I have a coworker who owns a roughly $150 Hello Kitty purse. It may have cost more than that. So, she should be in contact with you shortly in regards to that fabulous oceanside cottage.
I kind of like the little deer necklace and as I was scrolling down I was hoping the cheap version was actually cheap. Well, I guess neither of you get my business, and I will continue to lack baby animal themed jewelry.
I also like the deer necklace, so I went to look at her shop, and he/she has a pretty good ruse going on. There are lots of pieces that look vintage and are priced quite high, but the more I look, the more I start to recognize. The mod bird is there and the barren tree. So I thought, well maybe he/she sells some vintage and some “handmade” modern pieces. Nope. If you look through the Sold section, most everything is a repeat. Unless one is EXTREMELY lucky and comes across a whole supply of vintage mass-produced jewelry, I call utter, utter bullshit.
Regretsy has made me a Certified Bullshit Detective! Thanks HK!
I actually submitted the links to April for the deer necklace. There is a seller on etsy that has it for about 34 and free shipping, which is where i ultimately bought mine (it’s a little pricey, but it’s fantastic). And the seller doesn’t even claim it’s vintage! Modcloth charges 7 to ship, which is why i went looking on etsy for one in the first place).
From shop policy: “I take pride and I strive to create unique designs on Etsy. All of my designs are original work and copyrighted Portobello. Imitating work of others is against Etsy’s rules. Please see http://www.etsy.com/policy/ip. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you see any imitation work elsewhere.”
We need a Regretsy special on Portobello I think! I wonder if she would be up for an interview, a bit like “Quit Your Day Job” but instead of a hazy, romantic video of her working in her studio, and waxing lyrical about how the handmade life is really enriching, it would be a hazy, romantic video of her buying stuff from a wholesale website, whilst waxing lyrical about all the suckers on Etsy who are stupid enough to make stuff by hand, when they could actually buy unique, original, one-of-a-kind stuff from wholesale.
She makes me want to scream! I’m a competitor of hers selling for almost as long, with not even a hint of reselling. She sells twice as much, at twice the price. Some of it I can defend as handmade, but she always has at least a quarter of her shop full of easily traceable wholesaled items.
I’m beginning to think that etsy buyers are as oblivious as sellers are underhanded, and maybe I’m the one that’s stupid for playing by the rules.
And now she has just removed the catalog picture. Not even removed the item listing! She’s gonna keep on selling even after she’s caught.
Noelle, you are right, Etsy buyers are oblivious to the resellers, they must be surely, or why else buy it from “your place to buy and sell handmade, vintage and supplies”?? I know that Etsy are incredibly greedy but surely they must see that the proliferation of resellers will ultimately harm the Etsy “brand”? They will, over time, alienate more and more crafters.
Noelle, you’re NOT stupid for playing by the rules, to me Etsy SHOULD be to help people make a bit of money back from what they love, and help people who appreciate well-made and UNIQUE (really unique, not mass-produced whimsies) goods, to buy them direct from the maker and therefore cut out the middleman (craft store/craft market organisers).
I love Etsy and I also hate it…
But I LOVE LOVE LOVE Regretsy!!
Now now… take into consideration you get free shipping!! You know how heavy aluminum is! PLUS they put themselves into each thing they make, that’s gonna add to the shipping costs.
PLUS of that imaginary $4300, a deductible 5% would be being donated to charity lies. Oh wait.
I’m embarrassed to say I really like that bag, and are now considering buying it (for the cheap prize, not from the reseller).
I’m not expecting great quality, but it’s cheap and cute.
It’s cheap, cute and pretty good quality. I bought one from a different wholesaler site and so far it holds up to all the crap I tote around. I spent sixteen cents more for mine, so that might make all the difference.
When you grow up in the wilderness you think aluminum is as precious as gold. She would have given all she had to eat off something other than an old hubcap.
I guess the first pocket watch is “hand assembled” because he put a chain instead of the leather it came with on it. Now the freakin out comes with a chain from the whole saler. gah. Now mind you, there are a lot of folks selling those owls as supplies, which technically they CAN do, but to blatantly say they made it…just WOW.
Some of these people are clearly on drugs. $4000 for aluminum take-out containers twisted in to the shape of a rose? Really? I’m all for saving the environment and everything, but that price is just a little steep, doncha think?
This is a fairly common practice on Etsy. Many shoppers like to do a search for the most expensive items, just for kicks. That’s when these overpriced jokes show up. The seller is just hoping for a click-through. A lot of shops list one stupid, ludicrously expensive item in their shops in an effort to get noticed. Their hope is that you will then stick around and see that everything else in their shop is normal and reasonably-priced. There’s no rule against it, but it is a big waste of everyone’s time.
This is especially true of the ‘art’ section. I’ll admit, I am a ‘highest price’ gawker and while the furniture section is great, looking at the highest priced art is always a joke. I guess there’s a lot more competition so they have to be as attention whorey as possible?
Are you sure it’s not narcissistic hipster douchecanoes who assign some profound meaning to their shitty creation and thus believe it’s worth tons of money? “This is my aaaaaaaart, an expression of my poetic and tortured soul”?
Can that possibly work? I listed a really, really risque painting on Etsy back in the day, partly in hopes that the naughtiness would bring people into the store and then they’d look around.
The naughty item ended up with hundreds more views than anything else in my shop, so I’m guessing people clicked, looked, and left. And I further guess they’d do the same with super-overpriced items.
In the art section, I can’t remember ever looking around but I’ll admit I’m not an ‘art’ person. However, this has totally worked on me in the jewelry section where I found this amazing artist after he listed a price piece. I usually look at the pictures on the sidebar, if there’s something interesting I’ll start checking it out.
I have an April Fool’s Day mug that is marked over 800 dollars. I left it up at the request of two people who had it in treasuries. It still gets hits, almost daily. But, according to Google analytics, the bounce rate for that item is nearly 100 percent. So, yeah, it doesn’t really make anyone look into my shop at all. And mine clearly says it is a joke.
On a lighter note, is the ‘Compare and Save’ thong guy’s ball not tucked in or is that just a highlight shadow? No wait, don’t tell me…just let me believe it’s a dangling ball. I blame my name for this preoccupation.
I always feel like the ones who have a *different* picture of the item shows that they actually have it and are just conning the idiots into paying more money. Buyers *might* actually get it…
Nah, Etsy loves her. Her relisting fees keep them knee-deep in ironic mustache cup cozies and the sold-item fees are worth at least a vat of organic coleslaw a month.
So I don’t have too much problem with the duffel given that they personalize it “free”. Granted that some expensive personalization but I’ll give it a pass.
Most of the monogrammed stuff is bought wholesale as a blank and then the monogram is added on. Do people really think that someone is making each of those personalized onesies on Etsy?
The original seller is a wholesaler with a $100 order minimum. They are described as “monogrammable,” and meant to be resold. But is monogramming worth $15? I dunno.
The wholesaler has a ton of cute stuff. It would be a good place to buy a bunch of gifts all at once, maybe for Christmas or a as presents for a wedding party.
But guys, they turned the photos of the magnolia thing UPSIDE DOWN! That’s like, one whole extra mouse click! Figuring for depreciation on the mouse, as well as on their clicking finger, that’s worth at least $57.
