Astylishdesign

Nothing drives me more crazy than a copycat, and a copycat who is frequently featured on the front page and in Finds. She is copying sellers who have been around long before she has and steals all of their ideas. This shop has had close to 400 sales this year alone. Her shop is all over the place in terms of a theme and she keeps building on it because she’s taking everyones ideas! The proof is in the examples:

This one she actually included a picture of a competitors work:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/53312297
Competitor listing: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/49268831

BraggingBags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/66303019/rustic-woodland-antique-vintage-wedding
BraggingBags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69272572/rustic-woodland-wedding-guest-book
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73747503/woodland-outdoor-rustic-burlap-twine
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72634378/you-customize-woodland-outdoor-rustic

BraggingBags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68799494/personalized-ring-bearer-pillow-with
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69977965/woodland-outdoor-rustic-burlap-wedding

BraggingBags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/54198004/personalized-flower-girl-basket
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/67459661/set-of-2-twig-flower-girl-basket-burlap

Bragging Bags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/54300347/woodland-rustic-ring-bearer-pillow
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/66881339/natural-woodland-moss-covered-ring

the below seller was selling painted card boxes long before astylishdesign – it’s funny how similar the designs are
MacKenslyDesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/20326182
mackenslydesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/18617369
astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68193898/you-customize-white-wedding-card-box
astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/45546152/you-can-customize-colors-and-flowers

even the moss and floral cover monograms?

MacKenslyDesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/16263111
MacKenslyDesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/25541286
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/65246541/woodland-moss-covered-monogram-letter
Astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/listing/40712113/custom-small-silk-floral-monogram-letter

even her reserved listing sign looks the exact same:
mackenslydesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/48060417
astylishdesign: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/50947948

PixieMarket

etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67740717/sterling-silver-origami-crane-on
Alibaba
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/404443003/Matte_silver_Origami_Crane_earrings.html

etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64894526/matte-gold-little-bird-earrings-on
Alibaba
http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=+little+bird+earrings+on+vermeil&Country=&CatId=0&IndexArea=product_en&fsb=y&viewAllCategory=

etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67740717/sterling-silver-origami-crane-on
Alibaba
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/454045992/Hot_sale_latest_fashion_Origami_Crane.html

Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/53893805
Alibaba:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/404443003/Matte_silver_Origami_Crane_earrings.html

TheFurnitureCove

Multiple web stores carry Furniture Cove’s exact same “handmade” barstools – http://adjustablestool.co.cc/ http://kitchendiningchairs.com/tag/retro/ http://crosscountryfurniture.com/search.htm?keyword=glitter+barstools

Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFurnitureCove

Here is the About Us page from TheFurnitureCove’s website:

http://www.thefurniturecove.com/aboutus.asp

Note that the staff list does not include any members who design and hand craft furniture.

sofisticata

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sofisticata

It’s not the overly long shp announcment or descriptions it’s not even
the annoying use of tags in the titles. It’s the locations she states.
If she can afford to live in all those places at once why sell on etsy?

PinPinApparel

Found this new shop while playing a favorite Etsy game, Pouncing for Resellers, waiting for my laundry to dry:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PinPinApparel?ref=seller_info

Their shop announcement is their website, and the addy of their website is in every listing.

http://www.pinpinapparel.com/

where you can purchase her clothing for a few dollars cheaper than in her Etsy shop, a no-no!

The Etsy shop has no Profile or Policies pages, but the website has this About page:

http://www.pinpinapparel.com/content/4-about

I guess this is Etsy’s version of a ‘collective’ where a designer in the US farms out the real work of making garments to a Third World country.  If I want to buy clothing made in Thailand, I can go to a mall store.  Are their really no people in Washington state who can construct tailored garments?

Pretty sure this is NOT a ‘reseller’ by Etsy’s standards.  But seeing the website ticked me off, so I thought I’d send it in for consideration.

modemerr

Yet another wholesaler on Etsy:
-Selling commercial or mass-produced items in Etsy’s handmade categories is not permitted
Shop modemerr:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/modemerr

Here is the website and there are plenty of other wholesalers of this brand. There are plenty of sites for shops like this. Please keep Etsy clean.
http://www.modemerr.com/

SweetsIndeed

Shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetsIndeed

The lollipops are from this merchant, who sells both retail and wholesale:

http://www.melvillestore.com/

I looked at some of the items in the SweetsIndeed shop, and noticed the lollipop photos were copied from another source (all distorted and stuff), like this Strawberry Lollipop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77067977/strawberry-lollipop-22

A quick visit to Google Images found this item:

http://www.melvillestore.com/strawberry-lollipops.html

which uses the same photo.  Note that the price shown on the Melville Store site is for retail, not wholesale.

