I have some real world numbers I can share about trying to join the #bitcoin #CircularEconomy, based on personal experience.

I sold a couple more #Signets today.

Of the 100% that the buyer paid, I got a bit under 80% and then paid 5% in shipping it to them. The rest went to eBay.

Contrast that to if they had paid in #Bitcoin, where I would have gotten about 86% before shipping. That's with today's fees and a reasonably fast settlement.

Selling on the Artisans coop is similar to being paid directly in bitcoin.

But percentages are decieving. While it looks like direct sales through #MagicWebStore and #nostr and best, I've sold nothing there.

The other marketplaces give me some free marketing. It's small, but if you think about how much of a marketing campaign I could do in $20 worth of my time, the cost to benefit ratio is very much in the favor of a shared marketplace.

So it looks like the traditional marketplaces are still a clear winner when it comes to a new product or seller. Unless you have s big following or a dedicated marketing team, the big marketplaces are where the traffic is and that's the only way to generate the sales.

If you are wondering WTF is a #Signet, it's this: