u/B3dazzl3r

I was wondering how Etsy determines its algorithm in terms of quantity for handmade/custom shops and pod/dropship/digital products because the 2 have different quantity volumes. I keep seeing people say “post an item a day!” Or “make sure you increase your volume to see more sales!”
How about people that can’t pump out products that quickly?? I only have about 20 products on my website but my traffic lagged after the honeymoon phase (I’ve only had a shop for 4 months and 9 sales). Now I’m wondering if I’m going to have a fair chance at this algorithm because even doing those 20 products took me forever.
Or does Etsy just favor quantity over quality?

Has anyone had vascular issues with any of the bogus adderalls? I’m on Malikindot 30 mg tabs and lately my legs and arms have been turning purple from standing in place and my hearts been skipping a bit. I have an appointment with a cardiologist so I know this isn’t normal just wanted to see if anyone was having similar symptoms?
Been on these meds for 17 years and I just noticed these symptoms maybe the past 6-9 months so I can’t say it’s malikindot for sure

Edit: I lied. I have had heart racing for several years and have had raynauds forever but I just noticed my legs turning purple the past 6-9 months. Any of the negative side effects (besides the legs) I’ve noticed since 2021-22. I started going to the doctor complaining about “fatigue” in 2022 and started from the bottom and we’re STILL here.

Hi! So this is my first return on EBay. I sold a doll scale 1 story shop that was completed. I told the seller I would package it in 2 parts: the shop and the base (floor) so all they would need to do is pop the top onto the base when they got it. They agreed that was fine.

I shipped it USPS from FL to TX and it ended up in Puerto Rico for almost 3 weeks and sat there before it got to the buyer in TX. I looked on here and saw thats happened to people before with usps that basically they temporarily lost the package. The buyer ended up getting it and they immediately sent me pictures asking for a return and the pictures show it was in pieces. It looks like usps opened the box and took it apart because it wasn’t even “damaged” or smashed it was just in a bunch of pieces.

Of course I accepted the return and I just got the item back but I can’t resell it now because it looks like it’s missing some minor parts which hold it together (like a door hinge, some pegs etc). I didn’t purchase insurance because I packaged it really well.
Do I have a claim for USPS if the outer box is fine? I’ve never encountered this before…..

**Hello,Sorry for the questions I asked Etsy myself but they didn’t give me any solid answers. They don’t even know what categories they have….**
I opened a shop a couple of months ago and I make hand pressed flower art. I’m having trouble with categories and titles.

Categories : I’m doing a birth month flower that duals as a card and art and there’s an option to frame. Should I sell as “cards” or “wall art?” I don’t want it to be just a card because that means it will have to be cheap and I’m afraid Etsy won’t know what to do with the listing. Is there any other category that this might work for? In general for pressed flower art there’s no category to accurately describe what I make and when I asked Etsy they said “wall art” which means I’m competing against 5 million prints.
I have a card that’s customized to the person and it was meant for bridesmaids but I don’t want to be pigeonholed in the wedding category because it could also be for girls birthdays as well. Do I make 2 listings of the same item just have them in different categories?
Titles and tags: for the birthday month card should I make each listing separate by the month or do 1 listing with drop down options for the month? If i do 1 listing I would have to change the title to be whatever month it is and then that would mess us the algorithm right?

I’m having trouble getting accurate print sizing on mpix. I take pictures of my pressed flower art and then edit it in procreate. They’re all saved as a PNG , 300 DPI, RBG, and each is saved for the accurate size for what I want to print them in (5x7”, 8x10” and 9x12”). My issue is as soon as I upload them on mpix it crops out the details. I add a 1/2 inch border on mpix too hoping it won’t crop but it still does. Is there a way around this? Or is there another print company that can upload them in the exact sizes I want without cropping? Is there a way in procreate to do a universal size and adjust on printing sites? Hopefully this makes sense it’s my first time printing any of my art.

I’m having trouble getting accurate print sizing on mpix. I take pictures of my pressed flower art and then edit it in procreate. They’re all saved as a PNG , 300 DPI, RBG, and each is saved for the accurate size for what I want to print them in (5x7”, 8x10” and 9x12”). My issue is as soon as I upload them on mpix it crops out the details. I add a 1/2 inch border on mpix too hoping it won’t crop but it still does. Is there a way around this? Or is there another print company that can upload them in the exact sizes I want without cropping? Is there a way in procreate to do a universal size and adjust on printing sites? Hopefully this makes sense it’s my first time printing any of my art.