It’s sad that people resale to make an easy buck, but it’s even more sad when they can’t be bothered to take a picture of the China-made piece of crap themselves and use the stock image instead! Lazy bastards lol.
The second hello kitty shit-kit may be cheaper but the seller describes it as “whimsical sophistication” – NOT!! Even worse, WTF is a “premium synthetic brush?” Is looks like a brush but is not a real one? Does it play one on T.V.? And if it is a fake, why is it premium? What a load of twaddle.
Ok how exactly is she listing the hello kitty make up brushy things, they dont even have a chance as possibly remotely being hand made, or a supply for crafting and or SHIPPING (apparently you can sell shipping supplies on etsy now wtf)and it isnt vintage, despite the seller including the Hello Kitty copy write date.
I CANNOT stand how many sales these people have! Here I am, actually MAKING the items in my store, and barely have any sales, while these douche canoes just resell shit.
TempusFugit must have some incriminating photos of Rob White and Noodle. There’s no other explanation for how they get away with that garbage. That store is freaking bulletproof. No amount of flagging+reporting puts a dent in them.
We wrote a whole piece about them, still nothing. Wrapping this up now!
I do wonder if they’re a friend/relative/sex machine of one of the staffers; aside from potential blackmail evidence, I can’t think of any other reason aside from money to let such an obvious reseller constantly slide.
To begin with how the thing you’re selling was accidentally semi-formed when throwing out the trash, THEN describe how it is al the combination of your artistic vision AND THEN charge over $4000 for it?? That has to be commended, that’s fucking bold.
If you find one person who doesn’t laugh so hard in your face that you start wondering if you should call 911, you can chalk this up to a win.
Fascinators are such a racket on Etsy. Those flowers all come pre-made for about $7 max. (I’ve seen many of them for $5 or $3 in the garment district.) Then they hot glue them to a $0.30 comb and ask for $65. Sometimes they don’t even do that and just sell you the stupid flower…which often comes with a pin attached when you buy it “raw.” And if they add a bit of french net…you can get enough of that stuff for probably 50 fascinators for about $8.00.
Part of it is all the advice you get on wedding websites (yes, I am on a lot of them right now) that says if you want something really unique, or if you want BHLDN but can’t afford it, go to etsy for your bridal-creamy-yummy-deliciousness. A ton of shops get recommended, a lot of which are just blatant resellers, or, really cheaply made. But most brides tend to want something “special” so badly, and most don’t really have the money. I know wedding-industrial-complex, blah-blah-blah, but I do feel bad that a lot of these girls are really taken advantage of while they think they are supporting independent sellers.
I love how most of them don’t even bother to claim to be either handmade or vintage. Clearly Etsy doesn’t give a crap, as long as the money keeps coming in.
Pretty sure the exchange kid who didn’t speak English in 1st grade made those roses. Every day for lunch his mom packed him a hot dog wrapped in foil. Everyday he sculpted that foil into something new to give to one of his friends; roses, dogs, hats, planes, people, whatever his mind could come up with and he was good.
I love this story of a sweet little boy bridging the language barrier to connect with his friends. And I want to set this seller on fire for cheapening that experience.
The upcycled roses are much prettier than the tin foil hat I usually wear to keep the aliens from reading my mind. If it were a little less expensive, I could have a new church hat.
I can’t stand how many sales these shops have. Here I am, actually making the items in my shop, with hardly any sales, and they just go out and resell shit.
I know well wishes don’t feed your stomach, but damn girl, your work is great, the tree pendants especially! Next time I have a chunk of change, I’m definitely getting the tourmaline one for my grandmother, she’d love it.
not that either of these scenarios is ok, I am just unclear as to the exact nature of the crime here. Are they reselling a Cartier bracelet that is not vintage (an Etsy crime) or are they actively making and selling Cartier knock-offs? (a plain ol’ regular crime)
Another of her sold Cartier items says “not authentic.” There is an identical sold item which does not mention authenticity. The sold items have no prices listed so it is hard to tell whether the buyers had any idea one way or the other.
When your description of the item includes the phrase “Is it garbage?” it’s probably worth examining the question a little closer before you ask people to pay for it.
The Hello Kitty shop seller also has some overpriced set of nail foils.
She has a set of 79 available for $90. Each is only one foot of tape/foil. I can get a container of five feet for a buck from dollar nail art.
The tin foil roses reminded me of sixth grade art class. I can make some toilet paper flowers and sell them.
“Perfect for mom’s day or to be like Lady GaGa. You can too now.”
before you spend any money on Jones Foils go to your neighborhood printer who does embossed wedding invites and ask them for the ends from the metallic embossing rolls. They will probably give them to you. They did me. I have several colors all for free. They toss them when they have just a few feet left on them. It is the same stuff. Works with adhesive on fabric, etc and direct to polymer clay. Just saying…
The thing I love most about Compare and Save is that last item that is so ridiculously overpriced that I go from eye-rolling to a burst of laughter that I have to explain to the other humans in the house.
Haha… my usual reaction is “WHAAAAAAAAT??!!?!” at an unacceptable decibel level, which can be heard not only by the other tenants in my building but everyone else in the apartment complex as well.
I was going to hold off on the wine until the spouse got home from work, but resellers make my blood pressure rise and Etsy-sanctioned resellers piss me off even more. Time for the corkscrew! April, I’ll be drinking a glass for you.
holy moly… I feel old now… okay follow me here, anyone else remember those little watches where it was a ladybug and pinched some little thing on the front together and the wings swung open to reveal a watch…it was on a pendant or something, and they had them at like, gemco or best catalog or something?
Owl pendant totally made me flash back to that and feel old. Especially since both the stores I remember carrying it no longer exist. Okay going to go call for the best deals in rest homes now.
See, posts like this are the reason I probably won’t ever buy anything from Etsy. I’m too gullible to know what’s legitimately produced, hand made stuff and what’s trash bought somewhere in the dungeons of the internet.
Just because I had to, since it was insisted in the listing…
*Toddles off to the Magnolia bridal headpiece shop policies*
“I take pride and I strive to create unique designs on Etsy. All of my designs are original work and copyrighted Portobello. Imitating work of others is against Etsy’s rules”
“When you purchase anything from Portobello you’re buying something original and unique. I take pride in details and quality of my work. I make simple classic designs but also take risks to add a unique edge.”
“FEEDBACK:
I believe in Karma. That means doing the right thing, thinking the right thoughts and treating people with nothing less than love. Treat people like how I want to be treated.”
“Treat people like how I want to be treated”? So, she wants people to steal her designs & overcharge her for mass produced crap being sold as handmade?
The trouble is, I actually really like some of these owly pocket watches and whatnot. Just wish I knew where I could buy these things with a clear conscience.
I had the same dilemma. I liked one of TempusFugit’s pocketwatches but they wanted $50 for it. Just knowing it really cost about $3 kept my resolve firm. Kept looking, finally found it on eBay for $12. I could live with that as a profit margin, especially since shipping was included.
If anyone would like a crack at making a foil flower diorama of their own, but is too honest to talk the talk then this should be invaluable: http://10k.aneventapart.com/Uploads/262/
I’ve been staring at that duffel bag for six minutes, trying to figure out how it’s personalized. Last time I checked, “polka dot” and “personalized” were two different things.
