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Etsy Manufacturing

Helping designers partner with responsible manufacturers

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Jason Shen
@jasonshen · Product Manager, Etsy
At Etsy, we're trying to reimagine commerce to create a more lasting world, and one important component of that is helping makers connect with responsible manufacturing partners. For the first time ever we are welcoming manufacturers into our member community. Etsy sellers can now search for, and be matched with, manufacturers on Etsy in four industries: pr… See more
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Kate
@katesegrin · Community @ Product Hunt
@jasonshen personally, one of the main reasons I shop at Etsy is because I love the idea of hand-crafted, small batch products that I can buy to support individuals pursuing their hobbies of making beautiful things. Do you think introducing manufacturing to the mix takes away part of that quality / support to your individual Etsy store owners, or will the su… See more
Ross Currie
@rossdcurrie · Founder, CrowdLoot
Seems to be in competition somewhat with MakersRow, who interestingly started with the reverse strategy (list the factories, then open the Made in America store). Obviously in beta you're only open to people with an existing etsy store, but is the long term plan to offer the contact information for free? What's the planned business/monetisation model?
Adrian Salamunovic
@adrian_salamunovic
@jasonshen please contact me to discuss CanvasPop.com partnership. We'd love to join. Lots to talk about.
Erin Alexa
@erin_alexa_ · Proud Chicagoan.
Two questions: I run an Etsy shop where I help my grandfather sell his art. Would it be possible to update the Stats page so that one can see what search/browse led to sales? I'd find this super helpful data. Also, I know many Etsy sellers are upset seeing others selling items you can easily find on Alibaba. Will Etsy be cracking down on less responsibly ma… See more