In one hour, one of my social media accounts for my art business received *15* Etsy-seller follows, All of them selling drop-shipped merchandise, their mockups all AI-generated photos.
They commented very similar on my posts: “You have a high-quality product! Give me a Follow!”
And in an unsolicited DM they said: “Hey! I don't usually reach out to people cold, but your store really stood out. It takes guts to build something from scratch, and as a fellow owner I know the grind. How's it going for you lately? Always keen to swap notes with other founders..”
So I replied: “Thanks! Is there a particular piece that caught your eye?”
(No reply, LOL!)
All this while legitimate Etsy artists are having their designs stolen and when they file to instigate a take down notice, the design thief counter-files and Etsy punished the actual artists by locking them out of their own accounts and seizing their funds. This is happening so often now, people are leaving Etsy in droves.
I don’t think I’ll be signing up with Etsy anytime soon.
