Amazon takes on Etsy?

[mupcycledcouture]

This will be interesting. Especially with Etsy getting bad press of late and pissing off sellers. 


www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2015/5/1432257647.html

[val2525]

I posted on the article. If it's a separate site under Amazon, I think it might work. Amazon could have different regs that would work for custom orders and handcrafted items. But if it will be part of regular Amazon, I don't think it will work.

Like eBay - had they made the old eBay Express a true, separate, standalone site, it would have worked. But it was a hybrid that pulled from the main eBay site and it confused buyers and sellers.

[mupcycledcouture]

I agree 100%. Amazon is smart though and will always be the leader in ecommerce. They are putting feelers out right now to get a sense of what needs to be done. they also ADVERTISE!

[RetroMonde]

It's like "Clash of the Titans' watching the big guys duke it out. eBay wants to be Amazon, Amazon wants to be Etsy, & on & on. DH got an email this week inviting him to apply to sell his plumbing services on Amazon... so Amazon wants to be Craigslist. Funny- I just did a survey for Etsy. One of the things they wanted to know was where do I sell. When I mentioned a stand-alone site, the next screen was all about what I'd like to see in a website, as if they're interested in developing web stores like eBay & Bonanza. Everyone wants a piece of someone else's pie, and they all have their hands in our pockets. : /

Sandra

[titus730]

Amazon wants to be your grocer and Angie's List. I am getting multiple emails about Amazon Fresh and about purchasing home improvement services. I'll stick with Shop Rite and Angie's List for the time being.

[kritter]

Etsy stock is trading today around $17 today which is definitely a crash from their 52 week high of a little over $35.

If the stock continues to fall, Amazon can just buy etsy and get it done.