Oh. I should have gone to Etsy and read the full description. She’s still charging too much, though. It would cost less to buy the blank bag and take it to a monogramming cart at the mall.
At least when you buy at Sephora you get three deluxe free samples. I haven’t bought mascara in like 3 years. In fact i could probably start selling my excess on etsy, KACHING.
I love how these people, first off, are stealing those photos from those etsy shop owners. Then posting them on here, which is also lucrative because look at all those ads all over the place on this site.
Further, I also love the fact that the person did NOT point out that you have to buy FIVE LOTS (as low as you can go) BEFORE getting those owls at that price. FUNNY how they’re accusing Etsy shop owners of twisting the truth when THEY are twisting the truth too!
ALL FOR PROFIT. Go Regretsy, you really are making a the world a better place.
I did factor in the bulk price when doing the math on these, where applicable. When figuring the difference I always went for the higher price from the wholesaler, just to be fair. Not that there’s much point. Do any of these shysters really deserve benefit of the doubt? Anyone who makes a living selling this junk on Etsy almost certainly does buy in bulk and then sell at an exorbitant mark-up, but whatever.
I thought about writing a brilliant point-by-point rebuttal to this moron, but then I realized I’d be arguing with someone who’s actually going to bat for re-sellers on Etsy. What possible point would there be in carrying on such a discussion?
After checking the giant list under the “Charity” tab, and considering the myriad of etsy sellers who have turned a profit after being featured on Regrestsy I would have to say that yes, Regretsy is indeed making the world a better place.
Did it escape your notice that those resellers often steal the pictures off the places where they bought the crap in the first place?
Also, missing the moral point much? Are you seriously trying to justify lying resellers making enormous markups on cheap non-handmade shit that they’re trying to pass off as the fruits of their creative endeavours? I smell RESELLER here
It happened on a few wedding dresses posted a while back. In a few cases the seller censored out the logo with a box of text, but she completely somehow missed one.
Interesting how you know these people have to buy “five lots” of this crap in order to palm it off as “handmade”. Last time I checked, you can use photos etc. from anywhere if they are used in a critique or mention. Are you jealous Regretsy makes enough money to stay online?
Your avatar belies the truth behind your rant. You’re afraid that Regretsy exposes those sellers (perhaps you yourself?) who buy wholesale and then sell these items as “unique” and “handmade” and “one of a kind” and who hope and pray–and know–that there are enough people out in Etsyland who’ll believe every last word of the cupcakery tripe that is the item description.
Also, may I add, you are obviously new to Regretsy and are probably a wholesale-to-overpriced-Etsy-price-item seller who found a great number of view were coming from this site.
You’re ignorant, even if you are new to Regretsy, because no one is “stealing” those photos from Etsy.
You’re clearly someone who enjoys being shat upon. Not my kink, but you’re welcome! First shat’s free.
I bought that “He holds the key…” charm at Claire’s when I was 12. I think I had some grand plan of presenting the key to some boy I liked, but the key was on an earring and the boy I liked didn’t have pierced ears.
I don’t remember if I saved it or threw it away. I’ll have to search my mom’s basement for my old Kit n’ Kaboodle to see if it’s still there. So much for finding someone to open my heart.
Most things on Regretsy just make me laugh, ha ha, bad crafts, but not in a mean-spirited way; but the price-comparison reseller crap items actually piss me off. Those people should be beaten with hammers. The sellers, or Etsy for allowing them? You decide.
I was watching meatspin.com right before I came here (if there’s anyone alive who doesn’t know about meatspin by now, be warned it’s extremely NSFW…and also extremely mesmerizing…), and when I saw the word “premium” in that Sephora Hello Kitty ad thing, I read it as “perineum”. Several times.
Damn it. The name of website itself should have clued me in that I probably shouldn’t go there…beside the fact that you also mentioned it was “extremely NSFW”. I went there. I can’t say that’s what I had in mind to start my day.
Holy crap, the last one isn’t even snarky as usual. That’s actually what those over-priced crumple-gami roses are made of! I know, that’s obvious, I was just so shocked, I felt I had to comment. I’ll blend back into the woodwork now… *ninja poofs*
Hands down, this is my absolute favorite service you provide, April. The items are, in many cases, things I could imagine buying for myself if I had money to burn, and the punchline is always worth waiting for!
You know, I’m less annoyed with the resellers than with Etsy for allowing them to ply their trade there.
Of course they’re going to use Etsy, if they can get away with it. The listing fees are low and they can get a much higher markup by the implication that their mass produced schlock is handmade or vintage.
Etsy, on the other hand, is knowingly causing their buyers to be ripped off by allowing reselling, while stating that the site only allows handmade, vintage and supplies to be sold there.
Portobello is the biggest fraud on Etsy. How does she get away with this? Look at the Etsy Call Out blog and see all the other items she is blatantly reselling, with the ‘original handmade design’ bullshit justifying her outrageous markups.
Hello Kitty @$90 still active. New tip for resellers, make sure you list on Fridays starting at noon, that’s when Admins kick off for their usual 2.5 day weekend.
Oh, and make sure you apply the lastest “fake descrips” class to make sure you comply with Etsy’s new rules of no rules apply to resellers, pity the poor customers who shell out the big bucks!
Who’s liable for fake decrips promoted by the site itself?
I don’t really buy anything on etsy unless it’s fabric/supplies or I know them.
It seems to me (like with TempusFugit) that when they say something is handmade but you can get it from alibaba 10 times over…it’s deceptive advertising/fraud.
I wonder when we can expect a lawsuit against etsy for fraud and lost sales due to the resellers? ‘Course they did take off their “buy handmade” tagline when they redid the site so maybe they’re just not the venue for handmade anymore and were too busy sourcing organic coleslaw to mention it to anyone…
Not for nothin’ but who the fuck pays that much for pinning flowers in their hair?? You could, I don’t know – go buy fresh ones for the big day and staple them to a bobby pin and you’d have enough for the GOOD champagne…
Oh my good lord! I actually have that deer pendant! I inherited it from my grandmother who actually bought it in the (very late) 1950′s. Mine still has the perfume in it. You know you’re jealous.
June 17, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Like Sephora wasn’t fucking expensive enough already.
June 17, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Snort. That’s what eBay is for.
If you’re stupid enough to pay $90 for Hello Kitty garbage, may I sell you some beach property in Kansas?
June 18, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I have a coworker who owns a roughly $150 Hello Kitty purse. It may have cost more than that. So, she should be in contact with you shortly in regards to that fabulous oceanside cottage.
June 17, 2011 at 1:41 pm
$4300 for those “upcycled” roses? Do you at least get to eat some of the pie?
June 17, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Well I feel sick… not from all the butter tarts, but the millions of dollars in tart tins I’ve been throwing out.
June 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm
What chutzpah. She should at least spray paint the garbage gold and call it “brass.”
June 17, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Roses are silver
Violets are silver
I ate the rest of the pie
And made you an art.
June 17, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I created aluminum in my artistic ability?
June 21, 2011 at 2:23 pm
If she is so Green friendly and doesn’t want to fill up landfills, then why was she getting takeout in a disposable container?
