WOOT!!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
OUTRAGED AND FED UP
Well, I guess by now some of you already know that Etsy has closed my shop, Cookalas House Of Cards, citing that they received a complaint from REACT (here we go again, read here) for violating Pandora copyright, even though it's a blatant lie on the part of REACT.
What is it with these people? Not one of my listings has the word Pandora in either the title or the description!!!!!! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't begin to tell you how totally disgusted and angry I am.
I've spoken with Etsy Admin and they told me if I can get REACT to withdraw the complaint (yeah, like that's gonna happen) then Etsy "may" review my account and their decision. What a load of crap. Meanwhile, just go to Etsy and google "Pandora" and see how many listings come up that actually are violating copyright - there are probably over a hundred shops with titles and descriptions that have "Pandora style" or "fits Pandora" or Pandora inspired" or some other variation - AND BOTH REACT AND ETSY ARE ALLOWING THIS.
So why are they singling out other shops - I know of other shops who have had the same thing happen to them. Who the hell do they think they are to take away people's livelihoods without so much as a second thought. I hope all of these people burn in hell come judgement day.
Thank God I opened my Artfire shop before this happened and copied over all my active listings. However, I did lose about 700 deactivated listingsthat will have to be re-created. *SIGH* It's gong to be to much extra work for me. And it seems very coincidental, too, that Etsy closed my shop just 2 weeks after I opened one on Artfire. Meanwhile, my bills need to be paid and I haven't had a sale in over a week now. I don't know what I'm gong to do. I guess I will have to go on a starvation diet.
I have been emailing you, my customers, to let you know about this situation and every single one of your responses so far says you're pissed off at Etsy, too. I can't tell you how much your support means and helps at a time like this. I hope every single one of you will also consider voluntarily boycotting Etsy and shop elsewhere from now on - it's the only way to send Etsy a message that they are unfair in the application of their policies and that they also play favorites. And this is widespread - I hear far too many stories of sellers on Etsy who are misrepresenting what they sell as either handmade or vintage items that are neither. All I can say is BEWARE of what you purchase on Etsy - do read through the sellers feedback profile and shop policies before you buy.
So, at this point I have little hope of being able to re-open on Etsy, but maybe that's a blessing in disguise. I am hoping and praying you all will follow me to Artfire - I have about 270 items listed so far, but I am editing and adding more each day. One thing that's great for me at Artfire is that I now have a commercial account - which means I can buy and re-sell handmade items for a few dollars profit like leather watches, shamballa style bracelets and upscale leather bracelets. So, you will have a wider variety to choose from. So please, come shop with me on Artfire at http://egrobeck.artfire.com or go to Artfire and search for egrobeck in shops (my shop name there is egrobeck).
What is it with these people? Not one of my listings has the word Pandora in either the title or the description!!!!!! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't begin to tell you how totally disgusted and angry I am.
I've spoken with Etsy Admin and they told me if I can get REACT to withdraw the complaint (yeah, like that's gonna happen) then Etsy "may" review my account and their decision. What a load of crap. Meanwhile, just go to Etsy and google "Pandora" and see how many listings come up that actually are violating copyright - there are probably over a hundred shops with titles and descriptions that have "Pandora style" or "fits Pandora" or Pandora inspired" or some other variation - AND BOTH REACT AND ETSY ARE ALLOWING THIS.
So why are they singling out other shops - I know of other shops who have had the same thing happen to them. Who the hell do they think they are to take away people's livelihoods without so much as a second thought. I hope all of these people burn in hell come judgement day.
Thank God I opened my Artfire shop before this happened and copied over all my active listings. However, I did lose about 700 deactivated listingsthat will have to be re-created. *SIGH* It's gong to be to much extra work for me. And it seems very coincidental, too, that Etsy closed my shop just 2 weeks after I opened one on Artfire. Meanwhile, my bills need to be paid and I haven't had a sale in over a week now. I don't know what I'm gong to do. I guess I will have to go on a starvation diet.
I have been emailing you, my customers, to let you know about this situation and every single one of your responses so far says you're pissed off at Etsy, too. I can't tell you how much your support means and helps at a time like this. I hope every single one of you will also consider voluntarily boycotting Etsy and shop elsewhere from now on - it's the only way to send Etsy a message that they are unfair in the application of their policies and that they also play favorites. And this is widespread - I hear far too many stories of sellers on Etsy who are misrepresenting what they sell as either handmade or vintage items that are neither. All I can say is BEWARE of what you purchase on Etsy - do read through the sellers feedback profile and shop policies before you buy.
