Etsy has removed one of my Neurosis
Did you hear? Etsy has changed their renewal policy, so now instead of getting 4 months tacked on to the original renewal date, now you just get 4 months from the date you renew. So, in essence, the renewal tool is pretty much just for advertising purpose, rather than continuing to have items that would other wise expire stay in your shop...which is pretty much what people used it for anyway. Another half second on the top of the pile.
I will admit I was a wee bit obsessed about my expiration dates - I didn't renew things ad nauseum because I couldn't stand having an expiration date so very far in the future that I couldn't easily surpass it by listing new goods. Every time a new listing overtakes an item I've already renewed in expiration date, I do a little happy dance. It's insane, I know. It was like a little game though...how to manage my jewelry on etsy without renewing until, say, 2020? (Which I heard some people have gotten there!)
So, for the record, my last expiration date is December 19th, 2008 for the very last item in the shop (which I wouldn't bump to the top because then I'd have 4 more months to wait until it expires!)
I'm trying to decide now if this is a good or a bad thing...it's good because I am not hindered by a number and can now bump with abandon! But of course everyone else can too. So time at the top will be once again limited...even for new items. And I'm still getting the 4 months I would pay for if I needed the 4 months for expired items...are there any cons you can see?
I will admit I was a wee bit obsessed about my expiration dates - I didn't renew things ad nauseum because I couldn't stand having an expiration date so very far in the future that I couldn't easily surpass it by listing new goods. Every time a new listing overtakes an item I've already renewed in expiration date, I do a little happy dance. It's insane, I know. It was like a little game though...how to manage my jewelry on etsy without renewing until, say, 2020? (Which I heard some people have gotten there!)
So, for the record, my last expiration date is December 19th, 2008 for the very last item in the shop (which I wouldn't bump to the top because then I'd have 4 more months to wait until it expires!)
I'm trying to decide now if this is a good or a bad thing...it's good because I am not hindered by a number and can now bump with abandon! But of course everyone else can too. So time at the top will be once again limited...even for new items. And I'm still getting the 4 months I would pay for if I needed the 4 months for expired items...are there any cons you can see?