June 17, 2011 at 1:41 pm
You know it’s overpriced if the cheaper version can be found at already overpriced Sephora and ModCloth.
June 17, 2011 at 2:08 pm
I kind of like the little deer necklace and as I was scrolling down I was hoping the cheap version was actually cheap. Well, I guess neither of you get my business, and I will continue to lack baby animal themed jewelry.
June 17, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I also like the deer necklace, so I went to look at her shop, and he/she has a pretty good ruse going on. There are lots of pieces that look vintage and are priced quite high, but the more I look, the more I start to recognize. The mod bird is there and the barren tree. So I thought, well maybe he/she sells some vintage and some “handmade” modern pieces. Nope. If you look through the Sold section, most everything is a repeat. Unless one is EXTREMELY lucky and comes across a whole supply of vintage mass-produced jewelry, I call utter, utter bullshit.
Regretsy has made me a Certified Bullshit Detective! Thanks HK!
June 17, 2011 at 8:11 pm
I actually submitted the links to April for the deer necklace. There is a seller on etsy that has it for about 34 and free shipping, which is where i ultimately bought mine (it’s a little pricey, but it’s fantastic). And the seller doesn’t even claim it’s vintage! Modcloth charges 7 to ship, which is why i went looking on etsy for one in the first place).
June 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm
It’s cheap somewhere. We just haven’t found her exporter. Yet.
June 17, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Scroll about halfway down the page…
http://www.scentserely.com/other.html
June 17, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Seriously! I was going to comment about it being bad when ModCloth was the cheap version.
June 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm
I so love the phrase “this is my original design”, especially when it isn’t.
June 17, 2011 at 1:44 pm
From shop policy: “I take pride and I strive to create unique designs on Etsy. All of my designs are original work and copyrighted Portobello. Imitating work of others is against Etsy’s rules. Please see http://www.etsy.com/policy/ip. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you see any imitation work elsewhere.”
June 17, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Actually if you click on the policy link from the listing, it doesn’t work.
June 17, 2011 at 2:04 pm
She’s a cheeky cow. I’ve flagged that item (for what it’s worth).
June 17, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Does it count if they’re imitating themselves?
http://wedzu.com/seller/HITCHED
Man, these crafters must be BUSY little bees!
June 17, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Portobello is one of Etsy’s best-loved resellers; they’ll never touch her as long as the cash from her resold items keeps the Earl Grey flowing.
June 18, 2011 at 12:41 am
We need a Regretsy special on Portobello I think! I wonder if she would be up for an interview, a bit like “Quit Your Day Job” but instead of a hazy, romantic video of her working in her studio, and waxing lyrical about how the handmade life is really enriching, it would be a hazy, romantic video of her buying stuff from a wholesale website, whilst waxing lyrical about all the suckers on Etsy who are stupid enough to make stuff by hand, when they could actually buy unique, original, one-of-a-kind stuff from wholesale.
June 18, 2011 at 6:41 am
Exactly. She has been reported over and over and over……
June 18, 2011 at 2:32 pm
She makes me want to scream! I’m a competitor of hers selling for almost as long, with not even a hint of reselling. She sells twice as much, at twice the price. Some of it I can defend as handmade, but she always has at least a quarter of her shop full of easily traceable wholesaled items.
I’m beginning to think that etsy buyers are as oblivious as sellers are underhanded, and maybe I’m the one that’s stupid for playing by the rules.
And now she has just removed the catalog picture. Not even removed the item listing! She’s gonna keep on selling even after she’s caught.
June 18, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Noelle, you are right, Etsy buyers are oblivious to the resellers, they must be surely, or why else buy it from “your place to buy and sell handmade, vintage and supplies”?? I know that Etsy are incredibly greedy but surely they must see that the proliferation of resellers will ultimately harm the Etsy “brand”? They will, over time, alienate more and more crafters.
Noelle, you’re NOT stupid for playing by the rules, to me Etsy SHOULD be to help people make a bit of money back from what they love, and help people who appreciate well-made and UNIQUE (really unique, not mass-produced whimsies) goods, to buy them direct from the maker and therefore cut out the middleman (craft store/craft market organisers).
I love Etsy and I also hate it…
But I LOVE LOVE LOVE Regretsy!!
Best wishes
Joey x
June 17, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Imitation work elsewhere, not here.
June 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Oh by the way her policy page is now missing.
June 17, 2011 at 1:49 pm
what do you mean? She totally rotated the picture, that’s an entirely NEW design!
June 17, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Next stop, Southeby’s…
June 17, 2011 at 4:11 pm
I love your username, Rowsdower. <— said in a femmy pre-teen Canadian boy voice.
June 17, 2011 at 5:17 pm
I wonder if there’s beer on the sun?
June 18, 2011 at 1:19 am
AAAAH! I FORGOT THE LIQUOR STORES CLOSE AT 8!!!
June 17, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Also loving the Teddy Roosevelt quote in the About section of her profile, on how it’s the doers of deeds that matter, not their critics.
To put it in 4chan parlance: lol u mad?
June 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm
I didn’t know a “sacred relationship with nature” involved making crafts out of pie plates.
June 17, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Is California the only state to permit this “sacred realtionship with nature” or have other states voted on the issue?
June 17, 2011 at 11:46 pm
We’ve tried to get rid of them, but Oregon isn’t taking anymore, and the rest laugh at us for them.
June 17, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Now now… take into consideration you get free shipping!! You know how heavy aluminum is! PLUS they put themselves into each thing they make, that’s gonna add to the shipping costs.
PLUS of that imaginary $4300, a deductible 5% would be being donated to charity lies. Oh wait.
June 18, 2011 at 1:23 am
I didn’t know a”sacred relationship with nature” involved disposable pie plates, or indeed, anything disposable.
June 17, 2011 at 1:44 pm
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June 17, 2011 at 1:47 pm
ignore me. I missed the *identical* photos the first time around.
June 17, 2011 at 1:48 pm
the hairpiece photo is actually the same photo from the wholesaler, just flipped, the duffle bag is the same photo with out even trying to hide it.
June 17, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I’m embarrassed to say I really like that bag, and are now considering buying it (for the cheap prize, not from the reseller).
I’m not expecting great quality, but it’s cheap and cute.
June 18, 2011 at 6:11 am
It’s cheap, cute and pretty good quality. I bought one from a different wholesaler site and so far it holds up to all the crap I tote around. I spent sixteen cents more for mine, so that might make all the difference.
June 17, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Man, it’s surprising Sephora’s the less expensive option.
June 17, 2011 at 1:48 pm
When you grow up in the wilderness you think aluminum is as precious as gold. She would have given all she had to eat off something other than an old hubcap.
June 17, 2011 at 1:50 pm
I guess the first pocket watch is “hand assembled” because he put a chain instead of the leather it came with on it. Now the freakin out comes with a chain from the whole saler. gah. Now mind you, there are a lot of folks selling those owls as supplies, which technically they CAN do, but to blatantly say they made it…just WOW.
June 17, 2011 at 2:06 pm
freaking owl, not freaking out…mental auto pilot derp
June 17, 2011 at 2:18 pm
I like the “freaking out” version. ALL freakouts should include some sort of chain (no freaking freely around here, people!).
June 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm
I’d go for the landfill option, myself.
