Why I'll Never Sell My Sun Catchers to Amazon Resellers
Let me be direct about something.
I get messages from Amazon resellers pretty regularly. They want to buy my sun catchers in bulk, slap them on Amazon, and compete on price. It sounds like easy money on my end. It is not something I will ever do. Here's exactly why.
Every piece I make is one of a kind.
Not "limited edition." Not "small batch." One of a kind - as in, once it sells, that specific piece is gone forever. There is no second one. There is no reorder. The combination of crystals, chain, pendant, and the specific way I put it together that day doesn't happen twice.
Amazon is built for products that can be restocked. Add to cart, ship from warehouse, reorder when low. My work doesn't function that way, and I'm not going to pretend it does to make a quick sale.
You can't price-compare something that doesn't exist anywhere else.
This is the part resellers don't love hearing. If my sun catchers were on Amazon, someone would list them for $19 with free Prime shipping the second they figured out what they had. The race to the bottom is fast and it's brutal. I've watched it happen to other makers.
When you buy from kristenscatchers.com, you're buying the actual piece. No middleman marking it up. No warehouse handling it three times before it reaches you. No mystery about whether what you're getting is the real thing.
The people who buy from me deserve better than that.
A lot of my customers are buying something meaningful - a memorial piece for someone they lost, a wedding gift, something they've been eyeing for weeks. That matters to me. I pack every order myself. I know what went into each piece. An Amazon reseller doesn't know any of that and doesn't care.
What about boutique wholesale?
I do work with a small number of independent boutiques and memorial partners - shops and businesses where the person selling my work actually understands what it is. Those conversations happen directly, through my wholesale inquiry page, not through a marketplace algorithm.
If you're a boutique owner reading this and thinking it sounds like a fit, I'd genuinely like to hear from you. You can find the wholesale inquiry form here.
If you're an Amazon reseller reading this - I appreciate the interest, but the answer is no.
The short version:
I make things by hand, one at a time, in Las Vegas. Every piece has exactly one chance to find its home. I'd rather it land with someone who actually wants it than disappear into a fulfillment center.
That's the whole reason I keep this direct.