indiesellersguild
Indie Sellers Guild
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The union for creative online sellers born of the Etsy Strike of 2022! ✊
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Dishonest resellers hurt authentic handmade sellers, customers, and marketplaces!
Are you a seller with a story about how dishonest resellers have affected your business? Have you seen your prices undercut or your designs copied by cheap knock offs mass produced overseas?
Are you a shopper who was scammed and bought an item advertised as handmade, only for it to arrive with an obvious "Made in" tag on it?
Share your story with us (link in bio) to show legislators why we need to crack down on dishonest resellers to protect both consumers and handmade small business owners. Our first step is to support the COOL Online Act sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a bill written to address the problem of dishonest resellers on handmade platforms.
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-us-your-reseller-story
#keepetsyhuman #supportsmallbusiness #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
Are you a seller with a story about how dishonest resellers have affected your business? Have you seen your prices undercut or your designs copied by cheap knock offs mass produced overseas?
Are you a shopper who was scammed and bought an item advertised as handmade, only for it to arrive with an obvious "Made in" tag on it?
Share your story with us (link in bio) to show legislators why we need to crack down on dishonest resellers to protect both consumers and handmade small business owners. Our first step is to support the COOL Online Act sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a bill written to address the problem of dishonest resellers on handmade platforms.
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-us-your-reseller-story
#keepetsyhuman #supportsmallbusiness #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
Take our research survey and have your voice heard about what creative small business owners really need from online marketplaces, not just what big tech companies think will make the most profit!
And help the Indie Sellers Guild create a program to recommend good vintage and crafting e-commerce sites. Visit the website to find out more information about this research study by Samantha Close, Ph.D. in cooperation with the Indie Sellers Guild.
indiesellersguild.org/survey
#keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
And help the Indie Sellers Guild create a program to recommend good vintage and crafting e-commerce sites. Visit the website to find out more information about this research study by Samantha Close, Ph.D. in cooperation with the Indie Sellers Guild.
indiesellersguild.org/survey
#keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
Are you a seller with a story about how dishonest resellers have affected your business? Have you seen your prices undercut or your designs copied by cheap knock offs mass produced overseas?
Are you a shopper who was scammed and bought an item advertised as handmade, only for it to arrive with an obvious "Made in" tag on it?
Share your story with us to show legislators why we need to crack down on dishonest resellers to protect both consumers and handmade small business owners. Our first step is to support the COOL Online Act sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a bill written to address the problem of dishonest resellers on handmade platforms.
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-us-your-reseller-story
#keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
Are you a shopper who was scammed and bought an item advertised as handmade, only for it to arrive with an obvious "Made in" tag on it?
Share your story with us to show legislators why we need to crack down on dishonest resellers to protect both consumers and handmade small business owners. Our first step is to support the COOL Online Act sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin, a bill written to address the problem of dishonest resellers on handmade platforms.
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-us-your-reseller-story
#keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #dropshippers #etsystrike #etsyshop #etsyresellers #supportthemakers #supporthandmade #shopsmallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness
Feel trapped on Etsy? Join us for our panel on Alternatives to Etsy at CozyCon tomorrow at 5:30 pm EDT, a free online convention for artists and gamers. We have a crowd sourced spreadsheet of Etsy alternatives as well as a math tool to compare the fees on each made by our awesome member Sara Klips.
https://cozycononline.com/
https://www.mindyourmonsters.com/
#etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #keepetsyhuman #etsymustpay #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild #indieartistsoftiktok
https://cozycononline.com/
https://www.mindyourmonsters.com/
#etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #keepetsyhuman #etsymustpay #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild #indieartistsoftiktok
Lobbying at the US Senate for creative indie sellers is one of the projects we are most proud of in our first year! Read all about this huge victory for the Indie Sellers Guild in our blog
https://indiesellersguild.org/a-bill-to-crack-down-on-resellers/
#etsyshop #keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #indiesellersoftiktok #indiesellersguild
https://indiesellersguild.org/a-bill-to-crack-down-on-resellers/
#etsyshop #keepetsyhuman #etsyseller #indiesellersoftiktok #indiesellersguild
Check out this breakdown I wrote of the COOL Online Act, a bill to crack down on dishonest resellers passing off mass produced items as handmade goods. Seriously I spent so long on this and read so many actual sections of law to make sure it was accurate.
Etsy, eBay, and other marketplaces are lobbying hard against this bill, saying we the sellers don't want it. Sign up to support the bill (link in the blog post) and show legislators how good this would be for honest handmade sellers. We've already been working with Senator Baldwin's office on this and know we can make a difference.
https://indiesellersguild.org/analysis-of-the-cool-online-act-a-bill-to-crack-down-on-resellers/
#indiesellersguild #indiesellersoftiktok #etsyseller #keepetsyhuman #etsyshop
Etsy, eBay, and other marketplaces are lobbying hard against this bill, saying we the sellers don't want it. Sign up to support the bill (link in the blog post) and show legislators how good this would be for honest handmade sellers. We've already been working with Senator Baldwin's office on this and know we can make a difference.
https://indiesellersguild.org/analysis-of-the-cool-online-act-a-bill-to-crack-down-on-resellers/
#indiesellersguild #indiesellersoftiktok #etsyseller #keepetsyhuman #etsyshop
Frustrated with the marketplace you sell on? Have your voice heard about what handmade, vintage, and craft seller really need from e-commerce sites! Complete our research survey to help the Indie Sellers Guild create a program to recommend good vintage and crafting e-commerce sites. Visit the website to find out more information about this research study by Samantha Close, Ph.D. in cooperation with the Indie Sellers Guild.
indiesellersguild.org/survey
#craftivism #etsyseller #indiesellersguild #etsystrike #etsyreservestrike #etsyshop
indiesellersguild.org/survey
#craftivism #etsyseller #indiesellersguild #etsystrike #etsyreservestrike #etsyshop
How did the Indie Sellers Guild grow from a post on reddit to a movement with 89,000 people participating and a new kind of organization to support sellers? Here the story and more in this interview on the amazing podcast The Handmade Mentor. You can listen here or on all major podcast streaming services.
