Etsy loses its ‘handmade’ and ‘vintage’ labels as it takes on Temu and Amazon
by Mia Sato from The Verge - All Posts on (#6P343)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Etsy has long sold items that fall into one of two categories: handmade or vintage. Now, that fairly narrow categorization is changing.
A policy update announced today creates four new classifications for items for sale on Etsy: made by," designed by," handpicked by," and sourced by." All products need to fall into one of the four to be eligible for the platform.
Vintage items - a backbone of Etsy's offerings - will fall under handpicked by." Craft supplies like beads or clay are considered sourced by." A vase handmade by a ceramics artist would be in the made by" category, whereas a digital illustration would be considered designed by" the seller. These categories will be visible on Etsy product listings.
The company says that...