The Handmade Dream

Etsy's dream of a handmade site is becoming more like a resellers paradise everyday!

I have lost count as to how many items I personally have flagged, some have been removed, others not. I will say I was really upset about a listing awhile back, actually made me sick to see it listed on Etsy, it took Etsy a couple of days but it was removed, for that I'm thankful.

Some people say it shouldn't be our job to flag items that don't belong on Etsy, some say if we don't Etsy will become another Ebay. According to a Storque article Etsy only has 3 on staff who monitor flagged items coming in. Well I hate to tell them they really need a whole heck of a lot more, but then why should they as long as they have members doing the job for them.

Do you believe Etsy members should be the ones doing the flagging or should Etsy step up to the plate and hire more staff to do the job?

Romeo Snoozing!

Need I say more!

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(Resellers)!

Have you checked out these websites about Etsy.com?

The Good:
http://etsysangels.blogspot.com/2008/06/welcome.html
The Bad:
http://etsybitch.blogspot.com/
The Ugly(Resellers):
http://flaggyetsy.blogspot.com/

Which one is your favorite?

I have to say even though I have only one complaint about Etsy, (taking forever to get rid of the shops that just don't belong or leaving ones that guarantee they made them themselves even though there is prove they didn't), I love reading Etsybitch! I also keep an eye on FlaggyEtsy too. Just in the past 2 days, in a matter of minutes, I have found 4 resellers, so if I can do it, why can't Etsy admin?

We aren't selling right now (due to my medical problems and husband's job). I have a lot of free time on my hands and am a big time lurker on the forums, sometimes I post but not often like some do. I have come to love the feature Pounce, have found so many new sellers/no sales sellers that I have added to my favorites and hope to some day purchase from them. My point of this is that I am always on Etsy looking around and I guess that is how I find all the resellers, now if Etsy would just hire somebody to do that, we the community wouldn't have to do all the flagging just to get frustrated when they aren't removed!

What are your thoughts on this subject?

Mule Races

Every year my daughter and I go to the mule races, mother/daughter tradition. This year there weren't as many mules as there usually is. I have yet to bet on them, maybe I'll get brave enough next year! They are very fun to watch, high spirited animals.