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Has Etsy lost its Indie Cred?

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Once a darling of the indie craft movement, Etsy is now struggling to identify itself with the crafters who made it successful.

Rampant fake “handmade” goods, an inability to weed out resellers and a homogenization of indie crafts is making Etsy seem more
and more like eBay.

This is a trend that is unlikely to reverse, as the Etsy IPO approaches.

Grace DoBush, who used to have a successful Etsy store, talks about her experience and why she left Etsy last year.

More importantly, she discusses why Etsy is losing its cool in this excellent analysis. Read it here.

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