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I want to put this out there maybe some people are OK with it. I am not. I am a seller. I handcraft everything in the state of New Jersey and it gets shipped from New Jersey. Everything I make is by hand.

I purchased a gift last week for somebody on Etsy I’ve had a lot of happy purchases with Etsy without any complaints. this one just made me nuts so I ordered something that had to be made to order.

They were physically in Florida, eight days go by. I follow up about it and I say the shipping says it’s coming from Jamaica New York oh that’s right we have a warehouse that everything is shipped from. 😳 so technically you’re not making item which you claim you are!!!

Is there anywhere I can report this seller to Etsy?
I know there are many stores on there, but this person is a hoax. They are not as they say they are and a lot of people think they’re gonna be ordering from Melissa in Florida when actually it’s coming over from China.

I plan on going into my shop and announce that everything I make is by my hands and made in New Jersey and ships from New Jersey so people know .

I want to make people aware, there are shops that are not being upfront and to me, they are fake 👎🏻👎🏻

I wanted to know how are your stats doing? I feel like there's 2-3 new shops selling ai prints every day (in every niche) so competition keeps growing at a completely unsustainable pace (the problem of giving everyone a tool with zero barrier of entry).

Last year I used to get around 140-150 visits a day (probablt 200-250 views), then around november it dropped to around 70 a day and now im lucky if I get 60-70 visits, with the insane amount of competition I don't think its a problem with my shop, but the offer far outgrowing the demand but I'd love to hear from you guys.

Friends, I need some advice.

A buyer messaged me claiming I sent a bag in the wrong color—red instead of purple—and attached a photo. The color in the photo looked odd; it was an unpleasant shade that simply didn't exist in my inventory for that type of leather. I loaded the photo into Photoshop and, using a simple automatic color correction, immediately obtained an image showing the correct color—the exact one I had actually shipped.

How should I handle this? The buyer is asking for a refund or a replacement bag. I realize I risk getting a negative review or having a dispute opened against me. I’ve read that "item not as described" disputes are impossible to win.

Please advise on the best course of action; I don't want to feel like I'm being held hostage.

> I saw Printify, I created a merch item
> It suggest meto open an Etsy account for the shop
> I open it and start creating account
> I send all my information, but stopped in the last step
> Didn't open Etsy after, haven't made a shop, haven't submitted any item
> Next day an email from Etsy saying I am banned
> I appeal it, next day they say I will still be permanently banned, no explanation of why.

First time a site permanently bans me for not finishing creating an account, even when I send them all my real personal information, insane