go about selling them to artists as yourself. I live in Ft Lauderdale. Fl.

[@decrepitoldbeauties]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I myself am struggling with basically the same situation of selling in my Marketplace and I am considering opening an Etsy shop. Thank you!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

I am so glad it was helpful, and I wish you the best with your Etsy shop. Opening one has been a huge benefit to me.

[@decrepitoldbeauties]

@@paintwithcasey5644 Thank you so much!🤗

[@kellistutz2730]

Hello! Thank you for making your video. You are delightful and so kind. I just happened to come across you painting your beautiful pieces of furniture. I love you Armoires. You’re so talented! Could you please guide or help me to know how to get a successful Etsy store set up. I do some painting, creating and bringing old things to new life. Look forward to hearing from you.

[@dianeboyer6204]

Thank you so much Casey! It realy help me to move forward :)

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Diane, thank you for your kind comments, I appreciate you watching! I'm so glad it was helpful. This online furniture-flipping endeavor has truly been life-transforming for me! I wish you the best of luck!

[@juliejdokelly4533]

This is so helpful! Thank you for your generosity and sharing your journey. ❤️

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hey Julie, thank you for watching!

[@maureenmoran8998]

I’m really enjoying your video. Thank you. You seem so genuine and sincere. Love it. I’ll be watching the rest. That armoire is a work of art. I aspire to do such beautiful work. You should keep at it with the videos. You’re a true artisan. Congratulations on your success.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi, Maureen, thank you for watching and for your encouraging feedback!

[@Julie-Anne60]

First, I would like to compliment you on your incredible work, true artistry! Also, thank you for this video the information is so helpful!!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Julie, that is so sweet, thank you!

[@josetteblackburn2253]

I really found this so informative because I have decisions to make. You helped a great deal. Great video!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi Josetta, I am so glad it was helpful!

[@nataliegallivan6211]

I sold my first piece on Etsy. It was somewhat discouraging. I had a dresser that was my first piece I re-did. The dresser was $10, the paint and supplies was probably $50 or so. I sold it for $950. Which seems like a great profit margin. However, the lady who bought it lives in California. So after paying Etsy and the shipping - I will walk away with less than $100. I am chalking it up to a learning experience and I didn't LOSE.

[@kathleenmay6711]

Thank you so much for all of this information! I just subbed and can’t wait for more of your content ❤️

[@AQUARIUMFREAK123]

How do you ship those large pieces of furniture ? Do you have a scheduled pick up from USPS and how about the boxes that they go in.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 I have a lot of videos on shipping!

[@lauragolden9082]

Thank you so much

[@shawandabrewer899]

Thanks you so much for explaining your experience and journey. ❤️This has been helpful!

[@ms.barrett4167]

Thank you for this. I could have listened to you for another hour. 🙏🏼❤️👍🏼

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Thank you for those sweet words, Ms. Barrett!

[@shanejones2600]

Thanks for sharing! Look forward to seeing more. Tammy

[@paintwithcasey5644]

My pleasure, and thanks for watching, Tammy!

[@californiawoodricks2477]

Awesome thank you

[@paintwithcasey5644]

California, my pleasure - thank you for watching!

[@billmetzing540]

Thanks for sharing your journey. I am also from Southern Mo. I'm thinking of selling hand made furniture on Etsy.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Glad it was helpful, and I wish you much success!

[@KyleOGuin]

Great information! My wife and I live in Southeast Missouri and have been thinking about starting an Etsy shop for extra exposure. I really enjoy building furniture and was wondering about the shipping side of things when it came to larger pieces. Facebook’s marketplace is nice, but it’s definitely harder to sell more niche pieces on there.

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi, Kyle, yes, very limited exposure on just the marketplace, making it hard to build a business through just that venue!

[@aznstefani]

You are so sweet, authentic, and knowledgeable! Definitely earned a sub from me

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi Stephanie, thank you for watching and for subscribing! I wish you all knew what your words mean to me!

[@marylynnhawk1732]

Just subscribed! I really appreciate your authentic and sincere approach to help other sellers. I am trying to get started and don’t know how the heck to ship furniture! I’m only doing local sales right now and it is going to SLOW! I need to get into the national market and figure out the shipping and, how much to charge, etc. I’m doing it all on my own withoutHelp from anyone so so have to figure this out!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi Mary Lynn! Good job for working on taking the next step. I absolutely believe it will pay off for you. Thank you for subscribing!

[@Juanmorerep]

Thanks for the video quick question when you deliver the furniture yourself, did you include the price that you ship would have charged thank you in advance for your answer

[@paintwithcasey5644]

When we have delivered out of state, we did include a comparable to UShip shipping fee.

[@Juanmorerep]

@@paintwithcasey5644 OK great 👍🏼 thank you for responding back to me

[@michellelaforest5824]

Thanks for sharing your inspiring journey and congrats on your growth! We all deserve to earn our worth and I am so happy that you took this leap :-)

[@paintwithcasey5644]

I appreciate your feedback, Michelle, and I agree! Thank you for watching!

[@marshafranklin]

This was a very informative video. I feel that your profit is dismal for the amount of work and heart that goes into it. I think i will stick with Marketplace, and hope for the best. Keep us posted if your profit margins improve

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hey Marsha! I’m glad you found it informative! Thanks!

