Daily Cheat Sheet · Aug 31, 2026

Pastel

Pastel ACEOs are a curated corner of Etsy. Most shops here list a card or two at a time, so the work speaks for itself and a premium price sticks when the card earns it.

Based on 100 priced listings on Etsy.

Platform:
$10.99
Median Price
$5.89
P25 Price
lower bound
$15
P75 Price
upper bound
14 🔥
Heat
10+ favorers

Reading the Pastel Market on Etsy

Right now 55 shops are listing, 65.5% of them with a single card up. The top shop holds 9% of what is listed.

The middle of the market sits at $10.99. Most cards list between $5.89 and $15. Over the last 45 days the typical price has been sliding, from $12 to $10.99. 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. 14 listings already have ten or more favorers, so there are buyers watching this theme.

In a curated market, the card sells the price. Make something worth the number.

Price Trend (Etsy vs eBay)

The daily median price for Pastel ACEOs.

eBay Median $10eBay Band ($5 to $14)Etsy Median $11Etsy Band ($6 to $15)46 days

Collectibility Signals

Handmade99%
OOAK4%
Signed7%

Rates at which sellers tag listings as original/handmade art on Etsy.

Market Character

Curated

Scarce, OOAK-heavy listings. High pricing power for original work.

Total Unique Shops: 55
Single-Listing Shops: 65.5%
Top Shop Share: 9%

Shop Competition

The shops with the most active listings in this theme right now.

ShopListingsAvg Price
icybubblegumart9$5
nikionek6$15
lightbrushstroke5$8.97
ledbystillwaters5$12
gwenethestudioart4$18
lucienardielloart4$6
mossychatco4$5.89
kathysymondsfineart3$3

Top Favorited Live Listings

ATC - Bristol VellumHandmade

ATC - Bristol Vellum

6.00 USD

33 ♥
FANSHEFOLDS
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