Etsy Listing Policy Clarification July 2024 Etsy changes 2024

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Etsy Listing Policy Clarification July 2024 Etsy changes 2024

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What should you do in response to this? Not much. Here's the article if you'd like to read the whole thing: community.etsy.com/t5/Announc...
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@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Here's the full definition of each category: www.etsy.com/legal/creativity

@user-pl9wg5gc5i 24 күн бұрын

This video made me think of an old boss of mine, who to cover up the lack of anything useful or actionable to say would just talk forever in circles without actually saying anything, and while she never clarified anything just to make it stop you would agree thank her for her help and run away. This video and their “clarifications” are exactly that.

@terit.6593 24 күн бұрын

Hah, I think we worked for the same person. 😉I had one just like that too. Always baffled me how she ever got, much less kept, her job.

@CrabDigs 24 күн бұрын

I wish Etsy would just vet sellers before they open a shop

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

They do to a certain extent now, but so many people got in before they started that it's like trying to bail water when there's a hole the size of your head in the rowboat.

@ColetteO_ 24 күн бұрын

🎖️Just wanted to say thanks, Kara, for being a reliable and sane voice for us. I knew as soon as I saw that Etsy email and watched his video announcement that I could count on Kara to weigh in. ☺️👍🏻 Thanks for being there 💌😀

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@quartierkrambylorana 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video. I sell handmade stationery in my shop and to be honest: It always bothers me a little bit when others write in their description about their handmade stuff when it's not handmade at all. Especially when it's just POD and they never get to touch and pack the product.

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

This is all smoke and mirrors imo. The policy change I want to see is the one where they ACTUALLY VET all new shops. This would send a message that’s it’s not so easy to game the system over and over and over. Is it time for Josh to hit the road? 🤔 It’s almost as if Etsy wants the system to be gamed. 😉 They dug a hole they can’t get out of.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I think they're getting ready to do a fee increase after all the "upgrades" and "clarifications" come out.

@Malaology 24 күн бұрын

My handmade malas are showing as designed by and customer service literally got irritated with me when I asked for help. After much back and forth, they wrote - " this is currently an issue being fixed by our Pre-engineering department, meaning this is affecting every member to our site." It is a bummer

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Good to know.

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

Same. My hand screened and designed tees in our shop is labeled as ‘Designed by’ but meets the Handmade description. So we will be lumped with POD. It even gives an examples of both situations under the different categories. And Etsy auto categorized it that way so I can’t even correct.

@lynneperry7454 24 күн бұрын

Keeping commerce human without person to person communication is like trying to tango on your own.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

yessss

@EmpoweredCrystals 24 күн бұрын

So agree with you! Absolutely meaningless because people lie. Great video ❤

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@bramble_farm 21 күн бұрын

As a buyer, the situation is frustrating. Hope Etsy continues to try to improve it. We as buyers have to do the work of figuring out whether a seller is making or reselling, which is hard if we don’t know a lot about the subject area. And no one is an expert on everything!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 21 күн бұрын

As long as people lie about the listing when they list it, Etsy won't be able to do anything about finding all of them, unfortunately.

@42710steph 24 күн бұрын

Check your listings, Some of my items have been automatically updated in the wrong category...

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I've been going through mine.

@luthercorp 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for the cut and dry short explanation of this

@KaraBuntinTutorials 22 күн бұрын

Watch the longer version on the playlist about what you can sell, it’s a lot more thorough!

@G.G.8GG 23 күн бұрын

Just what i was needing - someone who could interpret that video, which i watched yesterday. I knew a more seasoned seller would understand it. Thank you. Im still trying to decide whether to keep my shop open or not.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@HolidaysLane 24 күн бұрын

Thank You Kara!!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I was forced into it!

@thewishingthorn 22 күн бұрын

excellent video Kara!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 22 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@kathyericson3375 24 күн бұрын

And this is why I follow Kara. She has the same thoughts, questions that I do about all of this. To me it's just a lot of Doublespeak. I'm going to keep doing what I do the best I know how. I can think of a few tweaks as a vintage seller I can make, but I don't see Etsy changing that much.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, this isn't a change, it's rearranging deck chairs.

@RVincents 19 күн бұрын

Finally! A realist! Thank you. I just found your channel and this video. I subscribed and liked 5 minutes into it because... FINALLY someone who tells it like it is...

