is the MorphMarket membership really worth it I have been on here for almost 2 months have 12 animals listed and have not sold a single animal on the site I am paying $19 per month have better luck on free faunaclassifieds account I sell a variety of different reptiles
3 Likes
It is worth it, in my opinion, but you actually have to try and not just expect people to show up simply because you listed something. Looking at your store from a customer perspective, there are a handful of indicators that say you may not be the best to purchase from. A few things of note:
- Your store name is “Bernzomatic”, this does not sound like someone who sells reptiles
- About section is a single generic line about what you sell, and it’s a run on sentence with no punctuation whatsoever
- Store policy is just two forms of payment and “live arrival guaranteed”
- No profile photo/logo
- None of your animals have descriptions or trait tags
You don’t look reputable based on the above factors. Customers want reassurance that they’re buying from someone who cares about the animal and knows what they’re doing. You can’t just put in zero effort and expect people to buy on a platform this large with many other sellers who put in the time to really market what they have for sale.
8 Likes
I agree with @noodlehaus here
I’ll also say 2 months really isn’t a long time to be on the platform at all.
Welcome to the harsh reality that is selling animals, and I don’t mean that in a snarky way. I didn’t sell my first snake for 2 years after it hatched, and that wasn’t even on Morphmarket, it was at an expo.
I’ve been a Morphmarket member for 5 years and I’ve only sold 8 animals on the platform.
Do you make any attempts at all to advertise your MM store elsewhere? Do you plan on going to expos? Do you do auctions? You have 1 free auction a month and I’ve found that I have better luck getting a sale from that. I sell through the auction at a lower price but breeding animals for me is never about the money so I dont really care about the price.
4 Likes