June 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Some of these people are clearly on drugs. $4000 for aluminum take-out containers twisted in to the shape of a rose? Really? I’m all for saving the environment and everything, but that price is just a little steep, doncha think?
June 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm
This is a fairly common practice on Etsy. Many shoppers like to do a search for the most expensive items, just for kicks. That’s when these overpriced jokes show up. The seller is just hoping for a click-through. A lot of shops list one stupid, ludicrously expensive item in their shops in an effort to get noticed. Their hope is that you will then stick around and see that everything else in their shop is normal and reasonably-priced. There’s no rule against it, but it is a big waste of everyone’s time.
June 17, 2011 at 2:04 pm
It’s like when Britney Spears does a guest appearance on a stupid sitcom.
June 18, 2011 at 2:36 am
That’s when I don’t watch.
June 17, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Ah, it’s like a filter that weeds out buyers with brains. Clever.
June 17, 2011 at 7:43 pm
This is especially true of the ‘art’ section. I’ll admit, I am a ‘highest price’ gawker and while the furniture section is great, looking at the highest priced art is always a joke. I guess there’s a lot more competition so they have to be as attention whorey as possible?
June 17, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Are you sure it’s not narcissistic hipster douchecanoes who assign some profound meaning to their shitty creation and thus believe it’s worth tons of money? “This is my aaaaaaaart, an expression of my poetic and tortured soul”?
June 17, 2011 at 11:10 pm
No, it’s art priced for 100,000$, which I think is the max you can charge on Etsy. *EYE. ROLL.*
June 17, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Can that possibly work? I listed a really, really risque painting on Etsy back in the day, partly in hopes that the naughtiness would bring people into the store and then they’d look around.
The naughty item ended up with hundreds more views than anything else in my shop, so I’m guessing people clicked, looked, and left. And I further guess they’d do the same with super-overpriced items.
June 17, 2011 at 11:16 pm
In the art section, I can’t remember ever looking around but I’ll admit I’m not an ‘art’ person. However, this has totally worked on me in the jewelry section where I found this amazing artist after he listed a price piece. I usually look at the pictures on the sidebar, if there’s something interesting I’ll start checking it out.
June 18, 2011 at 4:39 am
I have an April Fool’s Day mug that is marked over 800 dollars. I left it up at the request of two people who had it in treasuries. It still gets hits, almost daily. But, according to Google analytics, the bounce rate for that item is nearly 100 percent. So, yeah, it doesn’t really make anyone look into my shop at all. And mine clearly says it is a joke.
June 18, 2011 at 10:10 am
And aluminum is infinitely recyclable, so she’s actually screwing the environment by not putting those plates back into circulation.
June 17, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Cons galore!
On a lighter note, is the ‘Compare and Save’ thong guy’s ball not tucked in or is that just a highlight shadow? No wait, don’t tell me…just let me believe it’s a dangling ball. I blame my name for this preoccupation.
June 17, 2011 at 2:08 pm
There from a post a while back. It’s underwear sans the ball holders. But of course, I can’t find the dern thing.
June 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Good eye! those ARE his balls, original post here:http://www.regretsy.com/2011/03/22/balls-out-nsfw/
June 17, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Why did you have to remind me of the old man balls (3rd picture)?!
You should be spanked for that one.
June 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Found it!
http://www.regretsy.com/2011/03/22/balls-out-nsfw/
June 17, 2011 at 2:36 pm
AWESOME!!!! I don’t think I need glasses afterall.
June 17, 2011 at 9:10 pm
I always feel like the ones who have a *different* picture of the item shows that they actually have it and are just conning the idiots into paying more money. Buyers *might* actually get it…
June 17, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Yay for putting Portobello on here, that shop’s been featured on the call out blog twice now and the shop is STILL there. Such a scam.
June 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm
I really wish that Etsy would tell her to bugger off to eBay, or better still, get her own e-commerce site for her to never, ever sell anything.
June 17, 2011 at 2:45 pm
I love that the recommended retail is about $29 and Portobello wants $69… wow, greed knows no bounds.
June 17, 2011 at 3:15 pm
The really sad part is that brides are being fooled into paying those prices
June 17, 2011 at 4:58 pm
The REALLY, REALLY sad part is there is anyone weak-headed enough to pay those prices for plastic flowers. Fooled, nothing.
June 17, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Nah, Etsy loves her. Her relisting fees keep them knee-deep in ironic mustache cup cozies and the sold-item fees are worth at least a vat of organic coleslaw a month.
June 17, 2011 at 1:54 pm
So I don’t have too much problem with the duffel given that they personalize it “free”. Granted that some expensive personalization but I’ll give it a pass.
June 17, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Most of the monogrammed stuff is bought wholesale as a blank and then the monogram is added on. Do people really think that someone is making each of those personalized onesies on Etsy?
June 17, 2011 at 4:44 pm
The original seller is a wholesaler with a $100 order minimum. They are described as “monogrammable,” and meant to be resold. But is monogramming worth $15? I dunno.
The wholesaler has a ton of cute stuff. It would be a good place to buy a bunch of gifts all at once, maybe for Christmas or a as presents for a wedding party.
June 18, 2011 at 9:14 am
But, now that I think of it, they are neither handmade nor vintage. They should be on the front page.
June 17, 2011 at 1:55 pm
But guys, they turned the photos of the magnolia thing UPSIDE DOWN! That’s like, one whole extra mouse click! Figuring for depreciation on the mouse, as well as on their clicking finger, that’s worth at least $57.
June 17, 2011 at 1:56 pm
It’s sad that people resale to make an easy buck, but it’s even more sad when they can’t be bothered to take a picture of the China-made piece of crap themselves and use the stock image instead! Lazy bastards lol.
June 18, 2011 at 4:43 am
But it does make it easier to use http://www.tineye.com/
June 17, 2011 at 1:57 pm
The second hello kitty shit-kit may be cheaper but the seller describes it as “whimsical sophistication” – NOT!! Even worse, WTF is a “premium synthetic brush?” Is looks like a brush but is not a real one? Does it play one on T.V.? And if it is a fake, why is it premium? What a load of twaddle.
June 17, 2011 at 1:59 pm
It just means the bristles are synthetic rather than animal hair. Makes them easier to clean.
June 17, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Hello Shitty.
June 17, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Ed Wood made flying saucers from paper plates. He was the original recycler.
And I bet he made a whopping $4,378 on “Plan Nine from Outer Space” … if that much.
And now I shall go search my fridge for potentially expensive takeout items.
June 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Ok how exactly is she listing the hello kitty make up brushy things, they dont even have a chance as possibly remotely being hand made, or a supply for crafting and or SHIPPING (apparently you can sell shipping supplies on etsy now wtf)and it isnt vintage, despite the seller including the Hello Kitty copy write date.
June 17, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Either she can’t read the TOUs or she’s familiar with how enthusiastically Etsy enforces them.
June 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm
I CANNOT stand how many sales these people have! Here I am, actually MAKING the items in my store, and barely have any sales, while these douche canoes just resell shit.
I’M SUCH A CHUMP!!
June 17, 2011 at 8:38 pm
OMFG I <3 your Flounce
KittehCat. I just might have to buy that… After all, if my two dogs get new neck jewelry, why can't I?June 17, 2011 at 10:10 pm
aw, the title of the piece got edited. lol!
