There are a few reasons: 1. Trying to game relevance. They have stated that sales contribute to this. Take your custom order and funnel it through a listing of

There are a few reasons: 1. Trying to game relevance. They have stated that sales contribute to this. Take your custom order and funnel it through a listing of something you trying to push. 2. Some of these are coupons and discount promotions, etsy doesn't give sellers a good way to promote this so they abuse listings to do it