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Maybe if they were required to mention categorical suppliers it would further inform consumers
by ramy_d 9y ago
Maybe if they were required to mention categorical suppliers it would further inform consumers
- blhack 9y agoThat's an interesting idea, and it has a secondary benefit of informing buyers about sustainability.
- Broken_Hippo 9y agoSo much this. Folks should just be honest about it.
- code_duck 9y ago'Folks should just be honest' is unfortunately not a solid policy for an international marketplace.
- ramy_d 9y agoIt should be a rule liable to punitive measures when broken.
- code_duck 9y agoOf course, and Etsy has tried many rules that have punishment attached. Like most communities or marketplaces the punishment is removal of your listings or suspension of some account privileges. Unfortunately my experience is they were very inconsistent with application of their rules, and often closed stores that didn't deserve it, sometimes repeatedly, while obvious rule breakers operated for months. Sometimes they remove items, sometimes esp. in the past you just come to log in and your password doesn't work and your store is gone. While they also had issue forming reasonable procedures and rules, much of the problems are with application of their rules, as in having enough employees and managing training them effectively.
- ramy_d 9y agoWow, genuinely interesting to see all the stories here about what's happening to the store.
- BinaryIdiot 9y agoI like this idea. I'm not quite sure how to enforce it though but it's an interesting approach nonetheless.
- ramy_d 9y agoI think that if people find a seller's stuff on Aliexpress and they reported otherwise, a simple "report this seller" with a link to the aliexpress item would literally put a peer powered approach to enforcement. By reading the comments here, it's already happening. This would just put a system in place for consumer to protect each other (which is kind of great!)