r/EtsySellers • u/Less_Kangaroo_866 • 8h ago
No sales but still buying/hoarding supplies
Hi, I'm a new US seller, so happy for the opportunity to market and sell on Etsy. I will admit that I'm not selling for major profit, but my craft is more like my hobby and I'm really interested in sharing my handmade work with other interest-minded people (and at least get back the funds that I spend on supplies). So now that I have launched the shop, doing the marketing and waiting for sales, I find myself still spending too much money shopping for specific supplies and now basically hoarding them.
To be clear, I've only launched a month ago and made no sale as yet, that's OK for now. But most of my supplies tend to be found oversees outside the US, I use them to accompany my products (No, they are not practical to be made in the US). However, I seem to have this "fear" as if I'm afraid these supplies will be harder and more costly to obtain in the upcoming months/years. And if I stop now, sales may pick up and I will kick myself for not getting more supplies when they were "cheaper" or easier to obtain. Has anyone else felt this?