Etsy's website Pattern users

Hello! Does anyone use Etsy's Pattern web site builder? I'm considering consolidating several site I have but I don't know if I should use Pattern. Does anyone else use it for their web site outside of their Etsy shop? Any issues?
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I've been thinking about it, but haven't tried it yet.
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I don't, and I don't think I will. (Sorry if I discourage you!)

Although it's a huge advantage that you can export your existing Etsy shop data to Pattern, Etsy house rules basically apply to Pattern, too.

For example, with Charlie's business, you might want to sell stained glass care kit (polish cloth maybe?). But it's not Handmade/Supply/Vintage, so it will be a no-no on Etsy and Pattern.

If your Etsy shop is shut down by Etsy for any reason, your Pattern shop will be closed, too. And if, if...Etsy goes out of business, I highly doubt they'll keep Pattern open.

So in my personal opinion, Pattern will not work as a backup plan.
I'd go to completely different company's service.

But again, it's just my opinion and many people think otherwise.
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Charlie. I wouldn't do it. If I wanted a website of my own, I would make it a website OF MY OWN, without anybody else's rules. Thay way, you are still your own boss.
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Correction-
Etsy recently changed policy regarding what is allowed to sell on Pattern.
Non-handmade, non-vintage items ARE allowed.
But you still can't sell prohibited items like alcohol, guns, etc.

https://www.etsy.com/teams/7716/announcements/discuss/18385950/page/1
https://www.etsy.com/legal/prohibited/
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Thanks Anjie and Carol, I was leaning toward not using Pattern. Carol has a great point of not giving control up and staying my own boss. And Anjie's point about Etsy rules and if the site or shop is ever taken down then I'd be out of luck.
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the ONLY reason I'd open a pattern is to buy stuff at market and resell it here.

And I'm not sure I want to get into that, but I'm keeping my options open.
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