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dia

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone here is a seller on Etsy, or if you know anyone on it. Keen to see what your experiences and thoughts are.

d

 
Feb 10, 10 5:46 pm
LML

you should also note http://www.regretsy.com/

Feb 10, 10 6:11 pm  · 
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dia

Ah,

Cant see the site at the moment due to annoying firewall, but will check it later.

Ta

Feb 10, 10 6:19 pm  · 
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mfrech

wow. regresty is hilarious. and since i've never checked out etsy, i only had a vague picture in my head about what it's like. that vague picture has now been made horribly clear!

Feb 10, 10 9:21 pm  · 
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mfrech

ok, i can't look away now. i found a sconce made from the whole skin and talons of a chicken. the description reads as follows:

The installation “Neither fuzz, nor plumage” was inspired by ecologic catastrophe- pandemic flu. This anomaly has happened to humanity looks to me like diagnosis of the modern world society. Chicken- poly-semantic and associative object. By choosing it I was trying think ironically relating to moral changes of the world.

so what i really want to know is: is there an architecture student out there somewhere making chicken skin lamps?

Feb 10, 10 9:26 pm  · 
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montagneux

I know a girl who makes cocktail dresses out of pig intestines.

Feb 10, 10 9:46 pm  · 
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LITS4FormZ

One of my fellow 09 grads has been unable to get a job in architecture but has been doing quite well for herself on Esty. They take a cut from your sales but its a great way to get your products out there. Last I heard she got picked up by a few boutique stores and now sells direct.

Feb 11, 10 12:32 am  · 
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msudon

yah that notorious NYT article profiled a former architect/now design professional in MPLS who sells felt laptop accessories on Etsy as a second career. It can be done, but its hard to sift through the bullshit

Feb 11, 10 1:03 am  · 
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c.k.

i've thought about it.
There are some beautiful objects out there, but you have to sift through lots of crap. I think it works best with a sort of outside marketing thing like a blog.
But, really most people don't make any money at it -
this an interesting perspective

Feb 11, 10 10:26 pm  · 
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dia

There should [and probably is] a similar website that is a little more curated. Lets say the website is only for architects [as sellers] and someone chooses what is included...

[ps. this is not a hint from me - I am not setting up an etsy-alike]

Feb 11, 10 11:12 pm  · 
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dia

That regretsy site is hilarious....

i love this:

Feb 12, 10 3:49 am  · 
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mfrech

nice stuff, teenasee!

Feb 13, 10 10:06 pm  · 
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teenasee

thank you mfrech!

Feb 13, 10 10:24 pm  · 
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