<strong>Hellobianca6</strong>
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6175653">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6175653</a>
She is selling all kinds of tacky non-handmade, non-vintage items. Such as this Sanrio change purse:
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28199640">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28199640</a>
And these barely used Adidas shoes: <strong>[with no laces which is handy-eco]</strong>
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28217928">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28217928</a>
<img alt="" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.81345890.jpg" class="alignnone" width="230" height="121" />
Or how about this China made marijuana ashtray?
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28201605">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28201605</a>
<img alt="" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.81290580.jpg" class="alignnone" width="230" height="121" />
She even has a Hello Kitty section:
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6175653&section_id=6281730">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6175653&section_id=6281730</a>
Etsy really has become just a combination yard sale & cheap craft flea market. Such a shame. It was a good concept, if they had any clue how to protect and promote it - but they never actually understood what they had created.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
I love how she uses "skinhead" as a tag for the shoes, do people really go to Etsy looking for skinhead accessories?
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Since all these yard sale resellers are having at it on Etsy - why don't we here devise a plan to build our OWN web site specifically for these fucktards and charge them like Ebay does. Now all we need is a snappy web site.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
"VintageBaubles is still running amok with her tagging though."
Let's not commit slander here, I actually managed to find one listing *without* incorrect tags! ;-D
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Etsy "slapped" her hand!
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
"Etsy slapped my hand and I'm not allowed to hawk anything here anymore. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."
I love Callin' Out on Etsy!
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Do you think we'll see a skinhead chic article in the Storque?
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Her bio:
"I loves drawering! I'm getting married to the love of my life (we've been together for ten years!) next October, and I'm trying to earn a little extra cash to make ends meet."
Drawering?
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Awesome, when we all come together and flag the same shop it seems that Etsy listens. We have a good strategy going here.
VintageBaubles is still running amok with her tagging though. Check out this item:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28418252
Tags: Cabochon, Green, Turquoise, Mint, Charm, Retro
These are PEACH COLORED BEADS. Not cabochons. Not any of the other colors. Not charms. And definitely not retro.
Most of her items are tagged this way. It's as if she just relists her sold items and swaps out the pictures, leaving all the information from the previous item.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
You know. I believe Etsy does send an email to shops for flagged items. My guess is that there is no follow up system or it is very weak.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
is anyone else having problems loading Etsy? I haven't been able to get on for hours.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Slappy...I believe "drawering" is a reference to an old Mike Myers skit on SNL...which was based on a British cartoon.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
"Hellobianca6's Shop Announcement
Etsy slapped my hand and I'm not allowed to hawk anything here anymore. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. "
HAHAHAHAHA. About time, Etsy.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
I love the use of her word, hawk!
I do think Etsy has been getting better about getting rid of these shops...
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Juried is going to be the only place to go to get away from this yard sale garbage online. Better to be charged more than to be affiliated with this cheesy shit.
There are sites out there that have never been mentioned in Etsy forums. Personally, I am finding them; they are responsive. Etsy is a self-esteem killer. My return customers will find me elsewhere before the end of the summer, and Etsy can kiss my royal ass.
They allowed it to happen, then welcomed it, now they are stuck with their shitty image. Nobody is going to control my image but me.
EtsyCallOut September 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM