So creative!
Chad’s Year in Review
Etsy’s December statistics have yet to surface, but through his recent blog post, “2013 Year in Review” Chad reminded the community of all the wonderful, empowering, world-changing things Etsy did in 2013. (He forgot to mention screwing the handmade community by redefining “handmade.”)
He spoke so proudly of Etsy accomplishments, but there was no mention of handmade – instead, he talked about creative goods and “buyers cherishing one-of-a-kind objects that they can’t find anywhere else.”
Really?
Does the man ever browse Etsy?
And, does he not realize how ridiculous he sounds spouting this nonsense over the head of the elephant in the room?
But most importantly, how can anyone believe a word this man says??
I swear reading the comments section was almost as painful as reading the post.
Catching Up, and Enough is Enough
Took a few days off, and catching up…
Town Hall: I have been unable to view the Town Hall, but from what I have gathered from forum posts, not much to it other than promises, promises from Etsy. From one handmade seller:
I watched the town hall, and although there are some nice ideas, the bells and whistles don’t matter if I can’t be found.
Looks like the useless Customer Service Stats feature is going away… anybody care?
Noticed a few dared to point out the non-handmade handmade on Etsy:
Manufacturing…Not really Hand Made…not really Etsy
4 stores selling the same custom made dress
Buyer Question: Is this really considered handmade?
How to compete with other shops which sell mass produced items but claim it as handmade?
And for some sellers, enough is enough…
when do you decided Etsy is not working
Ebay? Etsy? Where Am I?
Your new Etsy… where it’s all about rolling in the cash…
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Who are these people eager and willing to take advice from a new shop owner with only 3 sales?? One who sounds very much like an internet marketing shyster.
Surely These Aren’t Handmade?
No, those items featured on the Etsy front page aren’t handmade. They are mass-produced in a factory in China. But the shop isn’t going anywhere. This post, however…. will soon be deleted, thread will be closed, someone will get muted…
Etsy Marketplace Integrity Team at work.
Etsy Front Page Scam Artist
This dialog between Etsy users and Administration would lead one to believe that if an item is featured on the front page, the shop has been vetted by Administration and is safe to buy from.
From the Jan. 15th Q&A, the question (emphasis added):
Once an item is “curated” for Browse, finds, Front Page, blogs does anyone look beyond the photo? I ask as there have been numerous selections where the items don’t adhere to the TOU’s for various obvious reasons and this is the face that you are putting on the site.
and Admin’s answer (in part):
Yes, every item that is curated by a member of Etsy staff goes through different measures of vetting checks before it’s featured. We vet to make sure the item and shop are in good standing with site policies to ensure a positive shopping experience. I can’t give specifics about the systems we use, for security reasons, but we have our own internal vetting process and are also in touch with the Marketplace Integrity Team…
In this December 15th blog post, Rusetsy pointed out a reseller shop (vibrantleathers) featured on the front page.
Yesterday, the shop (vibrantleathers) was called out in the forums for not fulfilling a buyer’s order, and the shop has now disappeared from Etsy.
Rusetsy thinks those Etsy fraud prevention teams  are about as useful as an About page.
Copycat Thieves Taking Over Etsy
This is outrageous! This much-deserved call out will soon be swept aside by Etsy; but Rusetsy intends it to stand. These thieves will not remain anonymous. It appears the same person (or entity) has opened several shops and flooded the Etsy marketplace (and search) with stolen designs (and photos) by this seller and others while also undercutting the original designer’s prices. All of these shops are from China which fact will most probably be scrubbed from the forum post.
All of these shops should be shut down by Etsy and there should be no second chance. This is not copyright infringement or trademark infringement by accident or ignorance; this is blatant thievery and should not be tolerated.
Instead of closing down the thread (which will soon happen), Etsy Administration should be closing down the shops.
Vote!
Encouraging everyone to vote in the Ecommerce Bytes Seller’s Choice Awards. Vote your favorite selling site up or down!
More Etsy Scamming
I’m not sure what to do.
DISPUTE
How do I get my $205.00 back?
Confused about Seller
I have not recieved my item!!
Item never received
Hate to complain but dont no what else to do help
shop disappear ??
No refund?
purchase not arrived.
Thief on etsy
Paid but item not received
Seller not honoring B1G1
So I didn’t receive an item..
Case Opened by Me and almost Immediately Closed by Etsy
EtsyLeaks?
A spy on Etsy….. selling phone cases…?????
NSA’s enemy number one, Edward Snowden?
Hmmm…. looks like Rusetsy may have some competition….
RUSEtsy 