Anybody out there thinking of closing shop? | Selling

rdemaree · 2026-07-07T01:52:30.100172Z

I dont know how many of you do this for serious income or full time but for me selling my handmade and vintage stuff online has been my serious full time (albeit not a high income, but enough to survive on) since late 2019. With the USA using tariffs, removing di minimus and aggressive CPSC compliance measures and with the EU adding tariffs and often times international shipping already being sort of strict on what can and cant be shipped im wondering if the writing is on the wall?It feels like we are moving more and more into a Disney/ Walmart/ Amazon only sort of world anymore.Anybody else thinking of shutting their doors? I know I cant afford thousands of dollars in toxicology tests for my non-toxic handmade paint products (its incredibly ironic that I go above and beyond TO A FAULT to make nontoxic paint for artists but because im not a millionaire and cant afford a scientist to stamp it I might have to shut my doors!...totally WILD!)Anybody else feeling crushed?

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