Etsy: Screwing Etsy shops one seller at a time

WallCandy, a Canadian artist and cancer survivor, has been on Etsy since 2007. Soon however WallCandy might no longer exist as WallCandy on Etsy.

A new Esty seller, Wall Candy Arts, has apparently complained to Etsy. Wall Candy Arts filed a trademark in 2002, in the US, for something very specific: "decorative plastic wall coverings and wall boarders that adhere to a painted wall surface and are easily removed and repositioned."

Etsy has given the original, Canadian WallCandy one week (ONE week) to notify customers and choose a new name. Rather than do something logical like, oh say taking 5 minutes on Google to learn that Wall Candy Art and WallCandy sell non-competing products and are based in two different countries, Etsy chooses to be boneheaded fucktards as usual.



Etsy - this is bullshit. You're an International site, right?? As you say "the Etsy community represents more than 150 countries worldwide" so ACT like it. Just because a company holds a copyright in the US, does not mean that they have a lock on a seller's shop name based out of another country.

Even more EtsyHacks

Our pal at EtsyHacks has added even more hacks since our original post on the 3rd! If he wasn't married we'd totally do him.

You have to run Firefox and install this extension, or install this into Safari, for these to work.

Get a load of the full list - it should shame Etsy that ONE man has made all these in mere DAYS. Some of these are so simple he said it took longer to make the page about the tool than to make the tool itself.

subtotals
Adds item and shipping subtotals to your receipt pages.

quote post
Adds a 'quote this post' link to each post in the forums.

forum user links
Adds links to a user's profile, the "heart this user" function, and links to send them a convo and see all the convos you've had with them.

cancel transaction
Adds links to cancel transaction from the sold orders and view transaction pages.

edit this item
Adds "edit item" and "delete item" links to the View Listing page when viewing an item in your shop.

transaction id to url
Change the text "Transaction ID# ..." for each item on the "printer-friendly" receipt page into a URL.

printable receipt enhancer
Apply IDs and class names to elements on the printable receipt page, so that you can use stylesheets to change the appearance of the page. Change the font size, hide sections, change colours, add a logo - see the example stylesheets for examples.

convo linker
Automatically turns the text "listing #..." or "transaction #..." in a convo into a link. Useful for when a customer uses the "contact the seller" link to send you a convo.

buyer info
Add extra information to the "buyer" box on a receipt page - a link to convos with that user, a link to their feedback page, a link to send them a convo, and a link to their email address.

printer-friendly linker
Add a link to the "printer-friendly" receipt view for each order on your orders page, next to the link to the regular receipt.

Many of the original ones have been updated, so if you got yours last week be sure to click the install button on them again to make sure you have the most current copy.