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Russian doll artists

Mar 9, 2022

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    1. Etsy doesn't want to be left holding the bag if Russia based transactions fail due to lack of secure payment methods and unreliable postal methods.
       
      #81 amandabuns, Apr 12, 2022
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    2. @amandabuns I’m sure that’s right. But it’s a heavy penalty for some of the individual artists and sellers. I suppose that Etsy is reluctant to bust sanctions as well.
       
      #82 glass_mountain, Apr 12, 2022
    3. Yea going against sanctions definitely opens them up to legal trouble, and Etsy is absolutely out to do what's best for Etsy (which is why so many people are leaving/striking).
       
      #83 amandabuns, Apr 12, 2022
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    4. It certainly puts me off Etsy, along with some of their other policies. I am looking around for other marketplaces but that’s a separate topic.
       
      #84 glass_mountain, Apr 12, 2022
    5. Etsy also didn't really have a choice as none of the payment methods they provide, such as PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa and Mastercard, work in Russia anymore ...

      And being a multinational American company, they might have recieved pressure from the government to suspend their business dealings with Russia. (I work for a multinational UK company and they have been advised to do the same.)
       
      #85 namika, Apr 12, 2022
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    6. I feel really bad about the whole situation of course, even though I'm married into a Ukrainian family and even bought my wedding dress there in January this year.

      There are so many knitting, crochet, and BJD clothing artists that I love in both Russia and Ukraine. Like 30 listings from my etsy wishlist just disappeared. It made me really sad.

      I went through with a payment for tiny knitting needles (to make doll clothes) from a Ukrainian seller even though she told me she might not be able to ship them any time soon because of the situation she's in. I told her I wanted to pay for them anyways since I already planned to and 15 USD is nothing compared to what even my own family in Ukraine lost in this situation.

      Hopefully, things will be more open by the time I visit Ukraine this winter. I'm looking forward to supporting Russian artists more online as well.
       
      #86 notsospoon, Aug 9, 2022
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    7. Conscientiously, no.
       
      #87 tanjalalie, Sep 4, 2022
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