So frustrated with imports being sold on Etsy.

[JDStudios480]

Hi love handmade artisans. 
I just need a minute to vent. I’ve been an Etsy shop since 2018. I take great care in designing and making my goods. I’m sure you do too. ive recently noticed the pop up shops in the last 6 months taking advantage of selling masks on Etsy. I’m not against other masks sellers. The more wearers the merrier and safer we will be. WhT I am against is the imports being sold on Etsy. They even use the same listing photos from alibaba to list their mass produced masks. Etsy is not the place to sell this. It really makes me mad that they say proudly made in America and they are from China. Nothing against that either. Etsy is not the platform for imports. 
they don’t even silkscreen a design on them. cheaters and liars. 
Any suggestions? Please share your advice. 
thanks. 
judy. 

[Former_Member · Accepted solution]

I agree with you Judy.  Unfortunately, Etsy could care less.  They (Etsy) are all about money.  The truth of the matter is that all this fake handmade items, that are really mass produced in China, can be sold for cheaper than individually handmade items.  So, in theory, the cheaper the item, the more people will buy it - thus making more money for Etsy.  Etsy liberalized its definition of 'handmade', in order to allow this kind of thing to happen.  I don't know if there is really anything that we, the truly handmade item shop owners, can do about it.

[JdvintageCreations · Accepted solution]

contact the etsy administration. They don't keep track of all the shops, so if you alert them, they will look into it.

[ButtercupVintageCo]

@JdvintageCreations  I don't know about Etsy tracking or even caring about non-handmade being listed as handmade. I legit hand make doll clothes and also carry manufactured doll shoes which I clearly describe as a "supply" and describe as manufactured in the description, but there is a (actually lots more than one) shop on here that lists all manufactured doll clothes & accessories as handmade. Which obviously she can sell for much cheaper than truly handmade clothing. I clicked the report button on this one shop and even gave Etsy the website of her supplier, they have done nothing so why should I bother taking my time to help clean up Etsy Handmade when they don't appear to care. I have no problem with sellers listing items non-handmade in the right category, I wouldn't even mind if Etsy created another category (or site) for reselling of manufactured items but I really think that the "Handmade" category should be protected. Just my 2 cents. 

[Former_Member]

I wholeheartedly agree.  Etsy could care less.  They are in it for the MONEY only, and nothing else.  They have no correct, decent, or proper way to contact them (email addresses of people in authority, and/or telephone numbres).  The crappy methods they do provide are absolutely useless.  I have tried them many times and have never received any response from Etsy.  It is too bad that there is not another platform (similar ti Etsy) available for just truly handmade items.  If there was, I would leave Etsy in a heartbeat.