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Looks like Etsy made $160M last year. I think they can afford to ramp up their efforts in this area. But, like the Apple App Store, people are only going to get
by TheRealDunkirk 5y ago
Looks like Etsy made $160M last year. I think they can afford to ramp up their efforts in this area. But, like the Apple App Store, people are only going to get satisfaction if they can make a big enough stink on social media.
- JAlexoid 5y agoA) Why should they? B) Are investors not allowed to make any return on their investments in form of dividends?
- dwighttk 5y agoIs Etsy paying dividends?
- giaour 5y ago> Why should they? Because otherwise their brand is asymptotically approaching just being a more expensive Ali Express.
- JAlexoid 5y agoThe brand is established and it's not that heavily diluted... Even then - it only needs to keep up with the aesthetics and product types, to keep on top. So no... They don't need to. And curated storefronts were many - I knew of at least 5 startups in that space - they all folded.
- vorpalhex 5y ago> Why should they? If they do not, many sellers will stop using them. Many buyers will stop using them. They will have competition.
- JAlexoid 5y agoYou're basically arguing for a monopoly now. Let them fail.
- vorpalhex 5y agoAs a consumer, I don't want to go through the effort of finding the next Etsy. I want to be lazy and have the current Etsy be good. Whatever comes next will be small. They will lack some of the things I want for many years.
- JAlexoid 5y agoAs a lazy person I want sixpack abs, without putting in the effort. Also - monopolies are never good.
- vorpalhex 5y agoIf shouting at the sky had a chance to convince God to endow me with abs, I would make it a daily practice. Etsy does listen to it's consumers, at least some times. The cost of complaining here is commensurate with the potential benefit.
- Fomite 5y ago"They should do this thing in order to continue to succeed." "Why?" "Because if they don't they'll fail." "Now you're arguing for a monopoly." You can't possibly be arguing in good faith at this point.
- JAlexoid 5y agoYou have to ignore the "They will have competition." to make your own bad faith argument. PS: And then miss our further interaction
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