What made me suspicious about this shop being a reseller was seeing someone selling supposedly handmade food  without ingredients listed anywhere.

Here’s a set of popcorn boxes, listed under Handmade Plants and Edibles, but the items includes no food:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75575464/circus-popcorn-boxes-12

Listing claims these are original designs.  Dunno.

Another listing for boxes, this time supposedly pre-filled with assorted taffy — two photos, neither of which show any candy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75573476/lion-tamer-taffy-favor-box-12

Here’s a sold item with a seriously distorted photo:

http://www.etsy.com/transaction/51588240

for some repacked (if that) candy listed as if it was made by the seller as Handmade Plants and Edibles.  But the photo gives this reseller away, because Google Images tells the story:

http://www.google.com/search?q=coconut%20lime%20bark&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

I am going to quit here with evidence.  I’ve got like a thousand windows open, and my eyes are starting to cross.  This should be enough for a callout.  Hope all the links work.

PinkAlley

In today’s Etsy Finds: Lightning Bug/Firefly Jar

http://www.etsy.com/listing/68177121/lightning-bugs-fireflies-in-a-jar-so?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F68177121%2Flightning-bugs-fireflies-in-a-jar-so&utm_content=etsy_finds_071211&utm_campaign=etsy_finds_071211

http://www.thegreatindoors.com/shc/s/p_10156_23151_07121560000P?vName=For%20the%20Home&cName=HomeDecor&sName=Seasonal%20Decor&psid=FROOGLE?sid=TDx20070926x00003a

http://www.mygardenvariety.com/detail?item_id=27055

http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/A2619020-p-battery-operated-candle.html&utm_source=Base&utm_medium=cpc?gdftrk=gdfV2875_a_7c73_a_7c182_a_7cA2619020

Bad Fruits- byemma

I reported this specific item to Etsy admin a while ago when the seller actually mentioned in the item description that she got these from her supplier.
She was obviously warned that including that statement was a no-no and removed it thus being able to keep the listing in her shop.

That seems to be all it takes to let someone purposely resell something on Etsy!

Etsy listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/76376239/3d-fruit-memo-pad
Alibaba listing: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/436637159/All_New_Fruit_Shaped_Note_Pad.html

shabbymcfabby, DreamyWeddings

This pile of deception was one of my ‘Suggested Shops’ from the ever vigilant (just kidding!) Site Integrity crew at Etsy Corporate.  So lovely to contemplate Etsy promoting a tangled mess of violations from this seller while they make keyboard noise in the Forums about cleaning up Etsy’s violation cweens.

Oldest shop (one in my Suggesteds):

http://www.etsy.com/shop/shabbymcfabby

This shop is a massive mis-use of the vintage category. Items are shown already re-painted (with an offer for custom re-re-painting for an additional fee) and/or disassembled.  Listings don’t show the items in their original condition — like an original finish frame with its original mirror or picture. Here’s the best example of a fauxtique, from Peggy Bundy’s dressing room:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73704565/french-flea-market-meets-paris-apt-tres

Or listing items made by painting over (maybe) vintage pieces and sticking them together — not vintage:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69857558/a-checkered-past-upcycled-vintage

Funny how all the ‘vintage’ glass domes/cloches in her shop are all the same?

I found 2 actual vintage listings, with maybe a handful more possibly vintage.

Then there are supplies listed as handmade:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65835512/its-about-timesteampunk-clocks-magnets

Commercial items listed as handmade that shouldn’t be on Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/64687289/oooh-la-la-french-style-pushpins-set-of

Catalog retailer with same items (shabby got her measurements wrong for the Eiffel Tower one):

http://www.ballarddesigns.com/set-of-12-style-tacks/accessories/push-pins/194158

Next shop (same owner) has a tiny inventory:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/romanticprairiehome

There are actually more sold items than current listings:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/romanticprairiehome/sold

Check out all the fauxtique French battery operated clocks!  One left in current inventory, and seller claims it is more than 20 years old — inventory from a closed decor bricks and mortar business.  No maker information, no accurate date for original purchase.  Uh huh.

Third shop for wedding related items:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DreamyWeddings

Since when are finished votive candle holders supplies?

http://www.etsy.com/listing/74900226/sparkle-shine-48-white-crystal-diamond

The description says she will resell you the candles, too!

These come with candles:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/74872735/oooooh-la-la-52-frosted-glass-votive

I know the original shop, shabbymcfabby, was called out numerous times in the now closed Garagetsy blog, and was undoubtedly flagged.  This shows what Etsy does about resellers and vintage misuse.  Nothing.