Thank you; I’m glad to see the regretsy inspired pieces have been well recieved
June 18, 2011 at 1:41 pm
You called freshwater pearls yummy.
No, I’m kidding. I like a lot of those.
June 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm
OH, it gets better. Check out the shop thumbnails…
June 17, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Ha! So it’s officially a fully steampunk shop.
June 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm
wow… this shit really gives me a raw nerve. I flagged the Hello Kitty shop and Portobello. I lose faith in site every single day.
June 17, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Tempusufugit…pissing me off since 2008!
June 17, 2011 at 2:41 pm
TempusFugit must have some incriminating photos of Rob White and Noodle. There’s no other explanation for how they get away with that garbage. That store is freaking bulletproof. No amount of flagging+reporting puts a dent in them.
We wrote a whole piece about them, still nothing. Wrapping this up now!
June 17, 2011 at 3:32 pm
I do wonder if they’re a friend/relative/sex machine of one of the staffers; aside from potential blackmail evidence, I can’t think of any other reason aside from money to let such an obvious reseller constantly slide.
June 17, 2011 at 3:38 pm
We all know there’s only one reason for this fraud of a shop’s continued existence.
June 17, 2011 at 2:13 pm
The seller who took the steel bronze bat filligree pocket watch necklace also has some Stempunk Cyber Industrial Flip Top Goggles for $19.95 that my son would LOVE.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72633111/stempunk-cyber-industrial-flip-top
Not a bad price, but…
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-welding-goggles-set-35711.html
I save $14.96 AND get a 2nd pair of goggles for ME!
June 17, 2011 at 2:15 pm
To begin with how the thing you’re selling was accidentally semi-formed when throwing out the trash, THEN describe how it is al the combination of your artistic vision AND THEN charge over $4000 for it?? That has to be commended, that’s fucking bold.
If you find one person who doesn’t laugh so hard in your face that you start wondering if you should call 911, you can chalk this up to a win.
June 17, 2011 at 3:13 pm
As Geoff Peterson would say, “Balls.”
June 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm
The magnolia comb is inexcusable. How difficult is it to glue two silk flowers onto a plastic comb yourself??
June 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Fascinators are such a racket on Etsy. Those flowers all come pre-made for about $7 max. (I’ve seen many of them for $5 or $3 in the garment district.) Then they hot glue them to a $0.30 comb and ask for $65. Sometimes they don’t even do that and just sell you the stupid flower…which often comes with a pin attached when you buy it “raw.” And if they add a bit of french net…you can get enough of that stuff for probably 50 fascinators for about $8.00.
RIP OFF.
June 18, 2011 at 9:45 am
Part of it is all the advice you get on wedding websites (yes, I am on a lot of them right now) that says if you want something really unique, or if you want BHLDN but can’t afford it, go to etsy for your bridal-creamy-yummy-deliciousness. A ton of shops get recommended, a lot of which are just blatant resellers, or, really cheaply made. But most brides tend to want something “special” so badly, and most don’t really have the money. I know wedding-industrial-complex, blah-blah-blah, but I do feel bad that a lot of these girls are really taken advantage of while they think they are supporting independent sellers.
June 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm
If you keep reading on the listing about the artist who created the couture anti-mind reading rose embellished tin foil hat:
“Her passion is creating, second only to family and environmental education.”
should be
“Her passion is creating, second only to her first and second passions.”
June 17, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Her passion is Chinese food, second only to Indian, Mexican and McDonald’s.
June 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Her passion is crating, second only to fruit baskets and bird cages.
June 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm
I love how most of them don’t even bother to claim to be either handmade or vintage. Clearly Etsy doesn’t give a crap, as long as the money keeps coming in.
June 17, 2011 at 5:17 pm
“Etsy doesn’t give a crap, as long as the money keeps coming in.”
That is their mission statement, you know.
June 17, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Pretty sure the exchange kid who didn’t speak English in 1st grade made those roses. Every day for lunch his mom packed him a hot dog wrapped in foil. Everyday he sculpted that foil into something new to give to one of his friends; roses, dogs, hats, planes, people, whatever his mind could come up with and he was good.
June 17, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I love this story of a sweet little boy bridging the language barrier to connect with his friends. And I want to set this seller on fire for cheapening that experience.
June 17, 2011 at 8:43 pm
That is AWESOME.
June 17, 2011 at 2:25 pm
The upcycled roses are much prettier than the tin foil hat I usually wear to keep the aliens from reading my mind. If it were a little less expensive, I could have a new church hat.
June 17, 2011 at 2:46 pm
May I suggest some nice goggles to go with that hat? Scroll up. I’m going to spray-paint MINE steel patina bronze! Or maybe bajingo-pink.
June 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm
I can’t stand how many sales these shops have. Here I am, actually making the items in my shop, with hardly any sales, and they just go out and resell shit.
I’M SUCH A CHUMP!
June 17, 2011 at 2:38 pm
I know, you really need to wise up. Plus you read Regretsy. As everyone knows, we’re the thing that cheapens Etsy.
June 17, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Clearly, I have multiple issues.
How’s April?
June 17, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Still in surgery. I’m climbing the walls waiting.
June 17, 2011 at 3:16 pm
{Hugs Bronc and runs.}
June 17, 2011 at 3:37 pm
why are you running? did you linger? smell his hair or run your fingers through it? cop a feel?
June 17, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I know well wishes don’t feed your stomach, but damn girl, your work is great, the tree pendants especially! Next time I have a chunk of change, I’m definitely getting the tourmaline one for my grandmother, she’d love it.
June 17, 2011 at 10:12 pm
thank you! that one’s my favorite too (it’s my birthstone)
June 17, 2011 at 7:53 pm
don’t get discouraged, your tree pendants are rad.
June 17, 2011 at 8:51 pm
I want the Flounce
KittehCat pendant like you wouldn’t believe…Except I never wear pink…
June 17, 2011 at 10:12 pm
what color would you like??
June 18, 2011 at 12:54 am
Pplrdum, you’re not a chump, it’s Etsy who is the chump!! BTW, I love your turquoise tree pendant!
June 17, 2011 at 2:39 pm
What???
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/32381079
June 17, 2011 at 3:01 pm
not that either of these scenarios is ok, I am just unclear as to the exact nature of the crime here. Are they reselling a Cartier bracelet that is not vintage (an Etsy crime) or are they actively making and selling Cartier knock-offs? (a plain ol’ regular crime)
June 17, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Yes. EVERYthing about that listing had me going W.T.F???
I hate people.
June 17, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Another of her sold Cartier items says “not authentic.” There is an identical sold item which does not mention authenticity. The sold items have no prices listed so it is hard to tell whether the buyers had any idea one way or the other.
June 17, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Flagged her fake Vivienne Westwood handbag. A shame since you would get a FREE Cover Girl Lashblast mascara as a gift with purchase.
June 17, 2011 at 9:12 pm
From the listing: “‘Cartier’ and serial number engraved inside the bangle, it is almost look exactly the same with the real Cartier bangle”
Sounds like a knockoff to me.
June 17, 2011 at 2:57 pm
When your description of the item includes the phrase “Is it garbage?” it’s probably worth examining the question a little closer before you ask people to pay for it.
