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ND-Dem

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7. that *is* interesting. when did this ban get "relaxed" and what does that mean?
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:34 PM
Feb 2015

I have an acquaintance who does 'ok' on etsy, maybe makes a few thousand a year for all handmade stuff. she's the one who told me the story about the top seller wasn't what it was cracked up to be, but didn't tell me why.

I was curious so I tracked down the counter-narrative.

Cheap imported goods equals success? abelenkpe Feb 2015 #1
looks like a lot of retail has smaller mark-ups than this woman's 'handmade boutique' though. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #4
True abelenkpe Feb 2015 #13
it's mean, but i hope it hurts her sales. she's been on national tv and national print media ND-Dem Feb 2015 #15
How she can honestly live with herself profiting from such labor? abelenkpe Feb 2015 #16
I guess it's easier when you're making money hand over fist; it assuages the moral pain. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #17
True, the Green Poultice is a remarkable substance . . . . hatrack Feb 2015 #20
I started to read that story Tsiyu Feb 2015 #2
yeah, i hadn't realized that was even possible if you sold at etsy. i thought they specifically ND-Dem Feb 2015 #3
The comments on the Yahoo page are telling. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #5
that *is* interesting. when did this ban get "relaxed" and what does that mean? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #7
I had actually looked at selling original pencil drawings on Etsy IDemo Feb 2015 #6
I noticed the same thing edhopper Feb 2015 #18
Wow I will think twice about buying from Etsy again A Little Weird Feb 2015 #8
I've bought some photographs off Etsy tammywammy Feb 2015 #9
interesting. i thought etsy was handmade stuff Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #10
Handmade & vintage JonLP24 Feb 2015 #24
You have options to choose handmade. madfloridian Feb 2015 #28
I think this is a case of buyer beware laundry_queen Feb 2015 #11
Etsy was originally all handmade, all items were pnwest Feb 2015 #12
thanks for the information. seems all the hyped 'revolutions' eventually come down to cold ND-Dem Feb 2015 #14
Reselling on Etsy is common and very profitable for the clever and able! pamjoyful Feb 2015 #19
thanks for the information. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #21
On Etsy if you want handmade, you can choose that option. madfloridian Feb 2015 #27
people can choose charter schools too. they have options. aren't options great? we can ND-Dem Feb 2015 #30
A very simple view of a very complicated world. madfloridian Feb 2015 #31
analogous to your own, it seems. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #32
anyone remember "Ecologica Malibu"? April Winchell went nuts MisterP Feb 2015 #22
You need a large inventory JonLP24 Feb 2015 #23
$100 a month isn't much at all XemaSab Feb 2015 #34
No it wasn't JonLP24 Feb 2015 #35
First Amazon, now Etsy. madfloridian Feb 2015 #25
I have bought and sold on Etsy truegrit44 Feb 2015 #26
Most etsy sellers don't make a living from their stores. blogslut Feb 2015 #29
caveat emptor 7wo7rees Feb 2015 #33
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