[@deannadavis5123]

very encouraging. Were you super nervous while handling all the sale and shipping process? Like, wondering how it would all work out, how will I get my money, etc.? I would be, lol.

[@DebEllsworth]

Thank you!

[@juicer5247]

Hey, how do you deal with shipping overseas? Did you use LCL? How did that go?

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hey Juicer, I only ship to the contiguous U.S.

[@adrianspeaker6894]

Your video helped me! Thanks

[@FlyMoves]

Beautiful work...liked and subscribed!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Fly, appreciate you!

[@DreamingCatStudio]

Great information. Thank you!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

So glad it was helpful, thanks for watching.

[@elvisbfarquharson7197]

Wow love your story it really help me , we are doing the same ting and I do appreciate you so much it really help me.

[@aliciadavern5424]

So helpful info ... how do you wrap your furniture for delivery! 😊

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hey Alicia! Check out the video on my channel, “Packing and Shipping an armoire.” :)

[@phyllisdavis2567]

This information was really helpful. Thank You!

[@gilbertodanielvalles3113]

How do you package your furniture ? Do you put your furniture in a pallet ?

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi Gilberto, I have that covered in some other videos. You may check out the one called “Packing and Shipping.” There are also more videos that go over packing. Hope this helps!

[@samlogosz8422]

Etsy takes a 20 percent of the sales. It seems kind of high. I built some kitchen pantries and with all the materials they cost 200 dollars each to build and about 20 hours labor. So coming up with a competitive price is hard because your going to give up a chunk of money for shipping and the cut that Etsy takes.

[@teresaheckman4073]

Thank you for sharing!

[@modernvintageartists]

Thank you for this video but I am a Furniture or Artists in Colorado Springs and I have a three-year-old and I'm struggling because none of the pieces in my booth are selling, And I just need some help setting up my Etsy shop and I'm wondering if you would be willing to message me and maybe coach me on how to do it I could pay you? I'm not sure but times are getting desperate and like I said I have a three-year-old and my booth rent is 300 a month and I'm just not gonna be able to afford it this month unless a miracle happens! I'm so glad you put your story up here it gives me hope thank you!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Modern Vintage, I completely understand your situation. Feel free to email me at [e-mail].

[@DailyWear]

Hi I want to start an etsy store for my small woodworking business. How do you determine shipping cost and what couriers do you use. I'm so lost and need some help figuring this part out.

[@thekraftycreech]

We love auctions

[@alireyistheboss]

This was encouraging. Thank you

[@chrisc.c52]

I've been thinking of selling my custom painted furniture on Etsy but I have no idea how. 😞

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi, Chris! Understandable issue! Hopefully, the videos I've produced so far will be of help, and more will be coming :)

[@chrisc.c52]

@@paintwithcasey5644 ... Thanks. They are very helpful. do you have an email or a Facebook account where I can send you pictures of the furniture I've done? I would love to have your opinion on how they look.

[@chrisc.c52]

I can't see your reply. I think because there's personal information in the comments.. this is my email. I'm going to separate the letters.. A*L*E*X*J*A*S*2*7*1*@*G*M*A*I*L.C*O*M

[@erica1682]

Great information! Thank you so much. Question do you tip the drivers or that included?

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Wonderful question! I usually buy their lunch or make them brownies. I also let my customers know that it is appropriate to tip the drivers if they feel like they have great service and if the drivers help them set up the furniture, etc.

[@sarahlou1984]

Once you make a sale on Etsy, and you figure out who you're using with uship, do you pay uship first, out of your pocket? Like, do you need to have those funds set aside and then Etsy pays your once it ships? Or will you just pay Uship fees out of what you made from Etsy? Hope that makes sense?!

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Hi Annalise, very valid question! Etsy pays you right after it is ordered/listing is purchased. New Etsy sellers need to wait about a week to get paid for their first few sales and then you can choose a daily deposit schedule.

[@jeanbcook]

what happened to your facebook page?

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Jeanbcook, hi! I recently changed the name of it and have not had time to update it here yet. Thank you for asking! Here is the link: facebook.com/paintingwithcasey/

[@random-public9122]

What company do you use to ship?

[@paintwithcasey5644]

I use UShip, you can obtain free quotes to estimate how much a piece will cost to ship, and then once you're ready to list an item for shipping, you make the listing and wait for a shipper to make a bid or accept an offer. I always put in a dollar amount rather than waiting for them to make a bid. I've found that you get bids a lot quicker when you do it that way. I also offer slightly higher than the average shipping cost, and will raise the offer once every few days if need be.

[@stbam1965]

Just tell how you did it. Not go on.and on about what if what if

[@paintwithcasey5644]

RS, feel free to stop watching at anytime. Were you aware you could? ;)

[@extramile669]

Pretty smart u can't give a armoire away for free around here but if u repurpose it or make it something unique it's a huge profit and what I mean by that is I could get these free everyday of the week out where I live I have refurbished one and turned it into a wine bar/ coffee bar and I think I sold it for 250$ but got it for free so not to bad but I also build and refurbish lots of furniture for a living and thinking if starting a store as well but shipping has me slowing my roll so great video I need to get this store started asap

[@paintwithcasey5644]

Extra mile, thank you for watching and I am glad it was helpful!

[@stbam1965]

Rambling