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SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I know a long-term seller

Site went to shit. No seller support. No actual new features that are requested, bugs that are known for years and nobody cares, increase in commission percentage, removal of product categories without explanation and absolutely zero willingness to stop drop shippers flooding the site

It’s basically a shittier Amazon marketplace now

Person I know just has whatever is left running there and doesn’t bother updating the catalogue

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plenipotentprotogod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Are there any viable alternative sites you’re aware of?

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- Aleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  There is but I can’t remember the name. I actually read about it here on Lemmy. It was run by sellers and new sellers could get in on running the site by buying in or selling a certain amount of things. Searching for it online yields a seemingly endless list of bullshit articles ~~reporting on~~ promoting Amazon Handmade, so I’m not having any luck. Maybe someone else will read this and remember.
  
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  - TragicNotCute@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Nice tip! This has no right being as cute as it is: artisans.coop/products/curious-cat-cozy
    
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  - HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s awesome! I hope something similar appears for UK/Europe
    
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  - _wizard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They need to work on their search feature. Did a search for “dad hat” and “five panel hat” with no results.
    
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    Aleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s entirely possible they don’t have either of those things. It’s a pretty new website, I only learned about it awhile back thanks to Lemmy.
    
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- slightperil@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  That’s the problem, they’ve cornered the market.
  
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- NickwithaC@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Shopify & Big Cartel
  
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- SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  there are a couple, but they are almost all US-only
  
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glowie@h4x0r.host ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yup and it’s riddled with counterfeit items too

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RealFknNito@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The buyer protection on Etsy is pretty shit too. Tried to return a coat that was too small, seller ghosted me, Etsy requires it to be “completely different” from the expected product. So I’m out about a hundred bucks because I wanted a nice winter jacket.

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