Need some advice on printed v. printables

I'm trying to decide something in my shop and I'd love y'all's opinons on the matter.

A couple of times now, I've had customers purchase several items from my shop (yay!), but they accidentally purchased a mixture of printed 8x10s and printable PDFs. People typically like one or the other and, sure enough, when I asked them they had meant to purchase the printed versions (where I print and ship to them).

So here's my problem - I'm trying to figure out how to better organize my shop. Right now, I have the word 'PRINTABLE' as the first word in my headlines for all my printable items, but that's clearly not cutting it. So should I:

1. Create a listing that says "Purchase the printable version of any of my 8x10s", make it a featured listing (so that it's always at the top of my shop), and then just have them tell me in the Notes to Seller Section which print they want

Pros - less listing fees, less duplicate content
Cons - might get confusing, would have to give each print a "code" or something, to avoid confusing (I have TWO giving tree prints, for example)

OR

2. Just create duplicates of every item for sale and do a graphic over the main listing picture that says PRINTABLE. In the headline, too, but in the picture, just in case someone doesn't read the fine print, so to speak.

Pros - Lots of listings...doesn't Etsy like that?
Cons - lots of listing fees; duplicate content?

What do you guys think?
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Re: Need some advice on printed v. printables

Hi Amy,

The first listing I looked at confused me.
The extract from your description, belowm says that it's a digital product, and PDF's will be sent. Then it says that there's no frame, as the listing is for a print.

That could be a source of confusion maybe?

Rob.


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This is a digital product, so you will be sent 5 high resolution PDFs (jpegs are available if you prefer) - and best of all, NO SHIPPING FEES!

Please note - the black frame around the display photo will not be included - this listing is for a print only.
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Re: Need some advice on printed v. printables

Rob - GREAT catch! See, sometimes you stare at something so long, and you don't notice things like that... I honestly didn't even catch that!
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Re: Need some advice on printed v. printables

Yes, it's easy to overlook things like that when you work with them every day.
Glad I could help you.

Rob.
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Re: Need some advice on printed v. printables

Hi guys, i'm looking to get my own Giclee printer for reproduction of my artworks, using archival paper..can anyone advise on what printer to buy that will print well on archival paper..?
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