tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post5031037035564346113..comments2023-10-15T08:44:37.222-04:00Comments on Ohhh Lulu...: ETSY POLICY UPDATES Pt 2: An Insider Perspectivebetterdressedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737306444524901411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-27820539544271483952013-10-15T21:45:17.757-04:002013-10-15T21:45:17.757-04:00Are you serious? Why is everyone acting like this ...Are you serious? Why is everyone acting like this is a new issue? When Etsy was called out on featuring an obvious reseller, instead of dealing with the problem they introduced the "collectives." I am glad that you are making a living through Etsy, but they have continually sided with resellers and refuse to close shops that clearly go against their policies. I agree with the anonymous poster above. If you advertise yourself as a handmade marketplace, it is not my job as a consumer to seek out independent artists. As you said, people value integrity. Integrity is not something that I have seen/experienced with Etsy so I will take my business elsewhere and support truly handmade. Even if a seller has their own, handmade products on Etsy, Esty gets a portion of those sales. I refuse for my money to support a marketplace of lies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-63012016201158422442013-10-05T07:00:17.750-04:002013-10-05T07:00:17.750-04:00I can completely relate to what you say. I think ...I can completely relate to what you say. I think I'm lucky that I am in a category that is relatively small, but in more saturated categories, it is nearly impossible to find anything. A major frustration I find with Etsy, as both a buyer and a seller, is that their prioritization with their "fixes".betterdressedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737306444524901411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-48814643690407699122013-10-05T03:53:34.626-04:002013-10-05T03:53:34.626-04:00Meh. As a former buyer on Etsy, I got tired of de...Meh. As a former buyer on Etsy, I got tired of dealing with their completely inadequate search engine. It is nearly impossible to find what you want on Etsy compared to other comparable online retailers like Amazon or Ebay. You can't filter clothing items for sizes, fabric content, sleeve length and style, country of manufacture. Jewelry categories don't make it easy to select multiple criteria (like sterling or fine silver but not silver plated earrings with gemstones including turquoise.) It has become virtually impossible now to find sellers who actually make their own products in the sea of factory-made items (and that change happened at least 2 years ago. People complained and Etsy gave them some lip-service.)<br />So no, as a buyer, I am not going to "really take the time to seek out who is handmade." If you want my money, then don't make it hard for me to shop and spend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552712473039374560.post-71432291834879733452013-10-04T11:42:02.119-04:002013-10-04T11:42:02.119-04:00Such a well written post! It's really encourag...Such a well written post! It's really encouraging to hear that someone from the Etsy team was able to reach out to you to talk with you about your concerns. I didn't realize they were putting so much work into creating these filtered manufacturing forms and more so that they seem to want to pursue this area to help identify what shops are handmade and what shops aren't. I'm still a little leery about Etsy being open to more factory made products, it's a struggle for me already to compete with clothing garments made in Asia countries, that claim to be handmade but their stuff can be found all over the internet. I don't know what these new chances will do to my shop. I only hope those who shop on Etsy really take the time to seek out who is handmade and who is now. Teakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419081300721185768noreply@blogger.com