ktgrok Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) I'm making items to sell as a fundraiser to cover the 1K plus vet bills for a stray Husky with heart worms my yoga instructor is adopting. Poor dog was dumped in the country 😞 Anyway, I'm donating my time, and will charge enough to cover materials plus a "profit" that will go toward the dog's vet bills. Trying to figure out the best way to do this as I'll have a few different items - some shirts in different sizes, can koozies, magnets, and dog bandannas for sure, and probably sticker sheets. In the past, this instructor just had people message him what they wanted, got their address, etc and had them paypal him. But I do worry that will multiple different items things will get confused. Is there a better way without paying so much in fees that it eats up all the profit? I also need to charge shipping, either working it into the price or having them pay actual shipping..or a flat rate for however much they buy. I saw there is Rally Up which is free (asks people when they buy if they'd like to donate to help cover platform costs), but not sure how it works. Etsy is obvious, and maybe worth the fees to have it help me deal with printing shipping labels, tracking the "inventory", etc? Edited July 18, 2022 by ktgrok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I don't know about any of that, but do they have a GoFundMe? I've known many people who used that to raise money for heartworm treatment or other sizable vet bills for strays/rescues. Usually, they are pretty successful in raising enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Selkie said: I don't know about any of that, but do they have a GoFundMe? I've known many people who used that to raise money for heartworm treatment or other sizable vet bills for strays/rescues. Usually, they are pretty successful in raising enough. He could, but there is a sort of culture/tradition amongst this group of fitness folks to instead sell shirts, etc as fundraisers. They all tend to collect the logos of the other people, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I was going to suggest GoFundMe too. Who needs another T-shirt/bandana/coozie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, regentrude said: I was going to suggest GoFundMe too. Who needs another T-shirt/bandana/coozie? Yoga folks that collect them, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) https://www.32auctions.com edit: you can set it for “buy now” at the price you want and/or have some items that are bid on. Edited July 18, 2022 by Danae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Danae said: https://www.32auctions.com edit: you can set it for “buy now” at the price you want and/or have some items that are bid on. have you used them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ktgrok said: have you used them? I have not set up a sale myself, but I have friends that have. They recommend it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, Danae said: I have not set up a sale myself, but I have friends that have. They recommend it. thank you! That might be my best bet. Or, looks like Shopify has a $5 a month plan that you can use to sell via social media, so looking at that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Our local TNR program uses Facebook to sell their auction items. It kind of bugs me because I'm not on Facebook, but it could be an option. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 10 hours ago, MercyA said: Our local TNR program uses Facebook to sell their auction items. It kind of bugs me because I'm not on Facebook, but it could be an option. 🙂 I'm looking at facebook now. I could do a facebook shop - they waived all fees until December. Just have to set up a business page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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