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That’s often how it works now. My wife uses Etsy as a Pinterest for Temu. She just finds the original listing and orders it direct from Temu.
by Moto7451 2y ago
That’s often how it works now. My wife uses Etsy as a Pinterest for Temu. She just finds the original listing and orders it direct from Temu.
- dspillett 2y agoIt is also often the reverse: sellers on Temu (or Ali Express, or any number of other sites) selling knock-off versions of hand-crafted items spotted on Etsy and elsewhere. Heck, sometimes the knock-offs are sold on Etsy too, often using the original maker's images (I doubt the product received will be anything close to an exact match). A friend of mine doses corsetry and related clothing work and sells in part through Etsy, and occasionally has a significant problem with this.
- Moto7451 2y agoIt’s definitely a cycle. Pre-Temu/AliExpress I worked at a store that sold high end purpose made knives and low end “fantasy” knives. As soon as a factory was opened in China by a major brand the original (sans branding) would suddenly show up in the same catalog as the fantasy knives at 1/5 MSRP and an inferior knock off at 1/20th MSRP; all the high tech designer steels and plastics replaced by 440 and ABS or Micarta. It’s the way business is often done in their manufacturing economy.