@KaraBuntinTutorials 19 күн бұрын

Well thank you, i appreciate that.

@SoUniqueByTammy 24 күн бұрын

great video, thanks.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@WayToGoOz2 23 күн бұрын

Well said Kara.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@thealethiaco 24 күн бұрын

I am a graphic designer. So I am happy that it shows clarification. I actually design my stuff. Like. Actually. Not buying stuff off CF and slapping it on. So I’m glad they clarify. I also do custom design work as well so I’m glad it shows I’m a designer.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Except that the people who buy stuff off of CF or who use AI are also labeled as designers.

@thealethiaco 22 күн бұрын

@@KaraBuntinTutorials sadly. As a designer it really irritates me to no end. That’s not handmade and no effort was put into those by those sellers. I even showed an “image google search” show up on my Etsy stats for a design I made. Then it was the design .png showed up. Someone was trying to find the file for my stuff. Sorry buddy! I actually made that myself ! 😂

@trinitylove8535 7 күн бұрын

Yes! Thank you-exactly. It’s crap!

@petepipee6751 22 күн бұрын

First step would be that Etsy's algorithm should ask for information from the supplier before it decides to suspend the account. Suspension is taken so casually by Etsy

@KaraBuntinTutorials 22 күн бұрын

They've never had a reputation for fact-checking anything, they're big enough that a little collateral damage from suspending legitimate listings and shops doesn't even register with them. It's pitiful.

@user-pl9wg5gc5i 24 күн бұрын

I just checked my listings and many of my handmade items say designed by 🙄 not made by

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

That's the problem.

@nikittyworkshop 24 күн бұрын

All of mine is saying that too.

@Malaology 24 күн бұрын

Mine too!!! And chat does not help!

@JillsTreasureChest 24 күн бұрын

Mine too. Crocheted items that clearly say handmade

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

Me too and we hand screen and design our tees in our shop.

@ashadowawhisper 24 күн бұрын

Etsy went wrong when they opened it up to “vintage”. Then they opened it up to all… and now it’s overrun with Chinese products from sellers in China. They were awesome back in 2012, everything was about creators and artisans. Now the fees are driving people away.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

It's more overrun with Chinese products from US sellers!

@tinaindina7032 24 күн бұрын

I don’t think it was the “vintage” category as it’s not that difficult to determine. It’s the whole buy it in the streets of India (new produce= reselling) and Etsy sellers calling them “handmade”. There is so much of that on Etsy. I flag them and flag them and…

@tinaindina7032 24 күн бұрын

@@KaraBuntinTutorialsexactly. Or Indian or ….

@decadence2jewelry 24 күн бұрын

you must have really enjoyed those few weeks in 2005 when Etsy didn't allow vintage.

@brainteezer197 24 күн бұрын

yes, when they still had townhall meetings and before they went public. We had to send pics of our workshop, tools, supplies, etc to prove we actually make our items. We actually build Himalayan Salt rooms, spas and caves and have every tool known to man, yet had to prove we made a salt lamp! And we did not think that was a bad thing!

@Xtiandemedici 24 күн бұрын

I consider a supplier no different than drop shipping. Just saying.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I'm doing a video going through the whole thing in detail tomorrow, and there's very little difference between the two at this point, based on how the policies are written.

@Xtiandemedici 24 күн бұрын

@@KaraBuntinTutorials I agree with you 1000% let’s say I wanted to sell shoes 👠 so I get them from a supplier of shoes that I did not make myself but designed them, wouldn’t that be considered drop shipping or would it qualify as non drop shipping if I have the shoes sent to my home or warehouse and every time I get an order on Etsy, I send them to a customer? I hope Etsy really nails down the meaning because it’s a bit confusing. I will make sure I watch your video. Thank you for this great video!!!

@blackwidow8520 23 күн бұрын

If you designed the shoes then it would fall under designed by and isnt drop shipping @Xtiandemedici

@nellifedorova3054 24 күн бұрын

Honestly, I can't imagine ANY handmade product that is made exclusively by hands with absolutely no tools that fall into “None, I don't use tools” category.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Pinch pots made from river clay!

@JillsTreasureChest 24 күн бұрын

Some people who knit with chunky yarn don’t use tools. Except a scissors to cut the yarn with.

