The Rise and Fall of ETSY Plant SELLERS | Pretty in Green Documentary

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In this video, we go over:
Etsy Plant sellers
How to sell on etsy
Etsy Plant shops
Etsy Plant Seller Groups

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[wandashaw]

Greed, Scams. So very sad, again how something so wonderful can be taken over by such ugliness. Thank you for putting the spotlight on this.

[alltheplantbabies]

I have had my home grown rare plant Etsy shop for a year and a half now and its been very successful and Im still loving it! i have many loyal customers and I bust my ass to go above and beyond for each one of them. There are still good shops on there- you just have know where to look and shop with people who have solid reputations.

[Thecatnamedkiwi]

Keep doing these videos!!! I LOVE THEM ❤

[nofilters]

I have purchased plants on Etsy four times and got ripped off 3 times. Never again.

[captainlovebug]

I really dig your editorial style videos. So cool

[megroll]

This is true across Etsy. I have had an Etsy shop (selling artwork) for several years and it has gotten insane over the last few years.

[richardr]

I’d love to hear your opinion on what Etsy should have/should be doing? Obviously fees became ridiculous. I’ve heard this from some small sellers I know. What’s the balance? Growth, protection, fees. That would be interesting and drive some great conversation.

[RyanHoguePassiveIncome]

My girlfriend has a plant addiction, we've spent some serious coin on Etsy plants (succulents mostly) 😅

[jenfrancis]

I got scammed a couple times and tried so hard to get refunded or made whole by Etsy. I wont but anything from Etsy again.

[Lela-plants]

I have bought vintage clothes from a few different stores on Etsy with good results but then I found the sellers on IG first and had an established relationship with them.

I have bought plants with good results but again, I’m careful. Only shop US sellers and I read reviews. I’ve not bought anything too expensive; mainly just little things that are fairly common.

[MNichole]

I can absolutely relate to this video as a buyer and seller. I've bought many plants from Etsy and have mostly had good experiences, but I've certainly noticed the changes over the past few years. As a jewelry seller with a small shop, the fees absolutely impact my ability to earn a real profit. I have to spend as much as I make just to get "noticed" on Etsy because of all of their algorithm and marketing changes.

[aplantprocess]

Overall, I’ve had good experiences with Etsy but a few times it was clear I was sold plants that were being resold from big box stores. I paid twice as much as I needed to. It was wasteful and annoying.

Not a big deal but I stopped buying from Etsy after a few rounds of this and decided to purchase plants locally (even if it meant driving up to 2 hours one way).

I’ll still check them for specific plants but they’re almost always overpriced.

Love it though when there’s a weird plant available being sold by a someone that love plants like I do. I’ve enjoyed those interactions/purchases a lot.

[usaCC]

I’ve bought many plants from Etsy. I have three good sellers and I get plants that are not grown locally very cheap. Two sellers never responded and Etsy acted promptly and refunded my money. Once you have a good seller, stick with it.

[wanderotter]

I didn't know, and I got scammed a few weeks ago. Luckily I paid with paypal and got my money back. I tried to buy an albo node. Now I get it from a lady in my neighbourhood whom I discovered on marketplace, and I can directly go to her house and see the plants.

[jessicabey]

I have bought 2 olants on etsy and yes i agree etsy which i have been going to constantly since almost the beginning has definitely blurred the lines on handmade and what not to amost looking like amazon... its very frustrating and when i do find something i have to look at there store and reviews so see what they sell and if they buy wholesale and resell. Its very annoying

[SecretCollage]

wow what a shame Etsy, that was clearly bad leadership and greed.

[keelyharra-shepard]

Yeah, I'm a fairly new etsy seller - 48, disabled, and just need to make some side money, but it's really hard w every rich person able to buy mass quantities of nursery plants, and my site w its maybe 2-5 plants, and only maybe 2 or 3 of those maybe 5 maximum plants is kind of a joke! I'm trying tho! I could sell locally, but I'm not a member of the local social club, cause I dont spend all my damn time on the facebook page! I love plants- and have for 30yrs - this is what I've wanted to do w my life - sell beautiful plants! AND then seeing all these hard to find plants suddenly at every big box store is killing me even more!! I might as well just keep the 4 baby monstera thai constellations I have, cause soon they'll be at Lowes for $20. I'm pissed and heartbroken. I'll still love the greenhouse I'm building all the same, but I'm not gonna earn the money back for what I've put into trying to make my business now that everything is so easily tissue cultured.. oh well..

[hennesseyme]

I get most of my plants from Etsy but I have been scammed a few times on there.

[marierejoiceinjesus]

Idk, if it's the time of year or what, but my local groups have insane deals. People are listing great variegated rooted Florida Beauty cuttings for $40. Many did not sell. People are listing $60 beautiful Monstera Albo rooted cuttings, and they aren't selling fast, but some did sell. I used to love Etsy years ago, but yep, just another junk site now.

[cesarangulo]

Hello I’m in Australia, I bought some seeds and I never received them.
Can you recommend me a place to buy seed, bulbs or corms?