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PPPFFFTTT ! ! !
Stop it.
Etsy needs to go back to being NORMAL.
Just once I’d like to sit down to a meal with Josh and have a nice discussion……
Well hopefully they will improve the operational functions of the app as they want to pull more into using it?? It has some missing key elements (like shop section when listing) and doesn’t seem to track listing status accurately! Just to mention a few.
This is like…get the vaccine and stand a chance to win $1 million in a vaccine lottery…which by the way, pretty much failed in it’s attempt to gain attention. This is pretty much another “dire” attempt at gaining customers while not spending the money or resources, to fix their crappy technology. Everyday is another “bug fest” on Etsy, with new problems that will indeed lose buyers. I’m concerned that Etsy is “on the slide” as many Stock Market analysts are staying clear of Etsy investments. Having said that, I’m sure Etsy will have a good holiday season as consumers flood into Etsy to “check off” their gift lists. Anymore, the holiday season will be the only relevant quarter for Etsy. I’ve always said, that Etsy should have promoted higher end art products to attract the affluent buyer who has the capital to “spend”. But now, Etsy is stuck with a customer base that has no money and cannot afford any products outside of necessities. Etsy has dug it’s own grave.