<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Etsy V Amazon – battle of the user-crafted market</title><link>/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/etsy-v-amazon-battle-of-the-user-crafted-market</link><description>Etsy, who is dedicated to user-made and vintage items, may be in trouble if Amazon takes over (via Etsy)Etsy has always been the go-to site for kitchy items for any and all fandoms. Whether it&amp;#39;s a homemade Doctor Who beanie or Game of Thrones plu...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Etsy V Amazon – battle of the user-crafted market</title><link>https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/etsy-v-amazon-battle-of-the-user-crafted-market</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:30:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4e6776c2-bfc1-4908-9249-77cb544b5aa5</guid><dc:creator>summerella</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Although I use (and love) Amazon, I don&amp;#39;t think its the right platform for Etsy-type products. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I actually HAVE an Etsy store, and this potential future sounds like it would be cost-prohibitive and not in the spirit of Etsy products (think local, custom, slower). As you say, only time will tell!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21130&amp;AppID=36&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>