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Re:Etsy Strike by JAlexoid on Monday April 11, 2022 @01:48PM (#30992309)
Independent, small scale sellers aren't priced out. Cost of doing business includes sales costs - that needs to be integral to the price.

What means is that these craftspeople don't produce enough value for the markets they are targeting.

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Re:Etsy Strike by Pet_Ant on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:01PM (#30992487)
Well part of the value is being handcrafted and being original. If others lie about the first, and can just steal the second, then yes, it is hard to compete.
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Re:Etsy Strike by JAlexoid on Monday April 11, 2022 @03:03PM (#30993202)
Brand recognition and originality is value. Making felt handbags for 10 years and expecting that no one else would copy that - is what drives people away from stagnating crafts people.
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