Etsy
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AuctionBytes sat down with Adam Brown of Etsy.com to talk about this flourishing marketplace for handmade goods. Adam talks about the site and some important things sellers should know about Etsy. AuctionBytes: What is Etsy?
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Etsy tripled its gross sales in 2008, to $90 million, and attracted funding from such tech venture stars as Accel Partners and Union Square Ventures. And as it has grown, Etsy has become as much a community as an e-commerce site, with actual and virtual meetups organized by location (Singapore, Saskatchewan), medium (papier-mâché, mosaic), and interest area (Chainmailers Guild, Lizards and Lollipops). Last June, Maria Thomas, former head of digital media at NPR, came aboard as CEO.
From the tall, tree-like creature that greets visitors to the sixth floor of 326 Gold Street, to the needlepoint hangings and artwork, visitors to Etsy's headquarters are treated to the same kinds of handmade and vintage items they find when visiting the Etsy.com online marketplace. The website has struck a nerve with consumers hungry for creating, buying and selling handmade, and local newspapers, magazines and blogs are full of stories about Etsy members and their unique items, including a feature on Martha Stewart television . Most impressive, perhaps, is cofounder Rob Kalin's appearance in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum, which nominated Etsy as one of their 2009 Technology Pioneers. I visited Etsy headquarters in Brooklyn, New York to get a sense of the culture and see what I could learn about the marketplace that, while founded in 2005, maintains the aura of a startup.
Touring Etsy.com's Brooklyn Headquarters
Etsy - Wikipedia
Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies. These items cover a wide range including art, photography, clothing, jewelry, edibles, bath & beauty products, quilts, knick-knacks and toys. Many individuals also sell craft supplies like beads, wire, and jewelry-making tools. All vintage items must be at least 20 years old. [ citation needed ] These items range from old boots and ice skates, to dresses, hats and scarves.
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Thinking About Etsy In The San Telmo Markets
But the main thing that is going down in San Telmo on sundays is a social experience. It is seeing and being seen. It is bumping into friends and meeting new ones. It is getting out of the home and into the streets. Etsy has done a good job of bringing people (real people) together to buy and sell.
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Well, crtl c+ ctrl v + google traduction could be a good start :-) by PED Mar 25
Is there a way to translate comments? I am new here, so hopefully this doesn't seem like a stupid question, but I am wondering how to translate comments to English in order to read them. I would appreciate your help and ideas! by cupcakejenni Mar 23
Yep. En tt cas le VC qui l'a fundée est l'un des VC US Web le plus influent (investisseur ds Twitter, Delicious, Foursquare...). by PED Mar 23
Très intéressant. Je crois pas qu'il y ait d'équivalent en France. Ce genre de site serait parfait pour les nombreuses TPE françaises qui cherchent à vendre leurs produits sur le net et qui pour l'instant doivent se contenter des marketplaces françaises qui offrent une expérience d'achat plus que limitée. by flober Mar 23