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Re:Was Etsy too good to be true? by TorKlingberg on Friday September 06, 2019 @08:08AM (#20894888)
For every comment like yours there is an other saying Etsy fell apart when they started making legitimate sellers jump thorough a bunch of hoops proving they are really hand-making their things. And a story about someone who got wrongly thrown out. I'm not sure it's possible to solve both problems.
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Re:Was Etsy too good to be true? by Swenrekcah on Friday September 06, 2019 @08:39AM (#20895068)
It’s possible to solve both problems if you are content not to be the only provider of this service in the world. I realise the forces dictate that direction, but that’s also why everything turns to crap in the end.
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Re:Was Etsy too good to be true? by hiccuphippo on Friday September 06, 2019 @09:00AM (#20895201)
Just have a very clear separation of both. Call one Etsy and the other EtsyExpress or something like that.
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Re:Was Etsy too good to be true? by cellular on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:27PM (#20899001)
It's a love-hate relationship. Kickstarter also used to be about the little guy. Now you need thousand dollar videos, and pay to market your own project!

Ironically, check out mine! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poly-wants-a-cracker/po...

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Re:Was Etsy too good to be true? by LoSboccacc on Friday September 06, 2019 @08:28AM (#20895010)
two sides of the same coin tbh.
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