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Etsy as a platform for buying and selling is fine, its discoverability and search that hinders the customer experience. I've bought lots of art commissions and
by serf 2y ago
Etsy as a platform for buying and selling is fine, its discoverability and search that hinders the customer experience.
I've bought lots of art commissions and actual hand-made knickknacks and toys from actual non-print-mill individuals.
The experience has always been fine for me -- but I was aware of the artist and what I wanted going into it rather than searching for 'something cool' only to be inundated with mass-production "I LOVE MY DAD" mugs.
- Loughla 2y agoExactly. Etsy is still great if you explicitly know what you're looking for, in the case of bespoke jewelry or art, and/or if you explicitly know the artist. As a discovery tool, it's worse than anywhere else.
- surfingdino 2y agoI used to run a shop on Etsy. 20+ daily messages from scammers pretending to be buyers or Etsy support. Etsy ads bringing zero new customers, seller bans for no reason... it's a decent experience for buyer, but not fr he seller.