@tinaindina7032 22 күн бұрын

@@JillsTreasureChestthey could use their teeth instead 🤔 that would be okay I think

@user-hz7kv6js6l 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for this screenshot of where to make changes. When I first heard about this, I logged into one of my listings and did not see any new changes, not knowing I actually had to click the word change in the physical box to add the changes to my listing. Unfortunately, at this time, I don't see a bulk edit button where I can make bulk changes all at once. It looks like I'm going to have to do 1 listing at a time. If you or anyone else knows of a way to bulk edit please let me know.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 12 күн бұрын

There's no bulk edit option for this, unfortunately.

@sueb43 24 күн бұрын

Do you know if there is a way to change the category of a listing? On my daughter's shop some of her items are showing as "Made by" and some are showing as "Designed by". She sells engraved items and does not use print on demand. She does all the designing and engraving herself. There is no rhyme or reason to why some are showing as made and some as designed.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

There's apparently something to do with the personalization that they're still working on.

@robinstanley4217 24 күн бұрын

Yes! Human customer support.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

It would be nice, wouldn't it...

@amandamatthews7705 24 күн бұрын

So if for example a listing is a wedding favour where you put a bought chocolate truffle in a handmade box and decorate the box with bought flowers and ribbon is that a handmade item using some bought components or to be handmade would the chocolate truffle need to be handmade it could be classed as the main part and the rest is packaging.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

The box would be the handmade part. I think the truffle would be incidental.

@gangstagrandma 24 күн бұрын

It's good for POD because we now have image photos confirmation that mockups are allowed which we've been speculating about forever. But you're right, this is not really helpful while Etsy uses AI bots to remove listings that are compliant and ignore obvious reseller stuff. Meh, again Etsy.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

yeah, it's window dressing more than anything.

@pam3830 20 күн бұрын

Hi Kara and thanks very much for your videos! I have a question about one the listings you used in this video, your butterflies at the 3:06 mark: On the right side of this listing there's a section labeled Highlights. Listed under Highlights is 1) Made by ACakeToRemember, 2) Ships from a small business in Virginia, 3) Materials... QUESTION: Where does the second entry originate (Ships from a small business in Virginia)? Is this something you add or is the information generated by Etsy? I would love for my listings to say "Ships from a small business in Maryland" but I have no idea how to accomplish this. Can you please help me? Thanks again for everything you do to help other Etsy sellers! -Pam

@KaraBuntinTutorials 19 күн бұрын

It’s from the shop location that you have in your profile settings. Go into your dashboard and i think it’s in “options” somewhere, but if it’s not there it’s in one of the other sections there. You choose a location to display and that’s where they’re getting it.

@brainteezer197 24 күн бұрын

thank you by the way, for posting this. I would not be a cool as you were today as I am not at all happy (because we actually make stuff on Etsy...)

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

It's not a big deal to be honest, it's just shuffling things around. A lot of distractions.

@aninka_miller 24 күн бұрын

Yes, to make "Etsy human" let's start with human seller/customer support...

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

It would be nice.

@livingwellwithmandy 23 күн бұрын

Yes. And they bash robots…. When they have zero customer service people and it’s all run by AI

@richm34 23 күн бұрын

Great move by Etsy to formally restructure (or maybe reword) its core principles. You are right that it does not really change much for sellers. Yes, a few listing clarifications for sourced products and AI. But by doing this Etsy sent another great message to buyers that it is a place to find unique, handmade gifts. Love that they are walking their walk. And I love Josh's "race to the bottom" quote. So true. Temu and Shien can keep racing with the crap they sell, and Amazon and Alibaba are too big to give up the revenue from selling crap as well. Thrilled that Etsy is setting itself apart.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Wait until you watch the videos I'm posting today, you might not be as happy. When you dig into the new policy it opens the door to a lot of commercially-made items.

@brainteezer197 22 күн бұрын

What? Huh?

@richm34 22 күн бұрын

Oops, I am seeing that this channel is mainly for cynical commenters. Sorry I posted something encouraging. 🤣Next time I'll try to be more "realistic." Heh heh

@KaraBuntinTutorials 22 күн бұрын

It's more that this channel is followed by a lot of people who have sold on Etsy for a long time and who have heard this kind of message a LOT of times before. And each time it ends up being smoke being blown up our butts to distract us from something else that's going on. So I approach this kind of announcement with wizened resignation and a healthy amount of suspicion. As it turns out, this new categorization opens the door to a lot of commercially-produced resold merchandise, so it's not the way they presented it to begin with! As usual, unfortunately.

