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I would love to see an Etsy alternative that is verified handmade goods rather than reseller junk.

ramesh31 5y ago
>I would love to see an Etsy alternative that is verified handmade goods rather than reseller junk. Pretty ironic that if you replace "Etsy" with "eBay" in that statement, you have the original value prop for Etsy. The circle of life, I suppose.
_fat_santa 5y ago
I feel like Etsy should have done this from the get-go. The problem I think for them is without all those re-sellers, they would have a fraction of the sellers they have now.
- chucky_z 5y ago
  This was how Etsy used to work and they were really strict about it. It changed about 2 months after they IPOd
  - Karsteski 5y ago
    I've seen the private -> public transition ruin many companies, and it makes me sad. I'm holding out for Valve but I imagine that if they ever go public that'll be the end of my game purchases, unless a worthy competitor arises.
    - chrisan 5y ago
      Valve barely makes games anymore. Are you referring to the steam platform in general somehow getting bad/worse than competitors?
      - Karsteski 5y ago
        Yep I'm referring to the platform itself. I wish Valve made more games, but I'm happy with the direction they're going in, i.e. working to make SteamOS3 and their Steam Deck a success, since this will also be a win for Linux gaming.
toper-centage 5y ago
How would you verify that?
- capableweb 5y ago
  Make each seller verify their account by sending one of the products to the business hosting the platform in order to open the storefront. And if in the future, that store is receiving complaints about "reseller junk" or similar, either via your marketplace customer service, or from reviews of the seller, make a order via a fake name to review it again. If they break the rules, throw them off the platform.
8note 5y ago
I'd like to see an Etsy alternative that is owned by the handmade creators. What Nebula is to Youtube
JAlexoid 5y ago
That's called a brick and mortar store. Try visiting one and check out the opportunity cost price, while you're at it.

>I would love to see an Etsy alternative that is verified handmade goods rather than reseller junk. Pretty ironic that if you replace "Etsy" with "eBay" in that statement, you have the original value prop for Etsy. The circle of life, I suppose.

_fat_santa 5y ago

I feel like Etsy should have done this from the get-go. The problem I think for them is without all those re-sellers, they would have a fraction of the sellers they have now.

chucky_z 5y ago
This was how Etsy used to work and they were really strict about it. It changed about 2 months after they IPOd
- Karsteski 5y ago
  I've seen the private -> public transition ruin many companies, and it makes me sad. I'm holding out for Valve but I imagine that if they ever go public that'll be the end of my game purchases, unless a worthy competitor arises.
  - chrisan 5y ago
    Valve barely makes games anymore. Are you referring to the steam platform in general somehow getting bad/worse than competitors?
    - Karsteski 5y ago
      Yep I'm referring to the platform itself. I wish Valve made more games, but I'm happy with the direction they're going in, i.e. working to make SteamOS3 and their Steam Deck a success, since this will also be a win for Linux gaming.

toper-centage 5y ago

How would you verify that?

capableweb 5y ago
Make each seller verify their account by sending one of the products to the business hosting the platform in order to open the storefront. And if in the future, that store is receiving complaints about "reseller junk" or similar, either via your marketplace customer service, or from reviews of the seller, make a order via a fake name to review it again. If they break the rules, throw them off the platform.

8note 5y ago

I'd like to see an Etsy alternative that is owned by the handmade creators. What Nebula is to Youtube

JAlexoid 5y ago

That's called a brick and mortar store. Try visiting one and check out the opportunity cost price, while you're at it.