So, at this point I have little hope of being able to re-open on Etsy, but maybe that's a blessing in disguise. I am hoping and praying you all will follow me to Artfire - I have about 270 items listed so far, but I am editing and adding more each day. One thing that's great for me at Artfire is that I now have a commercial account - which means I can buy and re-sell handmade items for a few dollars profit like leather watches, shamballa style bracelets and upscale leather bracelets. So, you will have a wider variety to choose from. So please, come shop with me on Artfire at http://egrobeck.artfire.com or go to Artfire and search for egrobeck in shops (my shop name there is egrobeck).
Sunday, July 7, 2013
NEW ITEMS!!!
Checkout these new items in my ArtFire Studio!! (BTW, you won't find these in my Etsy Shop.)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
JUST HAD TO SHARE!
Quick, someone cyber pinch me! I just got my first 2 orders on ArtFire - WOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!
I have my fingers and toes crossed that this is indicative of what's to come. I am sending out my prayers to the powers that be and asking them to keep it going!!
My thanks to Laurie Ann Clark and Deborah Becker - thank you both so much!!!
I also want to wish everyone in the US an Happy 4th!! Be careful, stay cool and enjoy!!!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
WOWEE!!!!!!!!!!
Wow!!! Another new post so soon after the last! lol!! Please forgive my misguided and sarcastic sense of humor. *blush*
Once upon a time, many moons ago, I had an Artfire shop, but ArtFire was so new at the time that I really didn't have enough sales to justify keeping it open, so I closed up shop there. I've decided to give ArtFire another go as they are now more established. So, you can now also purchase from me on ArtFire.
I am hoping this will be a lucrative and successful venture. Etsy is probably the largest online venue for selling handmade goods, and I am well established there BUT Etsy also does very, very little for the seller besides harassing them, has an outdated clunker pain in the ass of a administration panel and charges A HELL OF A LOT of fees - I am currently billed approximately $4000 a year in fees from Etsy, and that's just way too much.
Needless to say, I am unhappy selling there. So I am hoping I can move my shop over to ArtFire and close my shop on Etsy- this will allow me to reduce my current shipping costs (which include fees and packaging costs on Etsy so you don't get charged fees on fees) to a normal charge of $1.69 for a 3 oz package - and in doing so I can pass on the savings on to you, my customers. Not only that, but fees on ArtFire are only $30.00 a month period - NO transaction fees, NO item fees, NO checkout fees. That's $360 a year -- a HUGE difference from $4000!!!!!!! This is a win-win venture, you save and I save, so please pretty please support it by purchasing my goods from my ArtFire studio in the future.
You will need to go to http://www.artfire.com and set up a buyers account which is free, then do a search on egrobeck. If you already have an account with ArtFire then just login to ArtFire and do a search for egrobeck and that should take you to my shop listings. Right now I have 5 pages of items listed, but I will be adding more and more as each day passes until all my750+ items are listed.
I've also added an ArtFire badge to this blog - look for it in the right side column.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
I'M BACK!!!
Wow, I can't believe so much time has passed since I wa able to make an entry! But I am back, and I have much news to share.
As you know, I have had to cancel my social networking app and have been tied up doing all the promoting myself manually (such a drag!) and that is why I have not had time to blog. My apologies for that! But I am doing the best I can. Also, since summer has arrived and is now in full bloom, humidity and all, I have been spending some much needed down time at the beach, my second home. I didn't go for the past 2 years because I devoted my time to growing my shop, but I can't go on that way. I really need some down time to reboot, and I have sorely missed my second home! So this summer, so far, it has been glorious and I am loving every single moment of it!
Meanwhile, back at the shop ( which I now attend to in the evenings and weekends) things are humming along. I really want to thank all my repeat customers - your continued support means so much o me, and it keeps the shop gong. I truly appreciate you all - you are all such a blessing! Thank you!
There is not much new in the shop other than new Pugster beads and handmade OOAK Greek Regaliz licorice leather bracelets, but very soon I will be making more Pandora style bead sets and bracelets available in shades of orange, white, yellow, gray, brown and purple. It's been far too long since I made up new sets, so they will be coming asap. Pre soon, I will also be making and lising new Viking knit and lampwork bracelets, which I have neglected for far too long.