@marid3019 17 күн бұрын

Sorry for my bad English, but, talking about the handmade statement, I think claiming that etsy is about handmade and in the same time pushing the mass product falsely handmade items and with fake reduced prices in the top of the search, this gives a bad idea of what handmade means, there is lot of contradiction between the claims and the the facts, as a handmade shop seller I can telle it's a struggle to keep the motivation

@myTotalHandmade 24 күн бұрын

Where patterns made by me should go??

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

That would be handmade, made by you.

@frommybluedesk 24 күн бұрын

I really did think they were opening up the floodgates as ‘handpicked’ by a seller did sound rather like that could include pretty much anything 😂

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's deceptive.

@user-rg2gx9zh6e 24 күн бұрын

They clarify more in the policy: "The following are examples of items that do not qualify as ‘handpicked by a seller’: Reselling commercially available items that are newer than 20 years old, even if the item is designed to appear vintage Reselling commercially available gift baskets, or gift baskets with a single item type or from a single commercial brand, as opposed to a collection of different item types selected and creatively packaged by the seller" They even show pictures of what isn't allowed, including a box full of one purchased product (I think it was candy).

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

When I saw that I knew….smoke and mirrors. Just leave enough of a loophole. “Vintage items, items from nature, and certain collections of items that a seller personally selected and curated for sale.” Does not matter the clarification. People will read into that first sentence and mass shops open and not vetted and not shut down.

@decadence2jewelry 23 күн бұрын

@@user-rg2gx9zh6e yes, everyone who is overreacting, including Kara, has not read further into the details. It's pretty typical for most people to do knee jerk reactions.

@hendekp 23 күн бұрын

After the new update, my products are automatically identified as "Designed by" which is wrong but I can't change them to "Made by". I produce tabletop objects with a 3D printer. The design of the products is not my own. I buy 3D data from the internet. How can I change it to "Made by". So actually someone else designed the 3D figure but I produced it as a tabletop object.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

There's a known glitch right now that's throwing things into the wrong category and they're working on it, so that might be what's going on.

@hendekp 23 күн бұрын

which option to choose if the product is not designed by the seller but manufactured by the seller. Which option to choose if the product is both designed and manufactured by the seller.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

If you're making both then handmade by you.

@DonnaDohi 24 күн бұрын

It's interesting that all my handmade signs were categorized as handmade except the ones that can be personalized which show as "designed by". I went into the listing tool and selected all the handmade boxes but it didn't correct it. Hope they fix that.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

That's odd. I wonder what setting is doing that.

@jmismis 24 күн бұрын

It is the same with my hand knit baby hats, the personalized ones are "designed by"- basically in the same category as POD, and I hand knit them and hand embroider babies' names on the hats myself... I talked to an agent on the chat who said it is in the testing stage and he would put a note about that blahblah, ; interestingly, completely by accident I added a lot of personalized listings earlier today AND they all have "made by" as category, any personalized ones before today have "designed by" and no changes in the listing made by me will change that;

@barbi111 24 күн бұрын

You are right, crappy policies.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

It's not very clear. More questions are raised...

@tugceayval8453 24 күн бұрын

All my products are made by myself and i am really afraid of being suspended. I even avoid to making stocks. By the way i have 3 times more items comparing to last year and my shop is full of good reviews and etsy picks but i have almost zero sales since 3-4 months…

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

You're not alone.

@brainteezer197 24 күн бұрын

like with all search parameters, the more you sell, the more you show up as relevant in searches. You are not doing anything wrong, it is their secretive algorithm that is to blame. Once they went public, all that matters is sales.

@pjcnana4 24 күн бұрын

Will we need to go into each listing to update it?

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I don't know, but I would to make sure they're categorized the right way.

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

Yes I found no way to bulk edit this. Another Etsy fail to roll it out and expect manual edits. But it seems etsy assigned anyways, often incorrectly? 🤷‍♂️

@DesertCatStudios 24 күн бұрын

Has anyone tried to write to the members of Etsy's Board of Directors explaining the problems sellers are having? The company CEO has to report to the board, and the board members are essentially his boss. Maybe if they understand, from all the seller's perspectives, why sales are dropping, they might push for better policies. Just wondering if there's ever been a seller movement like that before...

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

He’s not doing this by himself in a vacuum. They’ve been working on this for months, and a lot of people were involved.