June 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm
May I just point out that your stupid rose sculpture will eventually end up in a landfill anyway? You aren’t saving anything.
June 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm
The Hello Kitty shop seller also has some overpriced set of nail foils.
She has a set of 79 available for $90. Each is only one foot of tape/foil. I can get a container of five feet for a buck from dollar nail art.
The tin foil roses reminded me of sixth grade art class. I can make some toilet paper flowers and sell them.
“Perfect for mom’s day or to be like Lady GaGa. You can too now.”
June 17, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Or buy it by the foot-wide yard for $5.50. I don’t know which is a better deal; I suck at math.
June 17, 2011 at 3:19 pm
https://www.softexpressions.com/software/emb/JonesFoils2.php#yar
Links rule.
June 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm
before you spend any money on Jones Foils go to your neighborhood printer who does embossed wedding invites and ask them for the ends from the metallic embossing rolls. They will probably give them to you. They did me. I have several colors all for free. They toss them when they have just a few feet left on them. It is the same stuff. Works with adhesive on fabric, etc and direct to polymer clay. Just saying…
June 17, 2011 at 3:01 pm
The thing I love most about Compare and Save is that last item that is so ridiculously overpriced that I go from eye-rolling to a burst of laughter that I have to explain to the other humans in the house.
June 17, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Haha… my usual reaction is “WHAAAAAAAAT??!!?!” at an unacceptable decibel level, which can be heard not only by the other tenants in my building but everyone else in the apartment complex as well.
June 17, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I was going to hold off on the wine until the spouse got home from work, but resellers make my blood pressure rise and Etsy-sanctioned resellers piss me off even more. Time for the corkscrew! April, I’ll be drinking a glass for you.
June 17, 2011 at 3:56 pm
holy moly… I feel old now… okay follow me here, anyone else remember those little watches where it was a ladybug and pinched some little thing on the front together and the wings swung open to reveal a watch…it was on a pendant or something, and they had them at like, gemco or best catalog or something?
Owl pendant totally made me flash back to that and feel old. Especially since both the stores I remember carrying it no longer exist. Okay going to go call for the best deals in rest homes now.
Forget I mentioned it.
June 17, 2011 at 4:17 pm
See, posts like this are the reason I probably won’t ever buy anything from Etsy. I’m too gullible to know what’s legitimately produced, hand made stuff and what’s trash bought somewhere in the dungeons of the internet.
Damn it.
June 17, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Just because I had to, since it was insisted in the listing…
*Toddles off to the Magnolia bridal headpiece shop policies*
“I take pride and I strive to create unique designs on Etsy. All of my designs are original work and copyrighted Portobello. Imitating work of others is against Etsy’s rules”
“When you purchase anything from Portobello you’re buying something original and unique. I take pride in details and quality of my work. I make simple classic designs but also take risks to add a unique edge.”
“FEEDBACK:
I believe in Karma. That means doing the right thing, thinking the right thoughts and treating people with nothing less than love. Treat people like how I want to be treated.”
OH REALLY?
June 18, 2011 at 1:40 am
“Treat people like how I want to be treated”? So, she wants people to steal her designs & overcharge her for mass produced crap being sold as handmade?
June 17, 2011 at 4:23 pm
The trouble is, I actually really like some of these owly pocket watches and whatnot. Just wish I knew where I could buy these things with a clear conscience.
June 17, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I had the same dilemma. I liked one of TempusFugit’s pocketwatches but they wanted $50 for it. Just knowing it really cost about $3 kept my resolve firm. Kept looking, finally found it on eBay for $12. I could live with that as a profit margin, especially since shipping was included.
June 17, 2011 at 4:33 pm
If anyone would like a crack at making a foil flower diorama of their own, but is too honest to talk the talk then this should be invaluable: http://10k.aneventapart.com/Uploads/262/
June 17, 2011 at 4:37 pm
That is fantastic.
June 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm
That is more awesome than I can say.
June 17, 2011 at 5:07 pm
I wish I knew about it before my degree show. I hate to write arty-farty statements about myself and my ‘art’
June 17, 2011 at 5:08 pm
This should be featured somewhere! Thanks for finding it…
June 17, 2011 at 5:12 pm
It just needs “sacred relationship with nature” and it would be complete. Far too convincing!
June 18, 2011 at 10:42 am
heh, I posted that on the Facebook page last week!
June 17, 2011 at 4:36 pm
I’ve been staring at that duffel bag for six minutes, trying to figure out how it’s personalized. Last time I checked, “polka dot” and “personalized” were two different things.
June 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm
It’s meant to be monogrammed.
June 18, 2011 at 1:27 am
Oh. I should have gone to Etsy and read the full description. She’s still charging too much, though. It would cost less to buy the blank bag and take it to a monogramming cart at the mall.
June 17, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I should get into the reseller business. It looks more lucrative than my silly job at a non-profit charity doing good things for the world.
But then again, I have morals.
Yay capitalism!!!!!!!!
June 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm
At least when you buy at Sephora you get three deluxe free samples. I haven’t bought mascara in like 3 years. In fact i could probably start selling my excess on etsy, KACHING.
June 17, 2011 at 6:19 pm
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June 17, 2011 at 7:38 pm
I don’t think you really love those things.
June 17, 2011 at 7:57 pm
I don’t come to regretsy for ads. I come for the informative explotation of etsy’s dirty underbelly, illuminated with snarky humor and curse words.
June 18, 2011 at 1:42 am
Fuck yeah!
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Yes, it sure is a big secret that when you buy things wholesale there are minimum order quantities. So deceptive. Oh wait, no, you’re an idiot.
June 17, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I did factor in the bulk price when doing the math on these, where applicable. When figuring the difference I always went for the higher price from the wholesaler, just to be fair. Not that there’s much point. Do any of these shysters really deserve benefit of the doubt? Anyone who makes a living selling this junk on Etsy almost certainly does buy in bulk and then sell at an exorbitant mark-up, but whatever.
I thought about writing a brilliant point-by-point rebuttal to this moron, but then I realized I’d be arguing with someone who’s actually going to bat for re-sellers on Etsy. What possible point would there be in carrying on such a discussion?
June 17, 2011 at 11:20 pm
After checking the giant list under the “Charity” tab, and considering the myriad of etsy sellers who have turned a profit after being featured on Regrestsy I would have to say that yes, Regretsy is indeed making the world a better place.
Thank you for noticing!
June 17, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Or you could just ask mr Hitlertits about being featured on Regretsy. I think he made something like 15 sales just today. Ka-ching, bitches.
June 17, 2011 at 11:56 pm
How can you “steal” a photo from somebody who cut-and-pasted the photo from the website of the Chinese manufacturer?
June 21, 2011 at 12:08 pm
“You’re trying to kidnap what I’ve rightfully stolen.”
June 18, 2011 at 12:32 am
Did it escape your notice that those resellers often steal the pictures off the places where they bought the crap in the first place?
Also, missing the moral point much? Are you seriously trying to justify lying resellers making enormous markups on cheap non-handmade shit that they’re trying to pass off as the fruits of their creative endeavours? I smell RESELLER here
June 18, 2011 at 2:54 am
I’m waiting to see a snatched pic with the wholesaler watermark.
