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Wed Sept 2 2015 21:46:28 |
Is Etsy Too Lax or Too Strict over Handmade vs Resellers?By: Ina Steiner |
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Thu Sep 3 08:02:01 2015 |
Can't eat a tattoo. Should have saved for a rainy day. |
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by: Moonwishes |
Thu Sep 3 08:31:16 2015 |
Our world is becoming more and more a place where if someone doesn't like a rule they will make their own spin on it and then be 'surprised' when they find they have a problem. I haven't sold on Etsy, but the only reason I would go there is to comp prices on things I sell with their sellers, specifically sewing patterns or if I was looking for something handmade that I didn't want to try to make myself. Every craft show I ever went to with my mother that I saw something I liked, she would tell me that I could make it. This is what I thought Etsy was, a giant craft show and a place for supplies for crafters. Now someone said they sell I-phones?! How can they be in any way construed as being handmade. But it is yet more of a way to see just how far someone can bend the rules. |
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by: TMoore |
Thu Sep 3 13:07:08 2015 |
I tried out Etsy in 2012 and found it wanting to begin with. The "handmade" controversy was raging even then, way before Etsy went public. My listings were buried way down in a cave under a rock between two twigs for four months before I decided the wait was not worth it. My items were all hand made by me; that is, I assembled all components, sourced the materials, etc.. When I talked about the issue of handmade I was warned by Etsy staff not to talk about it, and I saw several other arisans "permamuted" about the topic. If anything Etsy demonstrated a deep hypocrisy, enough that I pulled out and have not gone back. Now I sell everything from my own site and have enjoyed success in that my things are seen, enjoyed and puchased. That is what is truly important. So I don't think Etsy ought to be promoting itself as a "handmade" site if it will only promote mass producers. |
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