@user-vd4gf4qu5d 24 күн бұрын

"Handpicked by a seller: Vintage items, items from nature, and certain collections of items selected/curated by a seller," leaves a lot of wiggle room. What does "certain collections of items selected/curated by a seller," even mean and does it include "certain" dropship products? WT?

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

No dropshipped products are allowed at all, regardless.

@Californiadreaming92651 24 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing about drop-shippers. 😒

@penelopesparrow 24 күн бұрын

This is not an improvement - it's a slippery slope LOL the forums will be flooooded with people who won't know where to put their stuff now, and everyone is already too scared to touch something wrong and break a rule. Many listings are showing as 'designed by' when they're fully handmade. And yeah you can sell Doritos now; as long as you put a couple of other things with them, drop it in a cute gift box and give it a theme. Seriously. Gift boxes can now contain anything you want. I guess their fever for being the #1 gift site has finally reached peak. The site it going to be soaked in 'gift baskets' by next month, ruin is upon us! Probably.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

It’s a mess.

@janereinecke5080 24 күн бұрын

Can a sellers that purchases from outside vendors, i.e., Alibaba, Temu, etc., and do nothing to it, can they place it in the category of "Sourcing" ?

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

No, that's still not allowed.

@blackwidow8520 23 күн бұрын

@KaraBuntinTutorials isn't that still a supply though?

@tinaindina7032 22 күн бұрын

@@blackwidow8520a supply is a thing to use to make something else. A bead to put in a necklace, yarn to knit with, paper to draw on. Buying a necklace and selling it on Etsy is reselling and not allowed … unless it’s vintage (+20 years old).

@julienetostes-kurz4114 24 күн бұрын

Hi Kara!! I just realized on Friday that 6 of my listings are not showing (comes out to be 14...so far) Had a friend in the UK, family in HAwaii,my husband from his parents and me from my sister in law ( all in Germany). Hours scrolling until the very last page, on the scroll bar taping the first 3/ 4 words one at a time with what the main item is ( a jumpsuit) AND NOTHING!!! I am paying ADS for these pieces and NOTHING! Got in touch with ETSY and they kept giving me links and those typical AI answers. No wonder sales are horrible. How can people buy what they don´t see? Does FRAUD have any other name? I´m beyond pissed! HELP!!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

They might not be indexed in the Etsy system, but just because they're in your shop it doesn't mean that they'll show up in Etsy search at all. Etsy shows a maximum of 250 pages of search results per search term, which is about 10,000 if there's 40 listings per page. If there are more than 10,000 items in that category they only show some of them for any given search.

@julienetostes-kurz4114 24 күн бұрын

@@KaraBuntinTutorials I had 3 of these pieces sold 9 days ago. I went ( and everyone else that helped me on this) through the 250 pages in 3 differents searches. And paying ads on these pieces. Not in the UK, not in Germany and not in Hawaii. I find this an absurd.

@LornaJenkin-p9p 17 күн бұрын

Etsy should use AI to find Etsy shops with photographs for own-made items where the identical photograph is to be found on Aliexpress? I was looking for a handmade wooden item and discovered the same item in many Etsy shops with the same description photograph, and there was the identical photograph in Aliexpress from the manufacturer's listing. Strange that the shops' descriptions often said 'made by us'. But I reported the shops with that wooden article and by two days later they had disappeared.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 17 күн бұрын

They already do that, and the problem with that is alibaba sellers steal the photos from Etsy sellers then send you something different. A lot of Etsy sellers have had their genuine handmade listings removed by Etsy recently because their photos have been stolen.

@leonaowen9234 24 күн бұрын

I post in my vintage shop an an expensive $150 pair of tennis that my granddaughter wore 2 times listed for $40 they claim I violated policy???

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

If it's not vintage then it's not allowed.

@BlondieLou85 24 күн бұрын

to be vintage the item has to be over 20 years old doesnt it?

@rebeccaeassey2063 23 күн бұрын

Yes suspended my whole store end of June when I do make my items. They offer no recourse on how to prove that. I tagged etsy on instagram with videos, but that's going to go no where. And after selling on etsy for 15 years.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

It's happening to a lot of people.

@livingwellwithmandy 23 күн бұрын

Happened to me too! All I was selling was dehydrating starter and handmade wooden spatulas! No explanation at all.

@rebeccaeassey2063 23 күн бұрын

@@livingwellwithmandy ☹

@tanataylor4769 22 күн бұрын

Did you file an appeal?

