Etsy just lost more of my business. Posted by Alison Truslow on May 31, 2011 at 3:59am in Business Topics View Discussions So with the new listing rules over there, I can't list commercial beads for jewelry making unless I know the year they were manufactured! Lol, what is going on over there? I have been paring back my Etsy shop for some time now, but I still list things once in a while just because I do make sales...but the site has gotten so strange - I can't even relate to it anymore. Between the two, I knew I'd be putting most of my focus on my Zibbet shop, but now I'm really thinking I'm going to do away with the Etsy store altogether sometime in the near future.
Well, look for a variety of semi-precious gemstone beads in my shop here on Zibbet! Forget Etsy - it's all going here now...
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Permalink Reply by Pat Galasso on May 31, 2011 at 5:29am I agree. They have gotten so big that they have forgotten who got them there. I too am concentrating on Zibbet. My shop at Etsy is almost down to nothing and when it's gone, it's gone. Please Zibbet don't forget us little folk when you're bigger than Etsy. ? Reply 
Permalink Reply by Andrew (Zibbet's co-founder) on May 31, 2011 at 6:12am No chance of that happening Pat. Here at Zibbet, doing the best for our sellers is at the epicenter of every single decision, both big and small.We are intimately aware that Zibbet cannot succeed unless we first strive to make you all successful.
Happy days here at Zibbet
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Permalink Reply by Valerie Reeves on May 31, 2011 at 11:37am Thanks, Andrew--we know it, but it's always nice to hear again! ? Reply 
Permalink Reply by Kathy Launiu 1 day ago How happy it makes me feel to hear these words!! Thank you. ? Reply 
Permalink Reply by Diane Svete-Noxon 1 day ago I went over there yesterday and found out that I belonged in 3 circles! I don't remember signing up for any. ? Reply 
Permalink Reply by All About The Buttons on May 31, 2011 at 6:02am I have 2 shops there, one with one item and the other empty. They are done for me. ? Reply Permalink Reply by Diane Svete-Noxon on May 31, 2011 at 8:04am Same here! My 2 shops are empty. I'v gone over to the site and am totally confused. I don't even KNOW if I could figure out to list there. Once more it validates my switch over to Zibbet! ? Reply Permalink Reply by Pat Galasso on May 31, 2011 at 7:46am Thank you Andrew. Have 2 shops here and I am just loving the community. With the help we give each other and with Zibbet's quick responses to us, I know we will all do well. ? Reply 
Permalink Reply by D & P Creations on May 31, 2011 at 8:02am I suppose the year of manufacture for commercial beads has to do with the content restrictions that are in place. Etsy likely wants to protect itself from government challenges about prohibited metals in beads (lead specifically). It is important for any business to know the content of the materials, especially when they might be available to children. Bead sellers should have the bead content information available.
If you don't like Etsy, it's not a big social issue, just close your shop and move on. Or, you could comply with Etsy requirements and continue making a profit with Etsy sales.
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Permalink Reply by Alison Truslow on May 31, 2011 at 10:35am That's very helpful about possible lead content and restrictions...I may look into contacting the supplier to see if they can give me some information since none of the beads I purchased came with any info. other than the dimensions, shapes and a general idea of the types of gemstones the mix of beads contained.
Thanks - I'm aware I can close my shop there at any time, or comply with Etsy's restrictions. That is a very good common sense statement. However, as a customer of both Etsy and Zibbet, I do enjoy coming to the forums from time to time to discuss what's going on with these sites...and as it turns out, I got some very helpful information from you, so thanks!
? Reply Permalink Reply by D & P Creations on May 31, 2011 at 3:27pm Closing a shop doesn't mean deserting the venue, as you can still use the forums for informational purposes.
I have my empty shop on Etsy, almost empty on ArtFire, a couple items here, and most on CraftIsArt.com. I can then hold my name for all and use my FaceBook page to direct customers to where I currently want to be active. I think it's a common sense approach to business.
I left my items on Etsy expire. Since there is a cost to list, it is important that the item sells. My items just weren't selling well. Rather than pay to re-list non-selling items, I just let them expire. It is difficult to sell jewelry online. ArtFire wasn't better at sales and the web site was too confusing. Zibbet and CraftIsArt take a much simplistic approach to design to focus more on business.
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Permalink Reply by A Crafty Arab on May 31, 2011 at 8:20am I am also down to two items at Etsy. In fact last week I sold an item but when I got the PayPal email, I came here first. I was very disappointed to see it wasn't in my Zibbet shop. A sale is a sale, so I was excited that something sold, but I was really concentrating on having all my energy in my shop here.
When I went in to get the address and the invoice, it took me awhile to figure out where things were in my shop. Everything looked so different!
Kay
A Crafty Arab
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