Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees

Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by adrr on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:14AM (#22430723)

That was the original model but that doesn’t really scale. It’s primarily another channel for mass manufactured stuff that your can find on aliexpress.

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by dawnerd on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:38AM (#22430818)

I got into it with their support over this. They still claim they don't allow those items but when you report it to them they shrug it off.

I've written them off completely now. All of these aliexpress, etc dropshippers are ruining all of the retail sites.

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by stuartc842 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:44AM (#22430853)

example of an item that smells like aliexpress to me:

2'x4' painting for $160, ships from china, comes in 6 different sizes

https://www.etsy.com/listing/637298037/original-sea-waves-oi...

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by itronitron on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:52AM (#22432759)

I'd put that right in the middle of the 'hotel art' category. They should also advertise it as being stain resistant.

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Re:Etsy sellers are furious over new mandatory ad fees by iudqnolq on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:38PM (#22437529)

Is there a competitor that still is mostly handmade?

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