Etsy photo bot question

[asot34]

Hi guys, can anyone help me with this if the bot scans only the main picture in the listing to see if it’s not handmade etc. based on my knowledge they only scanned the first one so the rest of the pictures don’t matter however I’m not hundred percent sure. Anyone know the answer ? thanks in advance

[rsot]

I think it would be easy to circulate through the photos though...

[agent006140]

You can go to Etsy seller forum and ask?
There are plenty of Ali items claimed to be antique,handmade.
Handmade items must be made by you or someone who works for you.

I mean Etsy started out as a place to buy and sell handmade crafts ,they do spend time making sure they are handmade and made by the artist or someone employed by the artist,not just using bot to look at your pictures.

But they are strict with porno and ivory ,as for those Ali stuff,they are listed by US sellers,

[asot34]

Originally Posted by agent006140

You can go to Etsy seller forum and ask?
There are plenty of Ali items claimed to be antique,handmade.
Handmade items must be made by you or someone who works for you.

What are you even talking about ?

[asot34]

Originally Posted by agent006140

I mean Etsy started out as a place to buy and sell handmade crafts ,they do spend time making sure they are handmade and made by the artist or someone employed by the artist,not just using bot to look at your pictures.

I understand but I am not talking about that, I am asking specifically about the AI Bot they have in place. An example, you list something and within 1 minutes you get dinged with a hand made policy, that is not sent to you by a human being, that photo of the listing got caught by AI. So question above is if the AI checks the main picture only or the whole album, Based on my experience, it always has been the first photo, but I am not a veteran when it comes to this stuff, this is the reason I wanted to ask that question on forum. Most people who knows to answer will not answer to this question publicly, and I totally understand that, if I would really appreciate if anyone can answer me thru DM if that is the case.

[MarkLorence]

Originally Posted by agent006140

I mean Etsy started out as a place to buy and sell handmade crafts ,they do spend time making sure they are handmade and made by the artist or someone employed by the artist,not just using bot to look at your pictures.

on etsy there are many big stores are dropshipping with aliexpress photos , etsy look first before who brings them money then if homememade or not doesnt really matter as long people believe so

[rsot]

Originally Posted by asot34

Most people who knows to answer will not answer to this question publicly, and I totally understand that, if I would really appreciate if anyone can answer me thru DM if that is the case.

I'm not sure why answering publicly would be an issue but if it comes via DM, that's cool

[asot34]

Originally Posted by rsot

I'm not sure why answering publicly would be an issue but if it comes via DM, that's cool

because the forum is open to the public and snitches are everywhere, in my opinion

[SaiJin]

Originally Posted by asot34

because the forum is open to the public and snitches are everywhere, in my opinion

Forum is here for public sharing. Snitch or no snitch it doesn’t matter.

[indianmarble]

Originally Posted by asot34

Hi guys, can anyone help me with this if the bot scans only the main picture in the listing to see if it’s not handmade etc. based on my knowledge they only scanned the first one so the rest of the pictures don’t matter however I’m not hundred percent sure. Anyone know the answer ? thanks in advance

were you able to find out? im in the same boat my listings keep getting deactivated for not being handmade which iam thinking its because of the pictures i used are also on the internet on other websites. i heard the Bot scans the web and if the same image being sold elsewhere its more likely its mass produced rather than hand made
i have had 4 listings taken down and iam worried that the account gets banned at this point. will try to edit the background of the photos with AI perhaps that will help to deter the BOT

[agent006140]

why dont you try using a different photo as the first one and see what happens?
is it really handmade?
If Etsy does not remove it but buyer can complain and want to return the item and leave you negative feedback

[rsot]

Originally Posted by indianmarble

were you able to find out? im in the same boat my listings keep getting deactivated for not being handmade which iam thinking its because of the pictures i used are also on the internet on other websites. i heard the Bot scans the web and if the same image being sold elsewhere its more likely its mass produced rather than hand made
i have had 4 listings taken down and iam worried that the account gets banned at this point. will try to edit the background of the photos with AI perhaps that will help to deter the BOT

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[indianmarble]

Originally Posted by agent006140

why dont you try using a different photo as the first one and see what happens?
is it really handmade?
If Etsy does not remove it but buyer can complain and want to return the item and leave you negative feedback

they are statues which is handmade/hand painted but im not the maker simply dropshiping and the photos exist on other platform already had multiple listings taken down by the BOT since it scans the web for similar pictures. im thinking to add new backgrounds using AI and then watermark all photos ?

[Okom]

Originally Posted by indianmarble

were you able to find out? im in the same boat my listings keep getting deactivated for not being handmade which iam thinking its because of the pictures i used are also on the internet on other websites. i heard the Bot scans the web and if the same image being sold elsewhere its more likely its mass produced rather than hand made
i have had 4 listings taken down and iam worried that the account gets banned at this point. will try to edit the background of the photos with AI perhaps that will help to deter the BOT

I had such a experience. My photos from Etsy was stolen by somebody on AliExpress. And Etsy deactivated my listings because they don't accept photos from AliExpress. But what can i do to change the situation.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by Okom

I had such a experience. My photos from Etsy was stolen by somebody on AliExpress. And Etsy deactivated my listings because they don't accept photos from AliExpress. But what can i do to change the situation.

did you watermark/stamp your pics? you need to do that to avoid theft.

why would aliexpress take your pics? what category of sales

[indianmarble]

Originally Posted by rsot

did you watermark/stamp your pics? you need to do that to avoid theft.

why would aliexpress take your pics? what category of sales

thats my question does watermarking help etsy not reverse search the image? because a watermarked photo reverse searched on google images would still bring up the same product from a different website
i have noticed that some dropshipers on etsy water mark the very first photo and they are selling dropshipped items just fine on etsy so im guessing the bot only scans the first photo ?

[cookiegiver]

Originally Posted by indianmarble

thats my question does watermarking help etsy not reverse search the image? because a watermarked photo reverse searched on google images would still bring up the same product from a different website
i have noticed that some dropshipers on etsy water mark the very first photo and they are selling dropshipped items just fine on etsy so im guessing the bot only scans the first photo ?

would love to know that too.

What about making a video with AI and using your generated product image? Basically just do a 360 video view, I am sure AI will be able to do it. Maybe Etsy wants the first store listings to be as clean and as professional as possible?

[Sunny87]

Originally Posted by rsot

did you watermark/stamp your pics? you need to do that to avoid theft.

why would aliexpress take your pics? what category of sales

I found my photos copied as well by AliExpress sellers. It's obvious why, isn't this topic about this? 😂 Watermark for the first photo would help.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by indianmarble

thats my question does watermarking help etsy not reverse search the image? because a watermarked photo reverse searched on google images would still bring up the same product from a different website
i have noticed that some dropshipers on etsy water mark the very first photo and they are selling dropshipped items just fine on etsy so im guessing the bot only scans the first photo ?

watermarking photos and stamping them are always a good idea