My city had a lot of Etsy marketplace events and I'll pretty much only buy online from people who I've seen in person at one of those events. Even then, some ta

My city had a lot of Etsy marketplace events and I'll pretty much only buy online from people who I've seen in person at one of those events. Even then, some tables are a little... suspect. I also follow a bunch I like on Instagram and see regular updates of what they're doing which gives a lot more trust. Kinda sad it takes all that these days. Side note about the market places: After the last one I went to, one of the creators posted about how they sold around $900 but the table cost $500. Looking back at how some tables were being passed over by everyone, or selling low-value items, it's brutal. I really wonder how many broke even. It must be a sea of crushed dreams out there.