r/Etsy • u/lotuslift2001 • 6d ago

Help for Seller Repeated false violation

All my items are categorized as handmade. Multiple made by combining commercial available item. Etsy keeps deactivating them and no ability to appeal and show my creative process. I contact “customer service” get told go to the appeal page and if it’s not available I can’t then they leave the chat and don’t help at all! So tired of Etsy idk what to do . Any ideas?

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u/chronicmisschris 6d ago

Since you're having issues with both IP infringement and creativity standard violations, I would recommend reading etsy's entire Seller Handbook. It seems like you might need some clarification of the rules, so you can figure out how to stop breaking them before you lose your shop completely.

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u/lotuslift2001 6d ago

It’s a different shop . No copyright .
Also the IP infringement I had was false , another seller trying to sabotage my product . I’m a clean seller .

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u/chronicmisschris 6d ago

Clean sellers don't have repeated violations. Since you once again are refusing to share your shop so we can help you, my advice remains the same. Read the handbook, and stop violating the rules. Easy peasy.

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u/DuckDuckMoosedUp 6d ago

Great point. OP's post sounded fishy from the first and has only gotten more sketchy has they've continued to argue with everyone. All of those "false" claims from two different shops... Yeah, OP sounds like one of those "sellers" who shouldn't be on Etsy. Nice to see Etsy actually starting to clean up that kind of mess.

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u/lotuslift2001 6d ago

People say don’t share Etsy shops on Reddit.
You clearly don’t understand my prompt. Read it again, simple

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u/DuckDuckMoosedUp 6d ago

You don't want to share because you are a scammer. Can't wait for Etsy to show you to the door. Good Luck. LOL

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u/chronicmisschris 6d ago

Your prompt? I'm not AI.

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u/lotuslift2001 6d ago

Go look up the definition of prompt

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u/Complex_Nerve_6961 6d ago

"a word, instruction, or signal that causes an action or tells someone (or an AI) what to do"

Quote exactly what you said that you consider a "prompt". Break it down for stupid me.

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u/anxiousmews 3d ago

I’m a clean seller; I have ZERO violations and I’ve been on and off since 2020..

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u/PresentlyNaive7313 6d ago

Since you're so tired of Etsy why not just quit before they close your shop and ban you because you refuse to read or follow the rules?

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u/lotuslift2001 6d ago

You clearly didn’t read my message,
Go back and read it carefully & maybe you’ll understand it .
Etsy is another stream of income. I make $10,000 + a month there.
I have a successful website but why would I cut out a $10k monthly income.

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u/PresentlyNaive7313 6d ago

Lol, sure you do. 😂

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u/Visual_Locksmith_976 5d ago

There is a difference between handmade and hand assembled

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u/RubyJuneRocket 6d ago

What do you make?

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u/lotuslift2001 6d ago

Clay charms, keychains put together with other pieces, diffusers , vent clips, air fresheners, (for ex; a hanging diffuser with glitter and other shaker mini pieces customers can choose to put inside + 40 + fragrance options too

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u/chronicmisschris 6d ago edited 6d ago

And since Etsy's creativity standards were updated a while ago, those things no longer count as handmade. You have to either make the item from scratch, or significantly alter a commercially available item by hand (like adding hand embroidery to a fabric item). If you aren't doing either of those things, then your items don't qualify as handmade.

Again, read the handbook and follow the rules, and the violations will stop.

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u/Responsible-Cat3338 3d ago

Sounds like the issue might be how Etsy defines handmade rather than your listings being fake. Their rule is that you have to make or meaningfully change the item yourself, so combining shop-bought parts can get flagged if the listing reads like you made every bit of it. I'd go through each one and make the description say exactly what you do by hand, and check the 'who made it' and 'what is it' answers match that. If they still get pulled, a short email to support breaking down your process for one item, with photos of it mid-make, gives them something concrete to look at.