[Jewelry making - Article 00485] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[artsygirl1017]

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Joel -

    The jewelry category on Etsy is the biggest category and in it alone
    you can see some of the faults in they what they allow. Gluing a
    stone on a pre-made ring is good enough to be considered "handmade"
    which is a pretty loose qualification. There are also many items that
    are blatantly mass produced and resold - which is technically not
    allowed. However etsy feels (not officially) that finding the
    evidence that they AREN'T handmade is too difficult to remove a lot
    of the offenders. Although there are several items that I have
    flagged that have been removed or caused the account to be deleted.
    It is something that is a sensitive issue with all of us that do have
    a hand in everything we make. I still love Etsy though despite its
    faults. There are an amazing amount of fantastic jewelers and artists
    of all mediums. My hope is that over time, the ones that are less
    handmade will be fazed out as the consumers see the difference
    between a glued on stone and a hand set stone. 

    When I first started, it seemed like items over $50 were very
    difficult to sell. It was discouraging to see the amount of $10 and
    $5 earrings that were selling. Though I don't know that the amount
    of cheap jewelry being sold has gone down, the $50 - $200 items
    being sold has definitely increased drastically. It all gives me the
    feeling that its less about stopping the offenders than having
    educated buyers. 

    Hope you hear back, I'd love to hear their reponse :) 

Beth Cyr
http://bcyrjewelry.etsy.com
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