[Jewelry making - Article 00544] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Alorinna]

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    I flagged those diamond rings from 47th street and sent it to etsy's
    attention showing where they were being sold commercially elsewhere.
    Not only were the rings left there and the company allowed to add a
    lot more, but they put the rings in their hand-selected "Gift
    Guide". 

    Another seller there was selling a commercial pendant - bought in
    bulk - and listing it alone as jewelry. I flagged and was shocked to
    see it also put in the gift guide. After flagging again, they made
    her change it to a commercial supply, but still left it in the gift
    guide where - unless a buyer was savvy enough to look at the "tags"
    and see that it was a commercial supply, they would have assumed it
    was handmade. 

    Etsy's stand is as follows: If you buy a commercial chain and a
    commercial pendant, and you place the two together, it is handmade.
    Also, if you buy a commercially cast, mass produced supply like
    charms, dip them in LoS for 10 seconds and rinse them, you may sell
    them as handmade. 

    It is very frustrating at times, because there is no way that real
    handmade can compete with this.
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