Road Trip Q&A: Reseller Hot Takes on Etsy, eBay Fees, and 3D Printing Episode 38

reseller road trip q&a with real talk on etsy vs ebay, rising ebay fees, niche stores, and 3d printing for profit. if you sell vintage, media, glass, or handmade supplies and wonder where to list and what’s worth your time, this is for you. Ride along on our Scavengers Journey as we answer your reseller questions between small-town stops: business risk vs gambling, why we keep most of our investments in inventory and our house, and how logistics and shipping capacity really drive profit. We get into ebay glitches, promotions, and why our net usually lands around 50% of gross even with fees and promoted listings. We dig into Etsy vs eBay performance, what actually sells on Etsy (vintage rules, crafty niches, feathers, china for mosaics), why some sellers get more Etsy sales than eBay, and how niche stores like a jewelry-only or media-only shop compare to one big everything store. We also talk about when it makes sense to run multiple stores and how we think about crosslisting. You’ll hear how we use 3D printing in our reselling business (label rollers, box resizers, battery covers), why cheap Temu prints changed some niches, and where 3D printing still has an edge. We also cover packing and shipping strategies for CDs, records, and fragile glass, plus practical photo workflows that save time in a high-volume media store. Drop your questions for the next Saturday Shop Talk, and subscribe if you want more honest reseller conversations from the road. Chapters: 0:00 Road trip setup 1:51 Homemade metal art past 3:32 Business risk vs stocks 8:34 Nothing is super easy 11:41 Sell high demand items? 12:15 Ebay glitches group chat 12:30 Etsy vs eBay sales 14:32 Logistics and scale 16:12 Staging vs real pulling 17:18 Craft ephemera ideas 18:00 Sell to crafters strategy 20:00 3D printing products Links mentioned: PromoNoMo: https://promonomo.com Mail Time! -------------------- Grams & Pops P.O. Box 102 Madison SD 57042 #resellercommunity #ebayseller #etsyshop #reselling #3dprinting #vintagereseller #ebaytips #etsyseller #smallbusiness #saturdayshoptalk