Etsy Price Guide
Dark Academia
Dark Academia ACEOs are a volume market on Etsy. High-output shops set the floor and supply runs deep, so the low end stays low. The way up is to look like the exception.
At a Glance
- Median Price
- $25
- P25 Price
- $8.25
- lower bound
- P75 Price
- $30
- upper bound
- Heat
- 40
- 10+ favorers
Based on 100 priced listings on Etsy.
Analysis
Reading the Dark Academia market on Etsy
Right now 24 shops are listing, 45.8% of them with a single card up. The top shop holds 36% of what is listed.
The middle of the market sits at $25. Most cards list between $8.25 and $30. Over the last 89 days the typical price has been climbing, from $15 to $25. Price inside that band unless you have a clear reason to sit above it: signed, numbered, or a name collectors already chase.
Few listings are marked one of a kind, so leaning into originals is a real differentiator. Nearly every listing is tagged handmade, so that tag alone will not set you apart on this shelf. 40 listings already have ten or more favorers, so there are buyers watching this theme.
You will not win this one on price. Win it on the card.
Price Trend (Etsy vs eBay)
The daily median price for Dark Academia ACEOs.
Signals and Character
What this theme rewards
Collectibility signals
- Handmade
- 100%
- OOAK
- 0%
- Signed
- 1%
Rates at which sellers tag listings as original/handmade art on Etsy.
Market character
Volume
High-output shops set a low price floor. Differentiate hard.
- Unique Shops
- 24
- Single-Listing Shops
- 45.8%
- Top Shop Share
- 36%
Supply
Shop competition
The shops with the most active listings in this theme right now.
| Shop | Listings | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|
| darkessentialss | 36 | $31.36 |
| espilane | 11 | $3.25 |
| jenamakistudio | 8 | $8.25 |
| alexmayarts | 6 | $11.17 |
| juliettefaunaart | 6 | $950 |
| cozycrowcreates | 5 | $4.8 |
| offtidesstudio | 5 | $31 |
| garrycolsonartist | 2 | $16 |
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