I have also decided to make bulk beads available to you - a set of 25 to 50 beads in a specific mix of colors for those of you who are just getting started with Pandora style jewelry and want to grow your bead collection, or for those of you who are in need of a specific color of bead. Prices will range from $15 for 5 beads of a mix (25 beads of 5 different colors) and $25 or 50 beads of a mix (5 beads of 10 different colors). For all of you newbies to Pandora style who want to start a collection, this is an awesome, money saving way to do it! I need to make groups, take photos and list these items but they will be coming in the future.
Finally, with July 4th right around the corner, here is a small treasury of all my patriotic themed items - browse and enjoy! What's great about these is that you can wear them again and again for any patriotic holiday or social function - Memorial Day, Vet's Day, election day, July 4th, any president's birthday - well, you get it! My point being they can be worn for any of these patriotic holidays besides July 4th..
July 4th is right around the corner - here is a listing of all my patriotic themed items - suitable for any patriotic occasion!1
As you know, I have had to cancel my social networking app and have been tied up doing all the promoting myself manually (such a drag!) and that is why I have not had time to blog. My apologies for that! But I am doing the best I can. Also, since summer has arrived and is now in full bloom, humidity and all, I have been spending some much needed down time at the beach, my second home. I didn't go for the past 2 years because I devoted my time to growing my shop, but I can't go on that way. I really need some down time to reboot, and I have sorely missed my second home! So this summer, so far, it has been glorious and I am loving every single moment of it!
Meanwhile, back at the shop ( which I now attend to in the evenings and weekends) things are humming along. I really want to thank all my repeat customers - your continued support means so much o me, and it keeps the shop gong. I truly appreciate you all - you are all such a blessing! Thank you!
There is not much new in the shop other than new Pugster beads and handmade OOAK Greek Regaliz licorice leather bracelets, but very soon I will be making more Pandora style bead sets and bracelets available in shades of orange, white, yellow, gray, brown and purple. It's been far too long since I made up new sets, so they will be coming asap. Pre soon, I will also be making and lising new Viking knit and lampwork bracelets, which I have neglected for far too long.
I have also decided to make bulk beads available to you - a set of 25 to 50 beads in a specific mix of colors for those of you who are just getting started with Pandora style jewelry and want to grow your bead collection, or for those of you who are in need of a specific color of bead. Prices will range from $15 for 5 beads of a mix (25 beads of 5 different colors) and $25 or 50 beads of a mix (5 beads of 10 different colors). For all of you newbies to Pandora style who want to start a collection, this is an awesome, money saving way to do it! I need to make groups, take photos and list these items but they will be coming in the future.
Finally, with July 4th right around the corner, here is a small treasury of all my patriotic themed items - browse and enjoy! What's great about these is that you can wear them again and again for any patriotic holiday or social function - Memorial Day, Vet's Day, election day, July 4th, any president's birthday - well, you get it! My point being they can be worn for any of these patriotic holidays besides July 4th..
'RED WHITE AND BLUE!!' by CookalasHouseOfCards
July 4th is right around the corner - here is a listing of all my patriotic themed items - suitable for any patriotic occasion!1
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
LEATHER IS HOT HOT HOT!!!
also to the right and Some of the design ideas I am now offering are shown here - the silver hammered buckle bracelet at the top of the page and also to the left and right are now listed in the shop -here's a link . There are other types of bracelets listed as well with the options of pick your and/or pick your size listed in the titles.
In closing, I know I have been very tardy in making blog entries, but it is always on my mind. It comes down to how much time I have. The main reason for my absence here is that I have, once again, had to cancel my automated social networking application because it stopped working. This means I must do all the advertising manually several times a day. I was using Promotesy, and I was very happy with it. But now, I cannot say how angry I am at both the developer of Promotesy and also Handmadeology. I have sent, literally, and I am not exaggerating, over a dozen emails begging for help and have not had one single response. How piss poor is that? So, I have cancelled my subscriptions to both. I cannot see paying for something that does not work!!!
Right now it's a bit slow, and it's Sunday - a day I try to devote to doing nothing except what I WANT to do. Period! Well, except for getting orders ready for Monday mail, so I have taken the opportunity to make a post and let you all know I am still alive! (with my apologies, of course) and that I will try post whenever I can.
And in closing, I want to wish all of you Mom's out there a wonderful Mother's Day!!! I hope your day is as special as you!!
Right now it's a bit slow, and it's Sunday - a day I try to devote to doing nothing except what I WANT to do. Period! Well, except for getting orders ready for Monday mail, so I have taken the opportunity to make a post and let you all know I am still alive! (with my apologies, of course) and that I will try post whenever I can.
And in closing, I want to wish all of you Mom's out there a wonderful Mother's Day!!! I hope your day is as special as you!!
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