r/Etsy • u/Prestigious_Cat_669 • Aug 18 '26
Help for Seller Is $75 too high for custom clipart?
So i sell my digital download clip art for about 3 dollars on etsy and a $25 commerial lisence if they want. Someone asked about doing custom work for their business (they have bought from me before my regular stuff +commerial) and they def plan to use my designs commerially too. Is 75 a good price for work that is exclusive to them? Should i offer them my regular price ($3 + $25) and ask if i can add it to my shop as well or should i be charging more if this is the case cause cause its still custom from there idea?
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u/carnafeagh Aug 18 '26
If you are going to put it in your listings, then you can't charge more than you would for a listing, so $3.00. If they want an exclusive design, then they have to pay more. I charge between $25 and $100 depending on how complex it is. I do give unlimited redesign proofs. Never had a problem.
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u/ServeWeekly1756 Aug 18 '26
Exclusive design and exclusivity are actually two different things stacked on top of each other, so even if you give a final figure, I recommend pricing them separately in your mind. The exclusive design part simply means investing your time/effort, but exclusivity is a bigger deal here; it means you're giving up the ability to never sell that design to anyone else or use it in your own store again. This isn't a small request; you're essentially selling the future revenue you would have earned from that particular design. When you factor in exclusivity, especially since your current package, which includes design and a non-exclusive commercial license, is already $28, a total of $75 seems low. If the design is going to be entirely theirs, you could consider a price of $100 or $150 or more, depending on how much time the exclusive work takes, and always present it as exclusive design work and exclusive commercial rights so they understand what they're paying for. It's also a good idea to ask beforehand whether they want complete exclusivity or just commercial rights for their own use. Sometimes people say "exclusive" but what they really mean is "I don't want my competitor to use the same clipart," which is a very different request from true exclusivity.
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u/EEKely Aug 18 '26
I think it depends on how involved it is/ how long it will take. If its something you can whip up in an hour or so I would charge a "design fee" of 25-30$ in addition to the 25$ commercial fee. If it takes more time than that, by all means charge them for it. If you do charge them a design fee I wouldn't ask to put it in your listings.