opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

hello all!
im opening a second shop to just have jewelry in but i have 28 listings to move. is there a way to just copy the whole listing over...or do i have to make new listings from scratch for each one.

im just hoping for a short cut...

thanks!
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Re: opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

You have to create a seperate listing. Information from one account to another cannot be merged in any way.

Etsy does not want you to risk having the same item in both shops. In fact, Etsy discourages second shops in order to prevent mix-ups.

This is where I got the info from. I just copied and pasted the whole section. http://www.etsy.com/help/article/483 :

******Multiple accounts held by one person******
Having more than one account ("multiple accounts" or "alternate accounts") is not something Etsy encourages, as it has the potential to cause confusion. Keep in mind that information and accounts ******cannot be merged in any way******, so if you change your mind later, you will not be able to transfer information (for example: ****listings,**** feedback, Favorites or purchase history) from one account to another.

All of your usernames must be clearly disclosed in the Public Profile for each account. A statement such as, "I am also on Etsy under these usernames..." would be acceptable. This includes all buying and selling accounts, as well as any collective accounts in which you are involved.
You may not use an alternate account to purchase items from yourself. This is called "shilling."
You may not list the same unique item in more than one shop on Etsy.
Etsy will not issue refunds for accidental activity stemming from multiple account ownership (for example: listing items in the wrong shop). Members who do not comply with Etsy's policies may be subject to review, which can result in suspension of account privileges and/or termination. This includes all of your accounts by virtue of association. In other words, Etsy reserves the right to suspend the use of the site for a person and all username(s) he/she operates under. Suspended or terminated members remain obligated to pay Etsy for all unpaid fees per our Terms of Use.

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Re: opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

wow, thats pretty crazy becomes tons of people here have multiple shops?
not of the same listings of course..

but im my case,im opening a jewelry shop to sepatate it from the things i sew.

i read somewhere on here that admin were going to make user accounts capable of switching between multiple shops they run.

hey admin?-
is this really a change thats gonna happen or just the rummer mill?
thanks for replying almondcrafts :)
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Re: opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

No answer for this one?

I just opened a second shop - as advised several times in the Teams threads - and I'm so glad I read this. I had NO IDEA about this rule and didn't see anything about it when I opened my new shop. Surely a notice should be put there?
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Re: opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

I was recently thinking about opening a new shop since I'm also starting to sell tutorials in addition to the already made jewelry that i sell. But in the end I decided to put it all in one. If Etsy one day decides to allow multiple shops under one user name I'll set up a separate shop at that time. I can't imagine having to log in and log out all the time for multiple shops. Ugh!
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I have 3 Etsy shops. This is the account I spend the most time on, and the one I work on promoting.

PrairiePrimitivesToo.etsy.com is mainly for destash craft supplies and MoonlightArtist.etsy.com is for anything I make that isn't primitive folk art.
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Re: opening a second shop- can you just move listings over?

I have been trying to figure out how to open a second separate shop. Is there something different that you have to do? Can I use my same Paypal account? I tried once before and I could not make it work. I would like to have a separate shop for my jewelry stuff....
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You can use the same PayPal, but you need a separate email account. I found the process easy enough, though it's annoying having to move all the listings, and I'm only managing to do a few at a time before I get frustrated.

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I had multiple shops for a very short time.

It was too time consuming to try to run and promote them all successfully.
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