#2073 - Q&A: “How can I compete with unfair Etsy sellers?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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We had an episode recently with an Amazon seller who had a competitor posting lots of fake reviews. Today’s caller has been dealing with a similar issue: unfair Etsy sellers who mass-manufacture their products, contrary to the platform’s seller policy.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
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Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
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| 0:00.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:08.4 | Hey there, what's up? Welcome to Side Us All School. |
| 0:10.7 | This is your host, Chris Gellabao. |
| 0:12.5 | Thanks for tuning in today. |
| 0:13.8 | We had an episode recently with an Amazon seller |
| 0:16.8 | who had a competitor posting lots of fake reviews. |
| 0:21.1 | Unfortunately, that's kind of a common strategy |
| 0:23.3 | of some Amazon sellers, and that call |
| 0:25.6 | it was wondering what to do. |
| 0:27.0 | Well, today's listener has been dealing |
| 0:28.7 | with a similar problem, unfair Etsy sellers. |
| 0:32.3 | Now with Etsy, the problem here, when you sell on Etsy, |
| 0:35.1 | everything you sell is supposed to be handmade. |
| 0:37.6 | That's the whole pitch. |
| 0:38.6 | That's the whole like unique selling proposition, |
| 0:41.0 | as they say, of the platform. |
| 0:42.8 | But shockingly, not everything is. |
| 0:45.1 | Many sellers secretly or not so secretly |
| 0:48.0 | mass manufacture their goods and even sell |
| 0:50.4 | under multiple shops. |
| 0:51.8 | They do this to evade detection. |
| 0:53.6 | So our caller is wondering, as an honest Etsy seller, |
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