Post #749921 by swizzle on Fri, Aug 28, 2015 7:18 PM

I hear you tikiskip. The amount of times i've had people ask me about my mugs, to which i reply with in quite a detailed message letting them know that i'm in Australia and postage is going to be quite expensive (compared to what you guys are used to paying to send one mug) to then not get any response at all is unbelievable. I honestly would say that maybe 10% might reply with, "Thanks, i didn't realize postage was going to be that much".

The postage cost is what it is, there is nothing i can do about that, but it would be nice if people had the courtesy to at least take a few moments to respond after you/I have taken the time to answer their question. If you don't want the item then that's fine, but it would be nice to know that you don't as opposed to being completely ignored.

As for Instagram, it has similarites to Facebook (it is a social media site after all) and i think is a great way to sell your stuff, BUT, you are still dealing with human beings and will encounter the same problems. It's amazing how many people do not pay any attention or musn't read the description for the picture in people's posts to begin with, because they ask a question that has already been answered in the original comment. I see it ALL the time. An artist will say, "Here is my latest piece. It is so and so, blah blah blah. Contact me via my profile for details", and then people will ask in the comments, "How do i get this?". Or, "What do i have to do to buy this?". Or, my personal favourite, when they leave their email address in their comment and ask the artist to email THEM.

When i get those sorts of comments on my posts, i just ignore them. If someone is that stupid then i don't want them owning a piece of my artwork. Although the money is always nice, i'd rather keep it than sell it to an idiot.

Unfortunately that is just human nature and if you want to sell you wares then it is something you have to deal with.