@rebeccaeassey2063 22 күн бұрын

@@tanataylor4769 Yes I did. I even tagged them on etsy with videos of me making the items, but received a stray email from the instagram etsy that they would not be reinstating my account. However the banner is still up on the website saying the appeal hasn't been reviewed yet. I have a very teeny tiny hope that it will still be reinstated after they realize just how badly they have treated good customers. I even had a Pattern site with them which I now realize was a HUGE mistake and waste of money.

@marijancemarija3792 23 күн бұрын

In that video message ad says what does robots know...etc. And Etsy uses al bots as sellers support, thay police hole site with bots and sellers can not get in touch with human support. It is a joke. On the end it is broken robot...omg I could not belive what bs thay are talking, when I as a seller know other side of the medal. So robots for producing things are bad, but bots who can ruin entire shop because of bad training are very good.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

It's ironic, isn't it...

@StupidBulletsTech 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for your content and thoughts. Also, why do I get the feeling that sometimes you just wanna smack someone 😂 Sincerely, No Fluff is the way.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Possibly because my smacking hand is at the ready!

@jimmywilmore1881 24 күн бұрын

Let’s address his jacket!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

I didn't even notice, but I can't take any more of this today...It will wait until tomorrow!

@user-wu4cy2ri9p 24 күн бұрын

They changed the gift box rules. Stand by to be buried even more by the avalanche of commercial “gift boxes”.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, I saw that. I'm going to do a line-by-line video of this tomorrow so I'll talk about that then.

@kawaii_princess_castle 23 күн бұрын

I didn´t know that Etsy is exclusively for handmade and vintage items as I see lots of dropshipping shoppers!! I see that my dropshipping items don't really sell although they are really beautiful and not expensive and I maybe Etsy penalize those items because they are not handmade!! I have also handmade items and these sell better!

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

It's definitely not exclusively for handmade, it never has been. And it definitely isn't now!

@brainteezer197 22 күн бұрын

Dropshipping is a CLEAR violation of Etsy policy. When you add a listing for an item that you dropship, you have to lie when you answer the question. Did you or someone in your shop make the item? When you say YES, it is a lie if you are a dropshipper. If your items are vintage (then, just curious how you drop ship then) or are a supply item (I can see how you may drop ship in supply item case) then it is within policy. But Etsy is loaded with people lying and saying they made something and it gets drop shipped. Where is the soul in the item if one never even SEE it personally, they don't have to worry about packing it for safe shipping and can't even answer specific questions about the actual piece being shipped?

@jeanniebee8235 23 күн бұрын

It would be great if Etsy would listen to the voice of reason. Hope they do monitor your suggestions. There's so much deception out there, not to mention greed.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 23 күн бұрын

Even if they do it won't stop people from saying they made something when they didn't!

@sippa5 22 күн бұрын

I'm sure it will take awhile before the bots get it right. When I checked my pet peeve, plants claiming to be handmade, of the 8 I checked, 5 were handpicked, 2 were made by, and 1 was designed by. 🥴

@KaraBuntinTutorials 22 күн бұрын

At least it's moving in the right direction!

@thewishingthorn 22 күн бұрын

@@KaraBuntinTutorials plants are the worst as there are incredible strict guidelines for each state. Most of the people selling any kind of plant on Etsy are breaking the law. Many states require a nursery liscense. Not to mention there are trademarks on certain plants that forbid resale. There are banned plants. The same goes for seeds. It's scary!

@christaconner1160 24 күн бұрын

I sell digital AI generated images for junk journals. Most junk journal digital images are AI generated. I would expect that most sellers are like me….we copy other listings from our current listings. I can’t remember the last time I generated a listing from scratch. It’s too time consuming. When I copy, there is no place to indicate the item is AI generated. I did try to create a new list today and “boom” there was the option to say it was AI generated. I expect the same is true for sellers of physical items. So until they fix the copy listing function to capture all of this new information, this thing isn’t going to go anywhere. It’s just another indication that Etsy doesn’t really understand what their sellers are doing on the platform. I like the way you characterize this…a trashcan that’s painted. Policies with no enforcement behind them are useless.

@KaraBuntinTutorials 24 күн бұрын

They're still working on the system, they're apparently having problems putting things int he right place. If you go in and edit the listing after it's published you'll be able to add the AI informaiton in the details section.