#indiesellersguild #thmm_podcast #thehandmadementor #etsyseller #craftivism
#indiesellersguild #thmm_podcast #thehandmadementor #etsyseller #craftivism
If you haven’t already heard, a new report came out about the problem of counterfeit items being sold on Etsy.
This is a problem the Indie Sellers Guild has been talking about for a year now. We know this is a systemic issue that is bigger than a few designer brand knockoffs; it also includes designs and IP stolen from small sellers, and mass produced sweatshop items being resold across the platform.
We also understand sellers’ fears that this report will drive Etsy to ramp up using AI bots to enforce seller policies, with little recourse for legitimate sellers whose shops or listings are inaccurately suspended for IP violation.
We are fighting for you. We are studying this problem in-depth and pressuring Etsy to work with us to fix these problems. We want to make your voice heard. To that end we have launched a study to research exactly what creative indie sellers need from an online marketplace.
So please, spread the word, and follow us, check out the website, or sign up for free to stay informed on the issues facing indie sellers and what the Indie Sellers Guild is doing about it.
Special thanks to Cass @hookinghijinks for recording the video!
citronresearch.org
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild #harms4profit
This is a problem the Indie Sellers Guild has been talking about for a year now. We know this is a systemic issue that is bigger than a few designer brand knockoffs; it also includes designs and IP stolen from small sellers, and mass produced sweatshop items being resold across the platform.
We also understand sellers’ fears that this report will drive Etsy to ramp up using AI bots to enforce seller policies, with little recourse for legitimate sellers whose shops or listings are inaccurately suspended for IP violation.
We are fighting for you. We are studying this problem in-depth and pressuring Etsy to work with us to fix these problems. We want to make your voice heard. To that end we have launched a study to research exactly what creative indie sellers need from an online marketplace.
So please, spread the word, and follow us, check out the website, or sign up for free to stay informed on the issues facing indie sellers and what the Indie Sellers Guild is doing about it.
Special thanks to Cass @hookinghijinks for recording the video!
citronresearch.org
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild #harms4profit
Sketchy Etsy is forcing sellers to use a third party platform Plaid, despite Plaid’s alleged privacy violations and a privacy policy that gives them access to lots of sensitive data!
Our member Melissa, a PhD candidate in computer science, talks about what Plaid can do with all that information about you.
If sellers refuse to verify with Plaid, then Etsy will stop sending sellers their money and even suspend their shop!
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
Melissa @miss.pump.cases
Our member Melissa, a PhD candidate in computer science, talks about what Plaid can do with all that information about you.
If sellers refuse to verify with Plaid, then Etsy will stop sending sellers their money and even suspend their shop!
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
Melissa @miss.pump.cases
Sketchy Etsy is forcing sellers to use a third party platform Plaid, despite Plaid’s alleged privacy violations!
If sellers refuse to verify with Plaid, then Etsy will stop sending sellers their money and even suspend their shop!
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
If sellers refuse to verify with Plaid, then Etsy will stop sending sellers their money and even suspend their shop!
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
The safest way to verify with Plaid is to use the manual option, which uses the two micro deposit method that sellers first used when they originally linked their bank accounts to Etsy.
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
Sketchy Etsy is forcing sellers to use a third party platform Plaid, despite Plaid’s alleged privacy violations!
If you have to verify with Plaid, do the manual method to protect your online banking username and login. You can also register a free online checking account, so Plaid won't have access to data from your full business account. We have a blog post discussing some good account options, link below.
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
Bank account options: https://indiesellersguild.org/what-to-do-if-youre-out-of-time-on-plaid/
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
If you have to verify with Plaid, do the manual method to protect your online banking username and login. You can also register a free online checking account, so Plaid won't have access to data from your full business account. We have a blog post discussing some good account options, link below.
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August. We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
Stay strong!
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
Bank account options: https://indiesellersguild.org/what-to-do-if-youre-out-of-time-on-plaid/
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirement #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #etsybankverification #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
Sketchy Etsy is forcing sellers to use a third party platform Plaid, despite Plaid’s alleged privacy violations!
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August! We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
Stay strong!
Melissa @miss.pump.cases
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirements #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots group of creative online sellers, and we’ve been fighting this since late August! We have a petition you can sign, and a page on our website that we keep updated with the latest on this developing situation.
You can learn more about this in our full length Youtube video. Or stay tuned. We’ll post more soon.
Stay strong!
Melissa @miss.pump.cases
Petition: change.org/sketchyetsy
More info: indiesellersguild.org/plaid/
Video: https://youtu.be/CXyam1kTVeQ
#etsyseller #etsyshop #etsyshopowner #etsyshopseller #etsyplaidrequirements #etsyplaidverification #etsyplaid #dataprivacy #privacy #cybersecurity #sketchyetsy #indiesellersguild
