Craft Style for a non craft

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

Why am I forced to choose a "craft style" when listing a serving utensil?!!! It's a soup ladle and none of the choices apply. Who decided that was necessary?

[VintageRescueSquad]

You must have listed it wrong. How did it end up in the craft supply category. Either it's handmade or vintage (more than 20+ years old). There is a "serving utensils" category. 

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

Yes but in the serving utensil category there is a selection for ladle. When I selected ladle it was requiring me to choose a craft style. I went back in and entered serving utensils and it no longer required it, but it is still an erroneous attribute. If it is a serving utensil, which a ladle is, it should not be prompting the seller for a "craft style".

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

I have been doing this for 14 years. 

[NanaLetha]

I see it under serving utensils not craft supplies.

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

Yes and if I only select serving utensils it will not ask for a craft style. If I select ladle IN serving utensils it forces me to choose a craft style. This is an error.

[PlatypusDream]

Etsy has recently changed the Creativity Standards and changed categories around.

Basic utensils are no longer allowed.

https://www.etsy.com/legal/creativity#sourced

"The following are examples of items that do not qualify as ‘sourced by a seller’:

• Resold blank items that are ready to use without craft intervention, such as blank t-shirts, hats, or tumblers
• Resold generic cooking tools or ingredients; chemical compounds; automotive/bicycle parts and repair tools; office, construction, gardening, cosmetic, or home DIY supplies
• Generic resold items that may be used at a party, but either are not decor, or also have everyday uses, such as plain furniture, generic tableware, stage lights, speakers, costumes, party favours, and seasonal/festive decor not specific to a single gathering or celebration"

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

What I am talking about is not a "basic utensil" it is a serving utensil. 

[NanaLetha]

@PlatypusDream  the ladle is vintage so I'm pretty sure it's allowed. New ones would not be.

[hopeandjoystudios]

Vintage over 20 years old, allowed.  Handmade ladle allowed.  It is probably a glitch from when the craft categories were trimmed.  Apparently there is still one for "craft ladle" and using that term ladle is funneling it to supplies. 

[cocoandcoffeevintage]

Thank you! This makes sense. How can we initiate a change?