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Are Contests Allowed?

Does Etsy allow us to run a contest to win something we make by asking our fans and customers to reblog or retweet or share something on FB on our business page? I am trying to have a contest for new years to give my fans and customers a chance to win a necklace but I don't know if this is within Etsy guidelines.
Thanks.
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Re: Are Contests Allowed?

Hm, I don't quite understand how would you like to ask it on Etsy. A contest have nothing to do with Etsy, it should be held on Facebook or other social media, and the only thing you can do here on Etsy is to put a note in your shop's announcement, something like ''From (date) to (date) you can participate in a giveaway on my FB page" or ''Visit my FB page for latest news, discounts and giveaways".

Of course, most people do not read shop's announcements at all, but that's something we all have to get used to. You can't really do anything else here - sending messages to lots of followers is considered spam, so you can just put it in your announcement and 1 in 100 will note it. The others that are going to participate will be the people who liked your FB page before.
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Re: Are Contests Allowed?

Okay, I was just making sure it was allowed, of course I wouldn't message or spam anyone. Thank you.
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Re: Are Contests Allowed?

Glad to hear that, because unfortunately, A LOT of sellers either do not know it's not allowed ot they think sending a message to every follower is a promotional strategy.
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Re: Are Contests Allowed?

Hmm...wasn't aware of that. Obviously there's a lot to learn
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