The recent influx of seed and plant resellers to Etsy and complete dismissal of the issue by the Etsy CEO has encouraged me to find other outlets for my plant sales. While I won't be closing house entirely on Etsy, I feel that the situation has severely compromised the integrity of the Plants category and don't wish to be lumped in with blatant resellers and people lying about the origins of their seeds.
By the recommendation of greenthing, I will shortly be setting up shop on winkelf. I like the layout and general look and feel of the site, and I think it may end up being a good home.
I've had a couple of listings up on ArtFire, but I feel that the look and feel of the site is too cluttered, messy, and difficult to navigate. Supposedly, there are going to be changes made, but I'll be waiting for those before I decide whether to invest any more time in my shop there.
The second place that I will be opening up shop is Zibbet. It's still very small and developing, but the layout and listing process is very clean, tidy, and easy to navigate. They also have a strict 'no resellers' policy, which greatly, greatly appeals to me. I hope that means that, as the site grows, it will maintain its integrity in a way that Etsy seems unwilling or unable to do. My shop on Zibbet is located here.
We'll see how they do and what happens. I'll probably be checking into other selling outlets, but that's all the news that is news, for now.
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Sorry to hear you're disappointed with Etsy. Your store and products are great and you've been an active member of the community. They're losing a great seller. If interested, DoLeaf will be launching in June, (and we'll be vetting our plant sellers).
Good luck setting up new stores.
Thanks, Sarah J, for the comment. I actually already have an account with DoLeaf and have been poking around a bit. :)
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