# I want to sell posters online **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429 "2010-09-20T16:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/1 "2010-09-20T16:56:59Z")
I’ve recently have got it in my head that I want to sell posters of some abstract Photoshop creations I’ve made. What’re my options? I thought I’d have to build a site from scratch and get a 3rd party shopping cart, etc… Handle the orders, go to Kinkos and print the stuff and mail the posters directly. That seems like a lot of work! I know there are sites like Cafe Press out there, but don’t know much about they work. What’re my alternatives? Thanks and cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/2 "2010-09-20T17:08:54Z")
You could create a deviantart account if you don’t already have one. They will sell your prints/posters for you and give you a cut. Of course, you better be really **really** good because you’ve got a lot of competition. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/3 "2010-09-20T17:11:47Z")
CafePress might be another option. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/4 "2010-09-20T17:42:04Z")
Reported. The board has very strict rules regarding soliciting advice on illegal acts–the Thirteenth Amendment clearly prohib… proh… p… Oh. _nm_ ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/5 "2010-09-20T17:56:47Z")
_shakes fist at **Rhythmdvl** _ You beat us all to it! Darn you! Darn you like a torn sock! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/6 "2010-09-20T18:19:53Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > _shakes fist at **Rhythmdvl** _ > > You beat us all to it! Darn you! Darn you like a torn sock! Yep, got me too. I was going to recommend a couple from The Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/7 "2010-09-20T19:07:30Z")
We’ve been selling art online for about 10 years. It is a very tough, tough market right now - we even offer 1-cent prints and have few takers. We currently offer about 12,000 prints, so no matter how good an individual artist is, it is difficult to get attention. If your imagery is out-of-the-ordinary, try to get some word of mouth through bloggers, FaceBook, anything you can to get people’s attention. I sincerely hope you succeed; artists are the least-well-compensated in the supply chain. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-sell-posters-online/554429/8 "2010-09-20T23:10:08Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > _shakes fist at **Rhythmdvl** _ > > You beat us all to it! Darn you! Darn you like a torn sock! I’m sad to say it took me like five minutes to get it.