How Amazon Lures ‘Artisanal’ Sellers and Hangs Them Out to Dry
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This is Handmade’s tale How Amazon Lures ‘Artisanal’ Sellers and Hangs Them Out to Dry This is Handmade’s tale Dave Stencil was puzzled when he noticed his Amazon sales spiking in mid-May. The San Diego-based carpenter had been selling his handmade cutting boards and coasters on Amazon since 2015. That’s when Amazon recruited him and other Etsy sellers for the launch of its Amazon Handmade business. Since then, a small number of orders had trickled in each month, usually fewer than 10. But (...)