June 18, 2011 at 6:23 am
It happened on a few wedding dresses posted a while back. In a few cases the seller censored out the logo with a box of text, but she completely somehow missed one.
June 18, 2011 at 1:10 am
AH-HA!!!
June 18, 2011 at 7:14 am
Am I reading that screenshot wrong…or is that the LAMEST attempt at feedback shilling ever??
June 18, 2011 at 1:57 am
I only have two things to say to you:
One, You are absolutely fucktarded.
Two, You can STOP with the utterly UNNECESSARY use of CAPS lock on SO MANY WORDS, you FUCKtarded McFuckTARDison.
Did I mention enough that you are absolutely fucktarded?
Oh, I did?
Okay, well, I’ll say it again, just for good measure in case your stupidity turns out thicker than I thought:
Fucktarded fucktarded fucktarded fucktarded fucktarded fucktarded fuuuuuuuuuuuuckTARDED. Absolutely, positively, pathetically so.
June 18, 2011 at 2:21 am
Try reading summerrose’s comment in Alamo Drafthouse texter’s voice.
http://gawker.com/5809262/movie-theater-turns-customers-angry-voicemail-into-anti+texting-psa
June 18, 2011 at 6:49 am
Interesting how you know these people have to buy “five lots” of this crap in order to palm it off as “handmade”. Last time I checked, you can use photos etc. from anywhere if they are used in a critique or mention. Are you jealous Regretsy makes enough money to stay online?
June 18, 2011 at 7:41 am
1) What’s wrong with profit? you think web sites are hosted for free?
2) Fuck you, I love the ads.
3) You are the reseller, silly!
June 18, 2011 at 10:42 am
Way to support the resellers!
June 19, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Your avatar belies the truth behind your rant. You’re afraid that Regretsy exposes those sellers (perhaps you yourself?) who buy wholesale and then sell these items as “unique” and “handmade” and “one of a kind” and who hope and pray–and know–that there are enough people out in Etsyland who’ll believe every last word of the cupcakery tripe that is the item description.
Also, may I add, you are obviously new to Regretsy and are probably a wholesale-to-overpriced-Etsy-price-item seller who found a great number of view were coming from this site.
You’re ignorant, even if you are new to Regretsy, because no one is “stealing” those photos from Etsy.
You’re clearly someone who enjoys being shat upon. Not my kink, but you’re welcome! First shat’s free.
June 17, 2011 at 7:00 pm
New plan. Every time I want to buy something, I will buy two and sell the extra one on Etsy for double the price.
June 17, 2011 at 8:21 pm
I bought that “He holds the key…” charm at Claire’s when I was 12. I think I had some grand plan of presenting the key to some boy I liked, but the key was on an earring and the boy I liked didn’t have pierced ears.
I don’t remember if I saved it or threw it away. I’ll have to search my mom’s basement for my old Kit n’ Kaboodle to see if it’s still there. So much for finding someone to open my heart.
June 17, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Most things on Regretsy just make me laugh, ha ha, bad crafts, but not in a mean-spirited way; but the price-comparison reseller crap items actually piss me off. Those people should be beaten with hammers. The sellers, or Etsy for allowing them? You decide.
June 17, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Both.
But only if they’re unique, vintage hammers with cheap octupi and plastic mums glued on the head, and the handle covered in glitter.
June 18, 2011 at 12:53 am
“Unique”, “vintage” hammers which they bought in bulk from some Chinese Ebay shop, surely?
June 19, 2011 at 11:43 am
and then beadazzled?
June 17, 2011 at 9:52 pm
I was watching meatspin.com right before I came here (if there’s anyone alive who doesn’t know about meatspin by now, be warned it’s extremely NSFW…and also extremely mesmerizing…), and when I saw the word “premium” in that Sephora Hello Kitty ad thing, I read it as “perineum”. Several times.
Just thought I’d share that.
June 18, 2011 at 9:09 am
Damn it. The name of website itself should have clued me in that I probably shouldn’t go there…beside the fact that you also mentioned it was “extremely NSFW”. I went there. I can’t say that’s what I had in mind to start my day.
June 20, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Awww, I’m sorry if you got traumatized.
Personally I think it’s hilarious (and soothing, like watching a lava lamp!) but I know my tastes aren’t typical.
June 18, 2011 at 5:16 am
Holy crap, the last one isn’t even snarky as usual. That’s actually what those over-priced crumple-gami roses are made of! I know, that’s obvious, I was just so shocked, I felt I had to comment. I’ll blend back into the woodwork now… *ninja poofs*
June 18, 2011 at 10:02 am
Hands down, this is my absolute favorite service you provide, April. The items are, in many cases, things I could imagine buying for myself if I had money to burn, and the punchline is always worth waiting for!
June 18, 2011 at 10:51 am
You know, I’m less annoyed with the resellers than with Etsy for allowing them to ply their trade there.
Of course they’re going to use Etsy, if they can get away with it. The listing fees are low and they can get a much higher markup by the implication that their mass produced schlock is handmade or vintage.
Etsy, on the other hand, is knowingly causing their buyers to be ripped off by allowing reselling, while stating that the site only allows handmade, vintage and supplies to be sold there.
June 18, 2011 at 11:07 am
Portobello is the biggest fraud on Etsy. How does she get away with this? Look at the Etsy Call Out blog and see all the other items she is blatantly reselling, with the ‘original handmade design’ bullshit justifying her outrageous markups.
June 18, 2011 at 11:12 am
June 18, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Hello Kitty @$90 still active. New tip for resellers, make sure you list on Fridays starting at noon, that’s when Admins kick off for their usual 2.5 day weekend.
Oh, and make sure you apply the lastest “fake descrips” class to make sure you comply with Etsy’s new rules of no rules apply to resellers, pity the poor customers who shell out the big bucks!
Who’s liable for fake decrips promoted by the site itself?
June 18, 2011 at 4:42 pm
http://www.recyclart.org/2011/06/tetrabox-lamp/
This is how “upcycling” should be done.
I don’t really buy anything on etsy unless it’s fabric/supplies or I know them.
It seems to me (like with TempusFugit) that when they say something is handmade but you can get it from alibaba 10 times over…it’s deceptive advertising/fraud.
I wonder when we can expect a lawsuit against etsy for fraud and lost sales due to the resellers? ‘Course they did take off their “buy handmade” tagline when they redid the site so maybe they’re just not the venue for handmade anymore and were too busy sourcing organic coleslaw to mention it to anyone…
Sorry for rambling…
June 19, 2011 at 7:43 am
Not for nothin’ but who the fuck pays that much for pinning flowers in their hair?? You could, I don’t know – go buy fresh ones for the big day and staple them to a bobby pin and you’d have enough for the GOOD champagne…
June 19, 2011 at 8:43 pm
“I have an owl one that I kept for myself!”
Yeah, you keep the owl. I’ll just take this, uh … whatever kind of animal this one is.
June 20, 2011 at 8:09 am
http://www.etsy.com/shop/moumoualwayssmile
In all fairness, must also point out the “suppliers” on etsy…
July 4, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Oh my good lord! I actually have that deer pendant! I inherited it from my grandmother who actually bought it in the (very late) 1950′s. Mine still has the perfume in it. You know you’re jealous.